Jerry Sullivan (ice hockey)

Gerald B. "Jerry" Sullivan is a Canadian retired ice hockey Center and coach who was an All-American and helped Michigan Tech win its first National Championship in 1962.
==Career==
Sullivan played four years of junior hockey for the Hamilton Tiger Cubs, finishing in the top three for team scoring in each season. After helping the club reach its best finish in 1958, Sullivan was recruited by John MacInnes and arrived in Houghton in the fall. After a year with the freshman team, Sullivan provided depth scoring for Michigan Tech as the team progressed all the way to the 1960 national championship but were stymied by Denver. While the team as a whole had a down year in 1961, Sullivan increased his scoring production, leading the team and setting up the Huskies for a huge year.
The 1961–62 season began poorly for MTU with the Huskies dropping their first two games. After that, however, the team bore down and nearly ran the table, winning 29 of their succeeding 30 games. Team captain Sullivan led the squad in both goals (30) and points (59), and was named to both the All-WCHA First Team and West All-American team. After helping Michigan Tech win the first singular WCHA tournament championship, Sullivan led the huskies to dominating wins over St. Lawrence and Clarkson to capture the program's first national championship. Sullivan scored four points in the title game and was named to the All-Tournament Second Team.
After graduating, Sullivan continued his playing career, playing a year with the Green Bay Bobcats before travelling to Finland and playing with HIFK for two years. He returned to the Bobcats in 1965 and returned to the Iron Range two years later as a player for the Marquette Iron Rangers. Sullivan stayed with Marquette for six seasons before retiring in 1973. In 1975 he made his head coaching debut with Marquette Senior High School and led the team for the next 19 years. In his time with the Redmen, Sullivan won two state championships (1977 and 1988) and finished as runner-up twice. He finished his career with a record of 312–158–13 () and was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He had previously been enshrined in the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1954–55 	Hamilton Tiger Cubs 	OHA 	 	49 	16 	28 	44 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1955–56 	Hamilton Tiger Cubs 	OHA 	 	48 	19 	36 	55 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1956–57 	Hamilton Tiger Cubs 	OHA 	 	52 	21 	21 	42 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1957–58 	Hamilton Tiger Cubs 	OHA 	 	52 	33 	34 	67 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1959–60 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 	 	32 	13 	23 	36 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1960–61 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 	 	29 	22 	25 	47 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1961–62 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 	 	32 	30 	29 	59 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1962–63 	Green Bay Bobcats 	USHL 	 	— 	27 	29 	56 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1963–64 	HIFK 	Qualification	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	6 	3 	4 	7 	2
1964–65 	HIFK 	SM-sarja 	 	18 	20 	5 	25 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1965–66 	Green Bay Bobcats 	USHL 	 	28 	17 	27 	44 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1966–67 	Green Bay Bobcats 	USHL 	 	16 	9 	15 	24 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1967–68 	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL 	 	— 	32 	33 	65 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1968–69 	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1969–70 	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL 	 	— 	21 	28 	49 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1970–71 	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL 	 	— 	36 	39 	75 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL 	 	— 	27 	25 	52 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Marquette Iron Rangers	USHL 	 	41 	31 	26 	57 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
OHA Totals 	OHA Totals 	OHA Totals 	 	201 	89 	119 	208 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA Totals	NCAA Totals 	NCAA Totals 	 	93 	65 	77 	142 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-WCHA Second Team 	1960–61	
All-WCHA First Team 	1961–62	
AHCA West All-American 	1961–62	
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team	1962 	
==References==
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Category:1937 births
Category:Living people
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Category:Ice hockey people from Quebec
Category:Hamilton Tiger Cubs players
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Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players
Category:Marquette Iron Rangers players
Category:NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans