Blaise MacDonald

Blaise MacDonald
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Colby College[1]
Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater Rochester Institute of Technology
Playing career
1981–1985 RIT
Position(s) Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1987 Dartmouth (assistant)
1987–1988 Princeton (assistant)
1988–1990 Massachusetts–Lowell (assistant)
1990–1996 Boston University (assistant)
1996–2001 Niagara
2001–2011 Massachusetts–Lowell
2011–2012 Massachusetts (assistant)
2012–Present Colby
Head coaching record
Overall 286–296–77 (.492)
Tournaments 1–1 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2000 CHA Champion
2000 CHA Tournament Champion
Awards
2000 CHA Coach of the Year

Blaise MacDonald is an American college ice hockey coach current heading the men's team at Colby College.

Career

Previously he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1986–87), Princeton (1987–88), UMass Lowell (1988–90) and Boston University (1991–96),[2] and a head coach at Niagara (1996–2001), where he compiled an all-time record of 91–58–17 and UMass Lowell (2001–11) with an overall record of 150–178–44.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Niagara Purple Eagles (Independent (D-III)) (1996–1998)
1996–97 Niagara 16–9–2
1997–98 Niagara 14–10–3
Niagara: 30–19–5
Niagara Purple Eagles (Independent) (1998–1999)
1998–99 Niagara 17–12–3
Niagara: 17–12–3
Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) (1999–2001)
1999–00 Niagara 30–8–415–0–21stNCAA West Regional Semifinals
2000–01 Niagara 14–19–510–7–32ndCHA Consolation Game (Tie)
Niagara: 44–27–925–7–5
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) (2001–2011)
2001–02 Massachusetts–Lowell 22–13–312–9–34thHockey East Semifinals
2002–03 Massachusetts–Lowell 11–20–54–16–4t-8thHockey East Quarterfinals
2003–04 Massachusetts–Lowell 15–18–77–12–56thHockey East Quarterfinals
2004–05 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–12–411–10–35thHockey East Quarterfinals
2005–06 Massachusetts–Lowell 14–20–211–14–27thHockey East Quarterfinals
2006–07 Massachusetts–Lowell 8–21–77–16–49th
2007–08 Massachusetts–Lowell 16–17–410–13–47thHockey East Quarterfinals
2008–09 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–16–214–11–25thHockey East Runner-Up
2009–10 Massachusetts–Lowell 19–16–412–11–4t-3rdHockey East Quarterfinals
2010–11 Massachusetts–Lowell 5–25–44–21–210th
Massachusetts–Lowell: 150–178–4292–133–33
Colby Mules (NESCAC) (2012–present)
2012–13 Colby 7–15–35–11–27thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2013–14 Colby 11–11–38–9–1t-6thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2014–15 Colby 5–16–32–13–39th
2015–16 Colby 9–11–56–9–3t-7thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2016–17 Colby 13–7–411–4–32ndNESCAC Quarterfinals
Colby: 45–60–1832–46–12
Total:286–296–77

      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

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey—Coaches". Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Blaise MacDonald Minutemen Profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Award Created		 CHA Coach of the Year
1999–00		 Succeeded by
Craig Barnett
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