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Brown Bears men's ice hockey

Brown University ice hockey program

Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Summary

Brown University ice hockey program

FieldValue
team_nameBrown Bears
team_link[](brown-bears)
current2025–26 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season
imageBrown Bears Athletics logo.svg
image_size150
universityBrown University
sexmen's
conferenceECAC Hockey
locationProvidence, Rhode Island
first_year1897–98;
coachBrendan Whittet
coach_year16th
coach_wins145
coach_losses275
coach_ties59 ()
assistant_coaches
arenaMeehan Auditorium
NCAArunnerup1951
NCAAfrozenfour1951, 1965, 1976
NCAAtourneys1951, 1965, 1976, 1993
conference_seasonIHA: 1898, 1901
Pentagonal League: 1950, 1951
uniform_image150px

Pentagonal League: 1950, 1951

The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Brown University. The Bears are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.

History

The men's ice hockey team at Brown is one of the country's oldest programs, having played their first game in 1898. That season, the team helped to form the first informal conference, the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, and wound up winning the league championship. While there was no formal declaration at the time, Brown's title is sometimes referred to as the first ice hockey national championship. Brown nearly repeated the feat three years later but ultimately fell to Yale in the first two playoff games ever contested for college ice hockey.

The program swiftly declined after that near miss and the Bears became one of the worst teams in the nation. By 1906 the team had lost 16 straight contests, failing to score a goal in 9 games during that stretch. The program suspended operations after 1906 and remained shuttered for 20 years. When they returned to the ice they debuted with their first official head coach. Though James Gardner only lasted one season behind the bench the team performed much better with a hand at the tiller and quickly built up to be a respected program. In 1939 the team again suspended operations, though this time it was due to the onset of World War II. Brown's team remained out of commission for the entire duration of the war and didn't return until several years after its conclusion, finally hitting the ice again in 1947.

In only 4 years the team climbed all the way to 17–5 record, receiving the top eastern seed for the 1951 NCAA tournament. Though they ultimately fell in the title game, Brown had become one of the better teams in college hockey and, excluding a brief period in the early '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears results started turning sour and Brown found itself looking up at the rest of college hockey. Since 1981 Brown has produced only six winning seasons and more than half of their campaigns have ended with single-digit win totals. The Bears had a brief resurgence in the mid-1990s, managing to make the tournament in 1993 but bowed out after only 1 game.

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons

All-time coaching records

[[Brendan Whittet

As of the completion of 2024–25 season

Brown Bearscolor=white}};"TenureBrown Bearscolor=white}};"CoachBrown Bearscolor=white}};"YearsBrown Bearscolor=white}};"RecordBrown Bearscolor=white}};"Pct.Brown Bearscolor=white}};"TotalsBrown Bearscolor=white}};"15 coachesBrown Bearscolor=white}};"98 seasonsBrown Bearscolor=white}};"896–1,230–166Brown Bearscolor=white}};"
1897–1906No coach1016–39–3
1926–27Jimmy Gardner14–4–0
1927–29Jean Dubuc212–13–0
1929–31, 1933–38Thomas Taylor750–32–1
1931–33Robert Taylor211–12–1
1938–39Arthur Lesieur16–7–0
1947–52Westcott Moulton554–38–1
1952–55Donald Whiston327–27–1
1955–70James Fullerton15176–168–9
1970–74J. Allan Soares444–47–1
1974–78Richard Toomey468–41–2
1978–82Paul Schilling434–66–3
1982–88Herb Hammond636–114–3
1988–97Bob Gaudet993–142–31
1997–2009Roger Grillo12120–205–52
2009–PresentBrendan Whittet15145–275–59

Brown Olympians

Brown has sent five members of its team to the Olympics. Three former players, Donald Whiston (Silver, 1952), Robert Gaudreau (1968) and Mike Mastrullo (1984 and 1992) represented their respective nations as players, former player Tim Bothwell was an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning 2006 Canadian women's team and former assistant coach Jack Ferreira was an assistant GM for the US men's team in 1998.

Awards and honors

US Hockey Hall of Fame

  • James Fullerton (1992)

[[NCAA]]

Individual awards

Spencer Penrose Award

  • James Fullerton: 1965

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award

  • Jordan Pietrus: 2010
  • Bobby Farnham: 2012

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

  • Donald Whiston: 1951

All-Americans

First Team

  • 1950–51: Donald Whiston, G
  • 1951–52: Bob Wheeler, F
  • 1964–65: Robert Gaudreau, D
  • 1965–66: Robert Gaudreau, D
  • 1967–68: Wayne Small, F
  • 1969–70: Curt Bennett, F
  • 1972–73: Keith Smith, D
  • 1974–75: Bill Gilligan, F
  • 1977–78: Mike Laycock, G
  • 1979–80: Mark Holden, G
  • 1991–92: Mike Brewer, D
  • 2003–04: Yann Danis, G

Second Team

  • 1989–90: Chris Harvey, G
  • 2001–02: Yann Danis, G

[[ECAC Hockey]]

Individual awards

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year

  • Wayne Small: 1967–68
  • Yann Danis: 2003–04

ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year

  • Geoff Finch: 1990–91
  • Brian Ihnacak: 2003–04

Tim Taylor Award

  • Bob Gaudet: 1994–95

ECAC Hockey Outstanding Defenseman

  • Robert Gaudreau: 1965–66 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
  • Mike Traggio: 1993–94, 1994–95
  • Scott Ford: 2003–04
  • Dennis Robertson: 2013–14

Ken Dryden Award

  • Yann Danis: 2003–04

All-ECAC

First Team

  • 1963–64: Leon Bryant, F
  • 1964–65: Robert Gaudreau, D
  • 1965–66: Robert Gaudreau, D
  • 1966–67: Wayne Small, F
  • 1967–68: Wayne Small, F
  • 1969–70: Curt Bennett, F
  • 1976–77: Tim Bothwell, D
  • 1977–78: Mike Laycock, G
  • 1989–90: Mike Brewer, D
  • 1991–92: Mike Brewer, D
  • 1993–94: Geoff Finch, G
  • 1994–95: Mike Traggio, D
  • 1997–98: Damian Prescott, F
  • 2003–04: Yann Danis, G
  • 2015–16: Nick Lappin, F

Second team

  • 1962–63: Leon Bryant, F
  • 1963–64: Robert Gaudreau, D; Terry Chapman, F
  • 1964–65: Terry Chapman, F
  • 1966–67: Dennis Macks, D
  • 1968–69: Curt Bennett, F
  • 1969–70: Don McGinnis, G
  • 1972–73: Keith Smith, D
  • 1975–76: Kevin McCabe, G; Bill Gilligan, F
  • 1978–79: Mike Mastrullo, D
  • 1989–90: Chris Harvey, G
  • 1990–91: Mike Brewer, D
  • 1991–92: Derek Chauvette, F
  • 1992–93: Scott Hanley, F
  • 1993–94: Chris Kaban, F
  • 1997–98: Jimmy Andersson, D
  • 2001–02: Yann Danis, G
  • 2002–03: Yann Danis, G
  • 2006–07: Sean Hurley, D; Jeff Prough, F
  • 2007–08: Sean Hurley, D
  • 2010–11: Jack Maclellan, F
  • 2011–12: Jack Maclellan, F
  • 2012–13: Matt Lorito, F

Third Team

  • 2009–10: Aaron Volpatti, F
  • 2012–13: Anthony Borelli, G
  • 2013–14: Dennis Robertson, D
  • 2016–17: Sam Lafferty, F
  • 2022–23: Mathieu Caron, G

All-Rookie Team

  • 1989–90: Mike Ross, F
  • 1990–91: Geoff Finch, G
  • 1991–92: Mike Traggio, D
  • 1992–93: Ryan Mulhern, F
  • 1994–95: Jimmy Andersson, D
  • 2003–04: Brian Ihnacak, F
  • 2004–05: Sean Hurley, D
  • 2008–09: Jeff Buvinow, D
  • 2010–11: Dennis Robertson, D
  • 2015–16: Max Gottlieb, D; Tommy Marchin, F

Brown Hall of Fame

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (graduating class in parentheses).

  • Philip Lingham (1930)
  • Westcott Moulton (1931)
  • Alden Walls (1931)
  • G. Edward Crane (1931)
  • Jackson Skillings (1937)
  • Foster Davis Jr. (1939)
  • George Menard (1950)
  • Warren Priestly (1951)
  • Anthony Malo (1951)
  • Donald Whiston (1951)
  • James M Sutherland (Captain)& his entire team of 1950-51 runner up in 1951 NCAA Tournament
  • John Gilbert Jr. (1952)
  • Albert Gubbins (1952)
  • Jake Murphy (1952)
  • Donald Sennott (1952)
  • Bob Wheeler (1952)
  • Robert Borah (1955)
  • Daniel Keefe (1955)
  • S. Russell Kingman Jr. (1956)
  • Peter Tutless (1956)
  • F. Rodney Dashnaw (1958)
  • Harry Batchelder Jr. (1958)
  • David Kelley (1960)
  • J. Allan Soares (1960)
  • Donald Eccleston (1965)
  • Leon Bryant (1965)
  • Terry Chapman (1965)
  • W. Bruce Darling (1966)
  • David Ferguson (1966)
  • Robert Gaudreau (1966)
  • R. Dennis Macks (1967)
  • Wayne Small (1968)
  • James Fullerton (1968, honorary)
  • Robert Devaney (1969)
  • Donald McGinnis (1970)
  • Curt Bennett (1970)
  • Keith Smith (1974)
  • Bill Gilligan (1977)
  • Kevin McCabe (1977)
  • Robert McIntosh (1977)
  • Tim Bothwell (1978)
  • James Bennett (1979)
  • Mike Laycock (1979)
  • Michael Mastrullo (1979)
  • Mark Holden (1980)
  • Christopher Harvey (1990)
  • Steven King (1991)
  • Michael Brewer (1992)
  • Derek Chauvette (1993)
  • Scott Hanley (1993)
  • Mike Traggio (1995)
  • Ryan Mulhern (1996)
  • Yann Danis (2004)
  • John Dunham (2011)

Statistical leaders

Source:

Career points leaders

Terry Chapman1962–65786760127

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 10 games

Statistics current through the start of the 2022–23 season.

Roster

As of July 30, 2024. |}

Bears in the NHL

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the NHL/WHA. As of July 1, 2025.

= NHL All-Star teamNHL All-Star]]NHL All-Star]] and NHL All-Star teamHall of Famers]]---
Brown Bearscolor=#FFFFFF}};"PlayerBrown Bearscolor=#FFFFFF}};"PositionBrown Bearscolor=#FFFFFF}};"Team(s)Brown Bearscolor=#FFFFFF}};"YearsBrown Bearscolor=#FFFFFF}};"GamesBrown Bearscolor=#FFFFFF}};"[](stanley-cup)
Curt BennettCenterSTL, NYR, ATF1970–19805800
Tim BothwellDefensemanNYR, STL, HFD1978–19895020
Yann DanisGoaltenderMTL, NYI, NJD, EDM2005–2016550
Brian EklundGoaltenderTBL2005–200610
Bobby FarnhamRight wingPIT, NJD, MTL2014–2017670
Ryan GarbuttLeft wingDAL, CHI, ANA2011–20173050
Garnet HathawayRight wingCGY, WSH, BOS, PHI2015–Present6060
Mark HoldenGoaltenderMTL, WPG1981–198580
Steven KingRight wingNYR, ANA1992–1996670
Neil LabatteDefensemanSTL1978–1982260
Sam LaffertyRight wingPIT, CHI, TOR, VAN, BUF2019–Present3490
Nick LappinRight wingNJD2016–2019600
Matt LoritoLeft wingDET2016–201720
Ryan MulhernRight wingWSH1997–199830
Todd SimpsonDefensemanCGY, FLA, PHO, ANA, OTT, CHI, MTL1995–20065800
Brian StapletonRight wingWSH1975–197610
Aaron VolpattiLeft wingVAN, WSH2010–20151140
Max WillmanCenterPHI, NJD2021–2024680
Harry ZolnierczykLeft wingPHI, PIT, NYI, ANA, NSH2011–2017840

File:Yann Danis.jpg|Yann Danis File:Bobby Farnham - New Jersey Devils.jpg|Bobby Farnham File:Ryan Garbutt - Dallas Stars.jpg|Ryan Garbutt File:Philadelphia Flyers at Seattle Kraken - December 29, 2023 - Garnet Hathaway (53432319924) (cropped).jpg|Garnet Hathaway File:Sam Lafferty 2019-12-14.jpg|Sam Lafferty File:Harry Zolnierczyk 2013-12-21 1.JPG|Harry Zolnierczyk

WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

Brown Bearscolor=white}};"PlayerBrown Bearscolor=white}};"PositionBrown Bearscolor=white}};"Team(s)Brown Bearscolor=white}};"YearsBrown Bearscolor=white}};"[](avco-world-trophy)
John BennettWingPHB1972–19730
Bill GilliganRight wingCIN1977–19790
Dave GivenForwardVCB1974–19750

References

References

  1. "Archived copy".
  2. "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears.
  3. "YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019". Yale Bulldogs.
  4. "Brown Men's Hockey Team History". College Hockey | Uscho.com.
  5. "Brown Men's Hockey All-Time Olympians". Brown Bears.
  6. "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk.
  7. "2009 Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide Part 2". Brown Bears.
  8. "All-Time Top 10 Records (Career)". Brown Bears.
  9. "2024–25 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown.
  10. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  11. "Alumni report for Brown University". Hockey DB.
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