Terry Abram

Terry Abram is an American retired ice hockey defenseman and coach who was an All-American for North Dakota.[1]

Terry Abram
Born (1947-02-14) February 14, 1947
South St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Defenseman
Played for North Dakota
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19661969
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma materNorth Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1977Roseau High School
1977–1979Anoka High School
1982–1987St. Thomas
Head coaching record
Overall105–45–2 (.697) [college]
Tournaments1–4–1 (.250)

Career

Abram was a standout defenseman at South St. Paul HS helping the team reach the state semifinal as a senior.[2] He was one of the few American players recruited to North Dakota during the 1960s and began playing for the varsity club in the fall of 1966. In his first two seasons, Abram helped UND win back-to-back conference co-championships and reach the NCAA tournament twice. Abram was named an All-American in 1968 and hoped to lead his team into the national championship for a third consecutive season the following year. Unfortunately, North Dakota was upset in the first round of the WCHA tournament and Abram's college career ended with the loss.

After graduating, Abram turned down a chance to play in the Chicago Blackhawks organization and instead turned to coaching. He spent the rest of the decade behind the bench for two different high schools in Minnesota, Roseau and Anoka. While at Roseau, Abram coach future NHLer Neal Broten. In 1982 Abram became the head coach for St. Thomas and he immediately turned around the program. While he was with the program for only five years, Abram provided several first for the Tommies: he was the first coach to win 20 games in a season, recording 25 wins in both 1985 and '86. He led the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 1984. Two years later he guided St. Thomas to the inaugural MIAC tournament championship. Abram resigned in 1987, never having a losing season in college hockey.[3]

In 2007 Abram was in the inaugural class of the South St. Paul Athletic Hall of fame.[4]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1961–62 South St. Paul MN-HS
1962–63 South St. Paul MN-HS
1963–64 South St. Paul MN-HS
1964–65 South St. Paul MN-HS
1966–67 North Dakota WCHA 281141552
1967–68 North Dakota WCHA 336142048
1968–69 North Dakota WCHA 293263939
NCAA Totals 90105464139

College head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Thomas Tommies (MIAC) (1982–1987)
1982–83 St. Thomas 19–9–014–2–01st
1983–84 St. Thomas 20–10–113–3–02ndNCAA Quarterfinals
1984–85 St. Thomas 25–7–014–2–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
1985–86 St. Thomas 25–6–115–1–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
1986–87 St. Thomas 16–13–010–6–03rdMIAC Runner-Up
St. Thomas: 105–45–266–14–0
Total:105–45–2

      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

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1967–68
1968–69
[5]
AHCA West All-American 1967–68 [1]

References

  1. "1967-1968 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "Terry Abram". Minnesota Hockey hub. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. "St. Thomas Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. "UND's Jim LeClair, Terry Abram Named to inaugural class of South St. Paul High School Athletic Hall of Fame". North Dakota Fighting Hawks. September 7, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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