Glenn Thomaris

Glenn Thomaris is an American ice hockey coach who was twice named as the NCAA Division III coach of the year.[1] He is the current head coach of the Elmira Mammoth of the Federal Prospects Hockey League.[2]

Glenn Thomaris
Current position
TeamElmira Mammoth
Biographical details
BornPotsdam, New York, USA
Alma materClarkson University
Playing career
1974–1977Clarkson
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1982Potsdam State (assistant)
1982–1984Northwood School
1984–1987Clarkson (assistant)
1987–2001Elmira
2001–2007Potsdam State
2013–2016Elmira Jackals (assistant)
2022-PresentElmira Mammoth
Head coaching record
Overall316–198–23 (.610)
Tournaments8–12–2 (.409)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1988 Edward Jeremiah Award
1991 Edward Jeremiah Award

Career

Thomaris played parts of three seasons for Clarkson. In his final year he helped the team finish atop the ECAC Hockey standings but the team fell in the conference semifinals and missed out on a berth into the NCAA Tournament. After graduating in 1977, Thomaris returned home and joined the coaching staff at Potsdam State a year later. The Bears were playing just their third season and saw little success early on. However, in 1981 the team posted its first non-losing season and nearly repeated the feat the next season. After four years with the team, Thomaris left to become the head coach at Northwood School.

In 1984, Thomaris returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach He helped the Golden Knights produce three winning seasons before being offered his second head coaching job. In 1987, Brian McCutcheon left Elmira to take the top job at Cornell and Thomaris was chosen as his replacement. In his very first season, Thomaris led the team to a program record 27-win season and reached the 1988 championship game. He was named as the Division III coach of the year for the tremendous season. After a small decline in year two, Thomaris had the Eagles return to the national tournament for five consecutive years, winning at least 20 games each time. He got Elmira back into the Frozen Four twice more and tied his own wins record in 1991. The team flagged in the mid-90s and, while they only had one losing season, Elmira made just one NCAA appearance over a seven-year period.[3]

In 2001, Thomaris left Elmira and returned to Potsdam. A year later he was behind the bench at Potsdam State, this time as the head coach. His tenure got off to a rocky start when he was arrested for DWI but he retained his position.[4] On the ice, the wins decreased each season and Thomaris decided to resign and return home to his family in Elmira after the 2007 season.

Thomaris returned to Elmira afterwards and became a junior hockey coach. In 2013 he was brought on by the Elmira Jackals, a minor professional outfit, as an assistant and worked for the team for three years. As of 2021, he's working as a coach and physical education instructor at the Notre Dame High School.[5]

Thomaris was inducted into the Elmira College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.[6] On June 7, 2022, Thomaris was named the first head coach of the Elmira Mammoth of the Federal Prospects Hockey League.[2]

The Mammoth announced on Monday, January 2, 2023 that Thomaris would be taking a leave of absence due to family matters. The team posted a 5-16 record during his time at the helm.[7]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 2555104—————
1975–76 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3112132514—————
1976–77 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3036916—————
NCAA totals 8620244434—————

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Elmira Soaring Ealges (ECAC West) (1987–2001)
1987–88 Elmira 27–6–020–2–01stNCAA Runner-Up
1988–89 Elmira 19–10–014–7–06thECAC West Semifinal
1989–90 Elmira 24–8–119–3–12ndNCAA Quarterfinals
1990–91 Elmira 27–6–023–3–01stNCAA Third Place Game (loss)
1991–92 Elmira 21–10–018–4–02ndNCAA Quarterfinals
1992–93 Elmira 26–7–019–5–02ndNCAA Third Place Game (win)
1993–94 Elmira 21–6–219–1–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
1994–95 Elmira 9–13–42–4–24thECAC West Semifinal
1995–96 Elmira 13–13–04–4–04thECAC West Semifinal
1996–97 Elmira 15–9–55–3–23rdNCAA Quarterfinals
1997–98 Elmira 14–11–04–6–05th
1998–99 Elmira 16–8–24–1–12ndECAC West Semifinal
1999–00 Elmira 21–6–05–1–0T–1stECAC West Runner-Up
2000–01 Elmira 16–10–03–3–02ndECAC West Semifinal
Elmira: 269–123–14159–47–6
Potsdam State Bears (SUNYAC) (2002–2007)
2002–03 Potsdam State 14–13–27–6–1T–4thSUNYAC Semifinals
2003–04 Potsdam State 11–14–29–4–1T–2ndSUNYAC Semifinals
2004–05 Potsdam State 10–14–36–6–2T–4thSUNYAC Quarterfinals
2005–06 Potsdam State 7–15–46–7–16thSUNYAC Quarterfinals
2006–07 Potsdam State 5–19–13–10–18th
Potsdam State: 47–75–1231–33–6
Total:316–198–23

      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

References
  1. "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  2. "Elmira Mammoth announce Glenn Thomaris as first Head Coach in team history". www.weny.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. "Elmira Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. "Potsdam's Thomaris Arrested on DWI Charges". USCHO.com. November 16, 2002. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  5. "Glenn Thomaris". Linked In. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. "Department of Athletics Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Class". Elmira Soaring Eagles. September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  7. "Elmira Mammoth head coach Glenn Thomaris takes leave of absence". 3 January 2023.
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