Rand Pecknold

Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University.

Rand Pecknold
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamQuinnipiac
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-04) February 4, 1967
Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma materConnecticut College (1990)
Playing career
1986–1990Connecticut College
Position(s)Defense
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993Connecticut College (assistant)
1994–presentQuinnipiac
Head coaching record
Overall615–337–103 (.632)
Tournaments12–8 (.600)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1999 MAAC Champion
2000 MAAC Champion
2002 MAAC Tournament champion
2005 Atlantic Hockey Champion
2013 ECAC Hockey Champion
2015 ECAC Hockey Champion
2016 ECAC Hockey Champion
2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament champion
2019 ECAC Hockey Champion
2021 ECAC Hockey Champion
2022 ECAC Hockey Champion
2023 ECAC Hockey Champion
2023 NCAA National Champion
Awards
2005 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2013 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2016 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2016 College Hockey News Coach of the Year
2016 Spencer Penrose Award
2021 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2022 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
2023 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
Records
Quinnipiac school record for wins: (615)
Medal record
IIHF World U18 Championships
Assistant coach for the  United States
Silver medal – second place2018 Russia
IIHF World Junior Championships
Head coach for the  United States
Bronze medal – third place2023 Canada

Early life

Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, and played varsity hockey, for Manchester High School West and Lawrence Academy. He went on to play collegiately at Division III Connecticut College, where he set single season scoring records for goals and points by a defenseman.[1]

Career

Pecknold was an assistant hockey coach at Connecticut College for three years.[2] Pecknold is currently the head coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team.[3] He took over the program at Quinnipiac in 1994 and led the transition from Division II to Division I in the 1998–99 season, when he was able to become full time as coach of the program.[4] In his first five years at Quinnipiac, he continued to teach high school history at North Haven High School.[5]

In his 19th season behind the bench, he led the Bobcats to the 2013 Frozen Four where they lost the National Championship game to archrival Yale. [6] In the 2014–15 season, Pecknold reached 400 career wins, making him the 33rd Division I head coach to reach such a feat. Pecknold once again led the Bobcats to the Frozen Four in 2015–16 where they fell in the National Championship game to North Dakota 5–1.[7] In April of 2017, Pecknold selected by USA Hockey as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany and France.[8] In 2022, he was named head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Canada.[9] After losing to the defending and eventual back-to-back world junior champions Canada in the semifinals, Pecknold led the U.S. to the bronze medal game, where they defeated Sweden 8–7 in overtime to win the bronze medal.[10] He coached the Quinnipiac Bobcats to the 2022–23 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Division I National Championship.[11]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Quinnipiac Braves (ECAC South) (1994–1997)
1994–95 Quinnipiac 6–15–15–8–1T–6th
1995–96 Quinnipiac 11–12–46–3–3T–3rd
1996–97 Quinnipiac 13–12–28–6–04th
Quinnipiac: 30–39–7
Quinnipiac Braves (Independent) (1997–1998)
1997–98 Quinnipiac 19–3–1
Quinnipiac: 19–3–1
Quinnipiac Braves (MAAC) (1998–2002)
1998–99 Quinnipiac 26–6–222–4–21stMAAC semifinals
1999–00 Quinnipiac 27–6–323–1–21stMAAC semifinals
2000–01 Quinnipiac 22–11–417–7–22ndMAAC runner-up
2001–02 Quinnipiac 20–13–515–6–52ndNCAA first round
Quinnipiac: 95–36–1477–18–11
Quinnipiac Bobcats (MAAC) (2002–2003)
2002–03 Quinnipiac 22–13–118–7–12ndMAAC runner-up
Quinnipiac: 22–13–118–7–1
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2005)
2003–04 Quinnipiac 15–14–612–6–63rdAtlantic Hockey quarterfinals
2004–05 Quinnipiac 21–13–316–6–21stAtlantic Hockey runner-up
Quinnipiac: 36–27–928–12–8
Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey) (2005–present)
2005–06 Quinnipiac 20–18–18–13–110thECAC quarterfinals
2006–07 Quinnipiac 21–14–510–8–45thECAC runner-up
2007–08 Quinnipiac 20–15–49–9–46thECAC quarterfinals
2008–09 Quinnipiac 18–18–39–10–37thECAC quarterfinals
2009–10 Quinnpiac 20–18–211–11–07thECAC quarterfinals
2010–11 Quinnipiac 16–15–86–9–78thECAC quarterfinals
2011–12 Quinnipiac 20–14–69–8–55thECAC quarterfinals
2012–13 Quinnipiac 30–8–517–2–31stNCAA runner-up
2013–14 Quinnipiac 24–10–612–6–43rdNCAA first round
2014–15 Quinnipiac 23–12–416–3–31stNCAA first round
2015–16 Quinnipiac 32–4–716–1–51stNCAA runner-up
2016–17 Quinnipiac 23–15–213–8–25thECAC semifinals
2017–18 Quinnipiac 16–18–49–11–29thECAC quarterfinals
2018–19 Quinnipiac 26–10–214–6–21stNCAA Midwest Regional final
2019–20 Quinnipiac 21–11–214–6–23rdTournament cancelled
2020–21 Quinnipiac 17–8–410–4–41stNCAA West Regional semifinals
2021–22 Quinnipiac 32–7–317–4–11stNCAA Midwest Regional finals
2022–23 Quinnipiac 34–4–320–2–01stNCAA National Champion
Quinnipiac: 407–218–71 (.636)
Total:615–337–103 (.631)

      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

See also

References
  1. "Rand Pecknold". NH Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. "2016". Connecticut College. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. With Rand Pecknold leading the way, Quinnipiac completes long climb to the top of the college hockey world – New York Daily News
  4. How Quinnipiac University Became A Men’s College Hockey Power, Advanced To Frozen Four
  5. Casey, Tim. "How Quinnipiac University Became A Men's College Hockey Power, Advanced To Frozen Four". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. Yale knocks off Quinnipiac for Frozen Four championship
  7. Quinnipiac Falls To North Dakota, 5-1, In NCAA National Championship Game
  8. Rand Pecknold Bio
  9. Rand Pecknold Named Head Coach of 2023 U.S. National Junior Team
  10. U.S. outscores Swedes for bronze in OT
  11. Bobcats Crowned 2023 National Champions
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