Terry Slater (ice hockey)

Terry Slater (December 5, 1937 – December 5, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. In the World Hockey Association, he coached the teams Los Angeles Sharks and Cincinnati Stingers.

Terry Slater
Biographical details
Born(1937-12-05)December 5, 1937
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 6, 1991(1991-12-06) (aged 54)[1]
Syracuse, New York, USA
Playing career
1958–1961St. Lawrence
1961–1962Los Angeles Blades
1963–1964Seattle Totems
1963–1965Toledo Blades
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1966Toledo
1966–1969Toledo Blades
1969–1972Des Moines Oak Leafs
1972–1974Los Angeles Sharks
1975–1977Cincinnati Stingers
1977–1991Colgate
Head coaching record
Overall251-180-23 (.578)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1990 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion
1990 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion
Awards
1990 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award
1990 Spencer Penrose Award

Career

Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Slater began his career in 1958 at St. Lawrence University, where he was a two time All American, and played hockey in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In his first season, he scored 50 points in 22 games. After two more seasons at St. Lawrence University, Slater was in 1961 in the former professional hockey league Western Hockey League and signed a contract with the Los Angeles Blades. In his only season he scored 17 goals, 24 assists and scored 41 points in 52 games. In 1963 he continued his career with the Seattle Totems. That same year he left the team and went to the Toledo Blades in the International Hockey League. After two years, 125 games and 106 points scorer for the Toledo Blades, he finished his playing career at an early stage.

His coaching career began with the University of Toledo in 1965 where he coached the Rockets inaugural season and went 19-1.[2] For the 1967/68 season returned to the Toledo Blades and received a contract as coach of the team. Two years later he accepted a job at the Des Moines Oak Leafs, where he worked again as a head coach, reaching the team twice in a row to qualify for the playoffs. In season 1972/73 he was appointed to the newly formed World Hockey Association and became a coach with the Los Angeles Sharks. In his first season with the team he made the move into the playoffs and failed in the first round against the Houston Aeros. The following season he was sacked after 19 games since the team played with five wins and 14 defeats of expectations. For the 1975/76 season Slater took a job with the Cincinnati Stingers, where he worked as a coach. In the first season, the playoffs have been missed in the following season divided the team in the first round by the Indianapolis Racers.

During the 1977-78 season he took a job with the Kalamazoo Wings in the International Hockey League, where he replaced Bob Lemieux during the season as a coach. He then coached the hockey team of Colgate University in the ECAC to 1991. In 1990 he coached the Red Raiders to a school record 31-6-1, winning the championship of the ECAC. As a result, the team took part in the championship of the NCAA and lost to Wisconsin.[1]

Twenty months after the run to the finals Slater suffered a severe stroke while at home. He was transported to Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital where he died 4 days later just after his 54th birthday.

In 2013, the documentary "The General" was made, which chronicles Terry Slater and the improbable story of the 1989-1990 Colgate University Men's Ice Hockey Team run to the ECAC Championship and Division I NCAA Finals. Featured in the documentary were players Karl Clauss, Joel Gardner, Steve Spott, Grant Slater, as well as assistant coach Brian Durocher and Student Assistant Eric Opin, retired SID Bob Cornell, and numerous Village of Hamilton, New York residents.

Career Statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1958–59 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 222129504
1959–60 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 343438724
1960–61 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 2020254525
1961–62 Los Angeles Blades WHL 5217244115
1963–64 Seattle Totems WHL 130000
1963–64 Toledo Blades IHL 3815163131133474
1964–65 Toledo Blades IHL 702639653242130
NCAA totals 76 75 92 167 33

Head coaching record

WHA

TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLSOLPtsFinishResult
Los Angeles Sharks1972-73 783735600803rd in WestLost in 1st round
Los Angeles Sharks1973–74 19514000(10)6th in West
Cincinnati Stingers1975-76 803544100714th in EastDid not qualify
Cincinnati Stingers1976–77 813937500832nd in EastLost in 1st round

Other leagues

TeamYearLeagueRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLSOLPtsFinishResult
University of Toledo1965–66 MCHA2019100038MCHA ChampionsMCHA Tournament Champions
Toledo Blades1967–68 IHL722929140072NADid not qualify
Toledo Blades1968–69 IHL72412380090NALost in 2nd round
Des Moines Oak Leafs1969–70 IHL72313380070NALost in 2nd round
Des Moines Oak Leafs1971-72 IHL58353430073NALost in 1st round
8.5
Total1965-91 8664373686100

[3]

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1977–1992)
1977–78 Colgate 5-22-14-20-117th
1978–79 Colgate 15-13-07-13-012th
1979–80 Colgate 18-12-110-10-1t-7thECAC Quarterfinals
1980–81 Colgate 21-12-212-7-13rdNCAA Quarterfinals
1981–82 Colgate 19-10-111-8-17thECAC Quarterfinals
1982–83 Colgate 15-10-39-9-210th
1983–84 Colgate 20-14-110-9-17thECAC Quarterfinals
1984–85 Colgate 14-18-08-12-07thECAC Quarterfinals
1985–86 Colgate 15-15-29-11-18thECAC Quarterfinals
1986–87 Colgate 23-9-115-6-12ndECAC Quarterfinals
1987–88 Colgate 18-11-313-8-15thECAC Quarterfinals
1988–89 Colgate 19-10-215-6-13rdECAC Quarterfinals
1989–90 Colgate 31-6-118-3-11stNCAA Runner-Up
1990–91 Colgate 16-12-49-9-47thECAC Quarterfinals
1991–92 Colgate 2-6-1 †1-2-0 †
Colgate: 251-180-23151-133-16
Total:251-180-23

      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

† Slater died during the season [4]

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHCA East All-American 1959–60, 1960–61
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1960, 1961 [5]

References

  1. "Terry Slater, 54, Dies; Colgate Hockey Coach". The New York Times. December 6, 1991.
  2. "History".
  3. "Terry Slater Hockey Stats and Profile". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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