Brown Bears men's ice hockey

The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Brown University. The Bears are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.
==History==
The men's ice hockey team at Brown is one of the country's oldest programs, having played their first game in 1898. By 1906, however, the team had lost 16 straight contests, failing to score a goal in 9 games during that stretch. The program suspended operations after 1906 and remained shuttered for 20 years. When the team returned to the ice they brought with them their first official head coach. Though James Gardner only lasted one season behind the bench the team performed much better with a hand at the tiller and quickly built up to be a respected program. In 1939 the team again suspended operations, but this time it was due to the onset of World War II. Brown's team remained out of commission for the entire duration of the war and didn't return until several years after its conclusion, finally hitting the ice again in 1947. 
In only 4 years the team climbed all the way to 17–5 record, receiving the top eastern seed for the 1951 NCAA tournament. Though they ultimately fell in the title game Brown had become one of the better teams in college hockey and, excluding a brief period in the earls '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears result started turning sour and Brown found itself looking up at the rest of college hockey. Since 1981 Brown has produced only six winning seasons and more than half of their campaigns have ended with single-digit win totals. The Bears had a brief resurgence in the mid-1990s, managing to make the tournament in 1993 but bowed out after only 1 game.
==Season-by-season results==
==Brown Olympians==
Brown has sent five members of its team to the Olympics. Three former players, Donald Whiston (Silver, 1952), Robert Gaudreau (1968) and Mike Mastrullo (1984 and 1992) represented their respective nations as players, former player Tim Bothwell was an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning 2006 Canadian women's team and former assistant coach Jack Ferreira was an assistant GM for the US men's team in 1998.
==Awards and honors==
===US Hockey Hall of Fame===
*James Fullerton (1992)
===Other Awards===
Spencer Penrose Award
*James Fullerton: 1965
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award
*Jordan Pietrus: 2010
*Bobby Farnham: 2012
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
*Donald Whiston, G: 1951
AHCA First Team All-Americans
*1950-51: Donald Whiston, G
*1951-52: Bob Wheeler, F
*1964-65: Robert Gaudreau, D
*1965-66: Robert Gaudreau, D
*1967-68: Wayne Small, F
*1969-70: Curt Bennett, F
*1972-73: Keith Smith, D
*1974-75: Bill Gilligan, F
*1977-78: Mike Laycock, G
*1979-80: Mark Holden, G
*1991-92: Mike Brewer, D
*2003-04: Yann Danis, G
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
*1989-90: Chris Harvey, G
*2001-02: Yann Danis, G
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
*Wayne Small, F: 1967–68
*Yann Danis, G: 2003–04
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
*Geoff Finch, G: 1990–91
*Brian Ihnacak, F: 2003–04
Tim Taylor Award
*Bob Gaudet: 1994–95
ECAC Hockey Outstanding Defenseman
*Robert Gaudreau: 1965–66
ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
*Mike Traggio: 1993–94, 1994–95
*Scott Ford: 2003–04
*Dennis Robertson: 2013–14
Ken Dryden Award
*Yann Danis: 2003–04
First Team All-ECAC Hockey
*1963–64: Leon Bryant, F
*1964–65: Robert Gaudreau, D
*1965–66: Robert Gaudreau, D
*1966–67: Wayne Small, F
*1967–68: Wayne Small, F
*1969–70: Curt Bennett, F
*1976–77: Tim Bothwell, D
*1977–78: Mike Laycock, G
*1989–90: Mike Brewer, D
*1991–92: Mike Brewer, D
*1993–94: Geoff Finch, G
*1994–95: Mike Traggio, D
*1997–98: Damian Prescott, F
*2003–04: Yann Danis, G
*2015–16: Nick Lappin, F
Second Team All-ECAC Hockey
*1962–63: Leon Bryant, F
*1963–64: Robert Gaudreau, D; Terry Chapman, F
*1964–65: Terry Chapman, F
*1966–67: Dennis Macks, D
*1968–69: Curt Bennett, F
*1969–70: Don McGinnis, G
*1972–73: Keith Smith, D
*1975–76: Kevin McCabe, G; Bill Gilligan, F
*1978–79: Mike Mastrullo, D
*1989–90: Chris Harvey, G
*1990–91: Mike Brewer, D
*1991–92: Derek Chauvette, F
*1992–93: Scott Hanley, F
*1993–94: Chris Kaban, F
*1997–98: Jimmy Andersson, D
*2001–02: Yann Danis, G
*2002–03: Yann Danis, G
*2006–07: Sean Hurley, D; Jeff Prough, F
*2007–08: Sean Hurley, D
*2010–11: Jack Maclellan, F
*2011–12: Jack Maclellan, F
*2012–13: Matt Lorito, F
Third Team All-ECAC Hockey
*2009–10: Aaron Volpatti, F
*2012–13: Anthony Borelli, G
*2013–14: Dennis Robertson, D
*2016–17: Sam Lafferty, F
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
*1989–90: Mike Ross, F
*1990–91: Geoff Finch, G
*1991–92: Mike Traggio, D
*1992–93: Ryan Mulhern, F
*1994–95: Jimmy Andersson, D
*2003–04: Brian Ihnacak, F
*2004–05: Sean Hurley, D
*2008–09: Jeff Buvinow, D
*2010–11: Dennis Robertson, D
*2015–16: Max Gottlieb, D; Tommy Marchin, F
==Brown Hall of Fame==
The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (graduating class in parenthesis).
*Philip Lingham (1930)
*Westcott Moulton (1931)
*Alden Walls (1931)
*G. Edward Crane (1931)
*Jackson Skillings (1937)
*Foster Davis Jr. (1939)
*George Menard (1950)
*Warren Priestly (1951)
*Anthony Malo (1951)
*Donald Whiston (1951)
* James M Sutherland (Captain)& his entire team of 1950-51 runner up in 1951 NCAA Tournament 
*John Gilbert Jr. (1952)
*Albert Gubbins (1952)
*Jake Murphy (1952)
*Donald Sennott (1952)
*Bob Wheeler (1952)
*Robert Borah (1955)
*Daniel Keefe (1955)
*S. Russell Kingman Jr. (1956)
*Peter Tutless (1956)
*F. Rodney Dashnaw (1958)
*Harry Batchelder Jr. (1958)
*David Kelley (1960)
*J. Allan Soares (1960)
*Donald Eccleston (1965)
*Leon Bryant (1965)
*Terry Chapman (1965)
*W. Bruce Darling (1966)
*David Ferguson (1966)
*Robert Gaudreau (1966)
*R. Dennis Macks (1967)
*F. Wayne Small (1968)
*James Fullerton (1968, honorary)
*Robert Devaney (1969)
*Donald McGinnis (1970)
*Curt Bennett (1970)
*Keith Smith (1974)
*Bill Gilligan (1977)
*Kevin McCabe (1977)
*Robert McIntosh (1977)
*Tim Bothwell (1978)
*James Bennett (1979)
*Michael Laycock (1979)
*Michael Mastrullo (1979)
*Mark Holden (1980)
*Christopher Harvey (1990)
*Steven King (1991)
*Michael Brewer (1992)
*Derek Chauvette (1993)
*Scott Hanley (1993)
*Mike Traggio (1995)
*Ryan Mulhern (1996)
*Yann Danis (2004)
==Statistical Leaders==
===Career points leaders===
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bill Gilligan 	1974–77	81 	68	112	180	
Bob McIntosh 	1974–77	78 	81	79 	160	
Don Sennott 	1949–52	64 	66	93 	159	
Bob Wheeler 	1949–52	61 	86	63 	149	
Wayne Small 	1965–68	73 	68	76 	144	
Curt Bennett 	1967–70	71 	50	85 	135	
Derek Chauvette	1989–93	117	34	99 	133	
Dennis Macks 	1964–67	79 	59	72 	131	
Leon Bryant 	1963–65	77 	55	75 	130	
Terry Chapman 	1962–65	78 	67	60 	127	
===Career Goaltending Leaders===
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Minimum 10 games
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anthony Borelli	2009–2013	35 	1852	63 	4 	.935	2.04
Yann Danis 	2000–2004	100	6013	220	13	.930	2.20
Adam D'Alba 	2004–2006	54 	3129	141	3 	.917	2.70
Lou Reycroft 	1969–1970	 	 	 	0 	.896	2.85
Dave Ferguson 	1963–1966	 	 	181	1 	.901	2.86
Statistics current through the start of the 2018–19 season.
==All-time coaching records==
As of the completion of 2018–19 season
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
2009–Present 	Brendan Whittet 	11 	107–203–46 	
1997–2009 	Roger Grillo 	12 	120–205–52 	
1988–97 	Bob Gaudet 	9 	93–142–31 	
1982–88 	Herb Hammond 	6 	36–114–3 	
1978–82 	Paul Schilling 	4 	34–66–3 	
1974–78 	Richard Toomey 	4 	68–41–2 	
1970–74 	J. Allan Soares 	4 	44–47–1 	
1955–70 	James Fullerton 	15 	176–168–9 	
1952–55 	Donald Whiston 	3 	27–27–1 	
1947–52 	Westcott Moulton	5 	54–38–1 	
1938–39 	Arthur Lesieur 	1 	6–7–0 	
1931–33 	Robert Taylor 	2 	11–12–1 	
1929–31, 1933–38	Thomas Taylor 	7 	50–32–1 	
1927–29 	Jean Dubuc 	2 	12–13–0 	
1926–27 	James Gardner 	8 	4–4–0 	
Totals 	15 coaches 	94 seasons	858–1158–154	
==Roster==
As of September 1, 2020.
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==Brown Bears in the NHL==
The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA.
	= NHL All-Star Team		= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star Team
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Curt Bennett 	Center 	STL, NYR, ATF 	1970–1980 	0
Tim Bothwell 	Defenseman	NYR, STL, HFD 	1999–2000 	0
Yann Danis 	Goaltender	MTL, NYI, NJD, EDM 	2005–2016 	0
Brian Eklund 	Goaltender	TBL 	2005–2006 	0
Bobby Farnham 	Right Wing	PIT, NJD, MTL 	2014–2017 	0
Ryan Garbutt 	Left Wing 	DAL, CHI, ANA 	2011–2017 	0
Garnet Hathaway 	Right Wing	CGY, WSH 	2015–Present	0
Mark Holden 	Goaltender	MTL, WPG 	1981–1985 	0
Steven King 	Right Wing	NYR, ANA 	1992–1996 	0
Neil Labatte 	Defenseman	STL 	1978–1982 	0
Nick Lappin 	Right Wing	NJD 	2016–Present	0
Matt Lorito 	Left Wing 	DET 	2016–2017 	0
Ryan Mulhern 	Right Wing	WSH 	1997–1998 	0
Todd Simpson 	Defenseman	CGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL	1995–2006 	0
Brian Stapleton 	Right Wing	WSH 	1975–1976 	0
Aaron Volpatti 	Left Wing 	VAN, WSH 	2010–2015 	0
Harry Zolnierczyk	Left Wing 	PHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH 	2011–2017 	0
File:Yann Danis.jpg|Yann Danis
File:Bobby Farnham - New Jersey Devils.jpg|Bobby Farnham
File:Ryan Garbutt - Dallas Stars.jpg|Ryan Garbutt
File:Harry Zolnierczyk 2013-12-21 1.JPG|Harry Zolnierczyk
===WHA===
Several players also were members of WHA teams.
Player 	Position 	Team(s)	Years 	
John Bennett 	Wing 	PHB 	1972–1973	0
Bill Gilligan	Right Wing	CIN 	1977–1979	0
Dave Given 	Forward 	VCB 	1974–1975	0
==See also==
*Brown Bears women's ice hockey
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Ice hockey teams in Rhode Island