Bruce Marshall (ice hockey)

Bruce Turner Marshall (July 23, 1962 – October 15, 2016) was an American ice hockey coach who was – at his death – the head coach at Franklin Pierce University. He was previously the head coach of the Connecticut Huskies ice hockey team. Marshall took over for Ben Kirtland prior to the start of the 1988–1989 season. In his 24 years as the coach since then, he has transitioned them to Division I status. Just ten years later, in 1998–1999, the Huskies began Division I play. In their first year at the highest level, Connecticut went 20–10–4. The next year was successful as well, for a new program, with a 19–16–1 record overall. However, that success was short lived, as Marshall and the Huskies have finished with a losing record every year since, consistently rating near the very bottom of the RPI ratings. Marshall's 2010–11 season was his best in recent history, however, when he did manage to reach the 2011 AHA semifinals in Rochester.

Bruce Marshall
Biographical details
Born(1962-07-23)July 23, 1962
West Boylston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 2016(2016-10-15) (aged 54)
Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–2012Connecticut
2015–2016Franklin Pierce
Head coaching record
Overall332–377–69 (.471)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2000 MAAC Tournament Champion
Awards
1992 Edward Jeremiah Award
1992 ECAC East Coach of the Year

On January 7, 2013, Marshall resigned as head coach for health reasons. He had been on a medical leave of absence since November 6, 2012. Assistant coach David Berard was named head coach for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. Following a nationwide search, Mike Cavanaugh was named as Marshall's replacement after serving 18 years as an assistant at Boston College [1][2] He died on October 15, 2016, at the age of 54.[3][4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Connecticut Huskies (ECAC East) (1988–1999)
1988–89 Connecticut 6–21–05–15–014th
1989–90 Connecticut 15–11–111–8–15thECAC East Quarterfinals
1990–91 Connecticut 18–7–212–5–25thECAC East Quarterfinals
1991–92 Connecticut 22–4–219–3–11stECAC East Runner-Up
1992–93 Connecticut 19–6–215–5–13rdECAC East Semifinals
1993–94 Connecticut 15–8–311–3–3T–4thECAC East Semifinals
1994–95 Connecticut 15–7–510–2–5T–2ndECAC East Semifinals
1995–96 Connecticut 16–9–110–8–1T–8thECAC East Quarterfinals
1996–97 Connecticut 11–12–28–9–2T–11th
1997–98 Connecticut 13–13–110–8–19thECAC East Quarterfinals
Connecticut: 150–98–19
Connecticut Huskies (MAAC) (1998–2003)
1998–99 Connecticut 20–10–418–6–43rdMAAC Semifinals
1999–00 Connecticut 19–16–115–11–14thMAAC Champion
2000–01 Connecticut 12–19–412–11–3t-5thMAAC Quarterfinals
2001–02 Connecticut 13–16–711–10–56thMAAC Semifinals
2002–03 Connecticut 8–23–37–16–310th
Connecticut: 72–84–1963–54–16
Connecticut Huskies (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2012)
2003–04 Connecticut 12–16–79–10–55thAtlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2004–05 Connecticut 11–23–310–12–26thAtlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2005–06 Connecticut 11–23–29–18–16thAtlantic Hockey Semifinals
2006–07 Connecticut 16–18–215–11–24thAtlantic Hockey Semifinals
2007–08 Connecticut 13–21–311–14–3t-6thAtlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2008–09 Connecticut 9–26–28–18–29thAtlantic Hockey First Round
2009–10 Connecticut 7–27–36–19–39thAtlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2010–11 Connecticut 15–18–413–12–26thAtlantic Hockey Semifinals
2011–12 Connecticut 16–19–412–12–38thAtlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2012–13 Connecticut 0–4–1†0–0–0†––
Connecticut: 110–195–3193–129–23
Total:332–377–69

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

† Marshall stepped down on November 6, 2012 [5]

References
  1. "Bruce Marshall Resigns As UConn Men's Hockey Head Coach". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. "Mike Cavanaugh Named Men's Ice Hockey Coach". Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. "Former UConn Hockey Coach Bruce Marshall Dies".
  4. "Bruce Marshall Obituary (1962 - 2016) Worcester Telegram & Gazette".
  5. "2012–13 Connecticut hockey Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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