Brown Bears men's ice hockey


The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association 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, Robert Gaudreau and Mike Mastrullo 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

Spencer Penrose Award
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
AHCA First Team All-Americans
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
Tim Taylor Award
ECAC Hockey Outstanding Defenseman
ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
Ken Dryden Award
First Team All-ECAC Hockey
Second Team All-ECAC Hockey
Third Team All-ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Career points leaders

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Bill Gilligan1974–778168112180
Bob McIntosh1974–77788179160
Don Sennott1949–52646693159
Bob Wheeler1949–52618663149
Wayne Small1965–68736876144
Curt Bennett1967–70715085135
Derek Chauvette1989–931173499133
Dennis Macks1964–67795972131
Leon Bryant1963–65775575130
Terry Chapman1962–65786760127

Career Goaltending Leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Minimum 10 games
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Anthony Borelli2009–2013351852634.9352.04
Yann Danis2000–2004100601322013.9302.20
Adam D'Alba2004–20065431291413.9172.70
Lou Reycroft1969–19700.8962.85
Dave Ferguson1963–19661811.9012.86

Statistics current through the start of the 2018-19 season.

All-time coaching records

As of the completion of 2018–19 season

Roster

As of July 10, 2019.

Brown Bears in the NHL

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA.
PlayerPositionTeamYearsStanley Cup|
Curt BennettCenterSTL, NYR, ATF1970–19800
Tim BothwellDefensemanNYR, STL, HFD1999–20000
Yann DanisGoaltenderMTL, NYI, NJD, EDM2005–20160
Brian EklundGoaltenderTBL2005–20060
Bobby FarnhamRight WingPIT, NJD, MTL2014–20170
Ryan GarbuttLeft WingDAL, CHI, ANA2011–20170
Garnet HathawayRight WingCGY, WSH2015–Present0
Mark HoldenGoaltenderMTL, WPG1981–19850
Steven KingRight WingNYR, ANA1992–19960
Neil LabatteDefensemanSTL1978–19820
Nick LappinRight WingNJD2016–Present0
Matt LoritoLeft WingDET2016–20170
Ryan MulhernRight WingWSH1997–19980
Todd SimpsonDefensemanCGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL1995–20060
Brian StapletonRight WingWSH1975–19760
Aaron VolpattiLeft WingVAN, WSH2010–20150
Harry ZolnierczykLeft WingPHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH2011–20170

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.
PlayerPositionTeamYearsAvco World Trophy|
John BennettWingPHB1972–19730
Bill GilliganRight WingCIN1977–19790
Dave GivenForwardVCB1974–19750