Mike McShane (ice hockey)

Mike McShane (born 27 September 1947) is a college men's ice hockey coach. He ranks ninth all-time among NCAA men's ice hockey coaches with 653 wins in 30 years as a head coach. As the head coach at Norwich University since 1996, he has led his teams to the Frozen Four nine times and NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003, 2010 and 2017.

Mike McShane
Biographical details
Born (1947-09-27) September 27, 1947
Wakefield, MA, USA
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire
Playing career
1968–1971New Hampshire
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1972Phillips Exeter Academy
1972–1978New Hampton School
1978–1980Dartmouth (assistant)
1980–1985St. Lawrence
1985–1994Providence
1995–2018Norwich
Head coaching record
Overall742–349–69 (.669)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1983 ECAC West Division Champion
1999 ECAC East Champion
1999 ECAC East tournament champion
2000 ECAC East Champion
2000 ECAC East tournament champion
2000 NCAA national champion
2001 ECAC East Champion
2002 ECAC East Champion
2002 ECAC East tournament champion
2003 ECAC East Champion
2003 ECAC East tournament champion
2003 NCAA national champion
2004 ECAC East Champion
2004 ECAC East tournament champion
2005 ECAC East Champion
2006 ECAC East Champion
2006 ECAC East tournament champion
2007 ECAC East Champion
2008 ECAC East Champion
2008 ECAC East tournament champion
2009 ECAC East Champion
2010 ECAC East Champion
2010 ECAC East tournament champion
2010 NCAA national champion
2011 ECAC East Champion
2011 ECAC East tournament champion
2012 ECAC East Champion
2012 ECAC East tournament champion
2013 ECAC East Champion
2014 ECAC East Champion
2015 ECAC East Champion
2015 ECAC East tournament champion
2017 NEHC Champion
2017 NEHC tournament champion
2017 NCAA national champion
Awards
1997 Edward Jeremiah Award
1999 Edward Jeremiah Award
2000 Edward Jeremiah Award
2010 Edward Jeremiah Award
2017 Edward Jeremiah Award
Records
17 consecutive conference titles

Athlete

McShane grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts and attended Wakefield High School and Tabor Academy.[1] He attended the University of New Hampshire where he was the assistant captain of the UNH hockey team. He was also named to the New England all-star team,[1] and became the third-leading scorer in New Hampshire Wildcats' history.[2][3]

Coaching career

Exeter and New Hampton

After graduating from UNH in 1971, McShane coached at Exeter Academy for one year and for six years at New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire. In six years at New Hampton, McShane compiled a 122-26-2 record and led the school to three Division I Prep Championships.[1][2]

Dartmouth College

McShane was hired as an assistant hockey coach at Dartmouth College in 1978 and was part of the coaching staff on Dartmouth teams that played in the Frozen Four in 1978 and 1980.[1]

St. Lawrence University

McShane was hired by St. Lawrence University as its head hockey coach in 1980. In five years as head coach, he led the St. Lawrence Saints ice hockey teams to one NCAA tournament berth and four straight appearances in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division One tournament.[1]

Providence College

In July 1985, McShane signed a multiyear contract to serve as the head ice hockey coach at Providence College. At the time of his hiring, Providence College athletic director Lou Lamoriello called McShane "probably one of the strongest people I've met in the coaching ranks ... a tireless worker and, most important, he's the type of person we want to represent us at Providence College."[1] McShane spent nine years as the hockey coach at Providence, including four consecutive seasons with at least 21 wins between 1989 and 1992.[4] He was named the New England Coach of the Year in 1989.[2]

Norwich University

During the 1994-1995 season, McShane worked as a consultant for the Ottawa Senators,[2] and took time off to complete a master's degree program at Boston University.[5] In the fall of 1995, McShane became the head hockey coach, golf coach and rink manager at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. In December 1995, McShane told the Boston Herald, "People asked me why I'd want to go up here. Hey, I worked in the woods before. It's a great spot. They're great kids. It's a unique atmosphere."[5] After a 12-12 record in his first season at Norwich, McShane has strung together 21 consecutive winning seasons from 1997 to 2017. His Norwich teams advanced to the Frozen Four eight times and won NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003, 2010, and 2017.[6][7]

McShane led Norwich to its third national championship in March 2010 with a 2-1 in double-overtime win over St. Norbert College in the longest game (99 minutes, 29 seconds) in Division III championship history. After the game, McShane said, "The kids played great. It was wild, crazy. It was a beautiful goal. Serino made a great play to keep the puck in and put it down low to Thomas. He threw it out front. (Cotnoir) got a whack at it and then got the rebound. Bam! What an atmosphere. Some years you get lucky."[8]

In 2014, McShane's longtime assistant coach Steve Mattson was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Terry Flanagan Award. The Flanagan Award presented by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) and is named in honor of the former New Hampshire player and Bowling Green assistant coach and has been given annually since 1997 to honor an assistant coaches' career body of work. Mattson is just the second Division III coach to win the award in the 18-year history.[9]

McShane announced his retirement from Norwich as Head Coach on June 15, 2018.[10]

Career records and honors

In 36 years as a head coach, McShane compiled a record of 721 wins, 343 losses, and 66 ties.[4] He has received the Edward Jeremiah Award five times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, and 2017).[7] The award is presented each year by the American Hockey Coaches Association to the Division III men's ice hockey Coach of the Year.[3] McShane and Bill Beaney are the only coaches to have received the award four times.[3] At the end of the 2009-2010 hockey season, McShane ranked ninth all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches.[11]

McShane has coached a number of players who went on to professional hockey careers, including Tom Fitzgerald, Rob Gaudreau, Craig Darby, Chris Therien, Joe Hulbig, Hal Gill, Chris Terreri, Keith Aucoin, Randy Sexton, Marc Bellemare, and Kurtis McLean.[2]

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Lawrence Saints (ECAC Hockey) (1980–1985)
1980–81 St. Lawrence 15–16–29–12–112th
1981–82 St. Lawrence 19–11–112–8–16thECAC Quarterfinals
1982–83 St. Lawrence 23–12–114–6–04thNCAA Quarterfinals
1983–84 St. Lawrence 19–13–010–10–0t-9th
1984–85 St. Lawrence 17–13–212–9–06thECAC Quarterfinals
St. Lawrence: 93–65–657–45–2
Providence Friars (Hockey East) (1985–1994)
1985–86 Providence 14–24–111–22–14thHockey East Consolation Game (loss)
1986–87 Providence 7–23–37–22–36thHockey East Quarterfinals
1987–88 Providence 13–18–58–13–56thHockey East Semifinals
1988–89 Providence 22–18–213–8–2t-3rdHockey East Consolation Game (win)
1989–90 Providence 22–10–311–7–34thHockey East Quarterfinals
1990–91 Providence 22–12–210–9–2t-4thHockey East Semifinals
1991–92 Providence 21–13–211–8–23rd†Hockey East Semifinals
1992–93 Providence 16–16–49–12–3t-4thHockey East Quarterfinals
1993–94 Providence 14–19–39–13–25thHockey East Quarterfinals
Providence: 151–153–2589–114–18
Norwich Cadets (ECAC East) (1995–2015)
1995–96 Norwich 12–12–08–11–012th
1996–97 Norwich 21–7–215–3–12ndNCAA third-place game (loss)
1997–98 Norwich 13–12–29–8–2T–10th
1998–99 Norwich 27–2–215–1–11stNCAA third-place game (win)
1999–00 Norwich 29–2–116–0–11stNCAA national champion
2000–01 Norwich 18–9–113–3–11stECAC East Runner-Up
2001–02 Norwich 27–5–015–4–01stNCAA runner-up
2002–03 Norwich 27–3–016–3–01stNCAA national champion
2003–04 Norwich 24–4–016–2–01stNCAA Frozen Four
2004–05 Norwich 18–5–315–2–21stECAC East Semifinals
2005–06 Norwich 22–5–215–2–21stNCAA Quarterfinals
2006–07 Norwich 20–8–014–5–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
2007–08 Norwich 23–7–015–4–01stNCAA Frozen Four
2008–09 Norwich 13–8–411–5–31stECAC East Quarterfinals
2009–10 Norwich 26–1–416–1–21stNCAA national champion
2010–11 Norwich 22–6–315–1–31stNCAA Frozen Four
2011–12 Norwich 24–3–215–2–11stNCAA Frozen Four
2012–13 Norwich 24–4–116–1–11stNCAA Frozen Four
2013–14 Norwich 20–7–313–3–2t-1stNCAA Quarterfinals
2014–15 Norwich 25–4–117–1–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
Norwich: 435–114–31
Norwich Cadets (NEHC) (2015–2018)
2015–16 Norwich 17–8–212–6–23rdNEHC Semifinals
2016–17 Norwich 27–1–318–1–11stNCAA national champion
2017–18 Norwich 19–7–213–3–21stNEHC Runner-up
Norwich: 63–18–743–10–5
Total:742–349–69

      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

† Providence finished the season in 3rd place but was surpassed by Boston University after Maine was retroactively forced to forfeit 13 games.

Family

McShane is married to Shawn McShane and resides in Montpelier, Vermont. He has two adult children, Daniel and Megan.[2]

See also

References
  1. Dave Philips (1985-07-19). "McShane named PC hockey coach St. Lawrence boss receives multiyear pact". Providence Journal. p. B-01.
  2. "Mike McShane profile". Norwich University. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. "MIKE McSHANE of NORWICH UNIVERSITY IS NAMED AHCA MEN'S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR". American Hockey Coaches Association. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  4. "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  5. John Connolly (1995-12-18). "McShane right at home". Boston Herald.
  6. "Mike McShane Year-by-Year Record". USCHO. Archived from the original on June 22, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  7. "Men's Ice Hockey: Mike McShane Named AHCA Division III "Coach Of The Year"". Norwich University. 2010-03-24.
  8. John Connolly (2010-03-24). "Timely win for Norwich". McClatchy-Tribune Business News (Washington).
  9. "Men's Hockey: Mattson earns prestigious Terry Flanagan Award from AHCA". Norwich University Athletic Department.
  10. McCune, Mike. "McShane announces retirement". www.wcax.com.
  11. "All-Time Coaching Records". USCHO. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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