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Ted Donato
American ice hockey player and coach (born 1969)
American ice hockey player and coach (born 1969)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| position | Left wing | |
| shoots | Left | |
| height_ft | 5 | |
| height_in | 10 | |
| weight_lb | 180 | |
| played_for | Boston Bruins | |
| New York Islanders | ||
| Ottawa Senators | ||
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Dallas Stars | ||
| Los Angeles Kings | ||
| St. Louis Blues | ||
| New York Rangers | ||
| league | NHL | |
| ntl_team | USA | |
| caption | Donato in 2023 | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| career_start | 1991 | |
| career_end | 2004 | |
| draft | 98th overall | |
| draft_year | 1987 | |
| draft_team | Boston Bruins | |
| name | Ted Donato | |
| image | Harvard men's ice hockey coach Ted Donato.jpg | |
| module | {{Infobox college coach | embed=yes |
| current_title | Head coach | |
| current_team | Harvard | |
| current_conference | ECAC Hockey | |
| alma_mater | Harvard | |
| coach_years1 | 2004–present | |
| coach_team1 | Harvard | |
| overall_record | 318–276–75 () | |
| tournament_record | 2–8 () | |
| championships | 2006 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 season | Playoffs | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | NHL totals | 796 | 150 | 197 | 347 | 396 | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Catholic Memorial School | HS-MA | 22 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 28 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 34 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 28 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | United States | Intl | 52 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 84 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | TuTo Hockey | SM-l | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 36 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Head coaching record
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Awards and honors
References
References
- (2012-09-01). "Ted Donato – Harvard Head Coach". [[Harvard Crimson]].
- "Donato Becomes Winningest Coach in Hockey Program History as Harvard Beats Brown 7-3 {{!}} Sports {{!}} The Harvard Crimson".
- "Ted Donato - 1990-91 - Men's Ice Hockey".
- "Ted Donato '91 - The Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey - Staff Directory".
- 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
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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