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Ted Donato

American ice hockey player and coach (born 1969)


Summary

American ice hockey player and coach (born 1969)

FieldValue
positionLeft wing
shootsLeft
height_ft5
height_in10
weight_lb180
played_forBoston Bruins
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
leagueNHL
ntl_teamUSA
captionDonato in 2023
birth_date
birth_placeBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
career_start1991
career_end2004
draft98th overall
draft_year1987
draft_teamBoston Bruins
nameTed Donato
imageHarvard men's ice hockey coach Ted Donato.jpg
module{{Infobox college coachembed=yes
current_titleHead coach
current_teamHarvard
current_conferenceECAC Hockey
alma_materHarvard
coach_years12004–present
coach_team1Harvard
overall_record318–276–75 ()
tournament_record2–8 ()
championships2006 ECAC Tournament champion
2015 ECAC tournament champion
2017 ECAC regular season champion
2017 ECAC tournament champion
2022 ECAC tournament champion

New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues New York Rangers 2015 ECAC tournament champion 2017 ECAC regular season champion 2017 ECAC tournament champion 2022 ECAC tournament champion Edward Paul Donato (born April 28, 1969) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and is currently the head coach at Harvard University. He is the winningest coach in the program's history.

Early and personal life

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Donato grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts and attended Catholic Memorial High School, where he became the high school's all-time leading goalscorer.

Playing career

Donato was selected 98th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played his high school hockey at Catholic Memorial, college hockey at Harvard University, and then moved up to the NHL for the 1991–92 season. Donato played 796 career NHL games, scoring 150 goals and 197 assists for 347 points. During his career, Donato played for the Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.

He played his youth hockey for the Hyde Park Eagles, a Boston neighborhood organization, where a banner still hangs honoring his time playing for Hyde Park Youth Hockey.

Donato is the second professional hockey player to appear on the show The Price Is Right (winning his way on-stage and making it to the Showcase Showdown), the first player in the NHL to appear.

In 2023 he would be named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.

Donato is currently the head coach of his alma mater, Harvard University. On December 6, following a 3–0 victory against the Brown Bears, Donato became the winningest men's ice hockey coach in Harvard history, surpassing his former coach Bill Cleary.

Personal life

Donato is married to Jeannine Donato. The couple have four children. His son Ryan was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays with the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIMNHL totals796150197347396588101822
1986–87Catholic Memorial SchoolHS-MA2229346330
1987–88Harvard CrimsonECAC2812142624
1988–89Harvard CrimsonECAC3414375130
1989–90Harvard CrimsonECAC16561134
1990–91Harvard CrimsonECAC2819375626
1991–92United StatesIntl5211223324
1991–92Boston BruinsNHL101238153474
1992–93Boston BruinsNHL821520356140110
1993–94Boston BruinsNHL84223254591342610
1994–95TuTo HockeySM-l14551047
1994–95Boston BruinsNHL471010201050004
1995–96Boston BruinsNHL822326494651232
1996–97Boston BruinsNHL6725265137
1997–98Boston BruinsNHL791623395450002
1998–99Boston BruinsNHL141344
1998–99New York IslandersNHL557111827
1998–99Ottawa SenatorsNHL133251010000
1999–2000Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL8111193026
2000–01Dallas StarsNHL65817252680110
2001–02Manchester MonarchsAHL361825431951340
2001–02Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL10000
2001–02New York IslandersNHL10000
2001–02Los Angeles KingsNHL20002
2001–02St. Louis BluesNHL20002
2002–03Hartford Wolf PackAHL188122014
2002–03New York RangersNHL492136
2003–04Boston BruinsNHL6365111820000
2003–04Providence BruinsAHL15391224

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIMJunior totals732518Senior totals2911142524
1988United StatesWJC6th732518
1992United StatesOG4th84378
1997United StatesWC6th84268
1999United StatesWC6th62686
2002United StatesWC7th71342

Head coaching record

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Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-NCAA All-Tournament team1989
NCAA Tournament MVP1989
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1990–91

References

References

  1. (2012-09-01). "Ted Donato – Harvard Head Coach". [[Harvard Crimson]].
  2. "Donato Becomes Winningest Coach in Hockey Program History as Harvard Beats Brown 7-3 {{!}} Sports {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
  3. "Ted Donato - 1990-91 - Men's Ice Hockey".
  4. "Ted Donato '91 - The Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey - Staff Directory".
  5. Bruins Announce “Historic 100” Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal
  6. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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