Napoleon Frederick Rocque (April 22, 1880 – February 5, 1956) was a Canadian

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coach who was active in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s.

Career

Born in

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, Rocque played

as a

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in his hometown in Canada before moving to the United States. Rocque coached hockey at two

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schools: Dartmouth and

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. At Dartmouth, he coached the likes of

Clarence Wanamaker Clarence Leroy "Bags" Wanamaker was an American ice hockey player and coach who was active in the 1910s and 1920s. Career Wanamaker began attending Dartmouth College in the fall of 1911 and played for the freshman ice hockey team. While catchin ...

and

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. The former would succeed him as head coach at the school, as well as at Yale, though not immediately. After Yale, Rocque moved to

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, when he was hired by Francis A. Reynolds. While in

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, Rocque also coached the

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and the Boston Athletic Association Unicorns hockey teams. Between 1923 and 1925 he coached in

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. Rocque died in

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on February 5, 1956, from injuries sustained in an accident six days earlier."Noted Hockey Coach, Dies in Somerville", ''Boston Globe'', Feb. 6, 1956, pg. 11

Head coaching record

References

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