Jerry York (born July 25, 1945) is an American former ice hockey coach who was the men's ice hockey coach at

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. York is the winningest coach in

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hockey, and leads the all-time list as the only Division I head coach with over 1,000 wins. He has won the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey title five times as a coach, at

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in 1984 and at Boston College in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012, tying him with Murray Armstrong for second-most all-time behind only Vic Heyliger (6). York received the Spencer Penrose Trophy for being named Division I Coach of the Year in 1977. On June 25, 2019, York was elected into the

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in the Builders Category.

Background

The eighth of ten children, York is a "Triple Eagle", having graduated from

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in 1963 and

in 1967, as well as earning a Master's degree from Boston College.

Coaching career

York's coaching career began at Clarkson as an assistant coach. In 1972, York became the head coach when he took over the job from Len Ceglarski who had accepted the head coaching job at BC. York coached at Clarkson for 7 years, winning the ECAC regular season title in 1977. In 1979 York moved from Clarkson to Bowling Green, taking over from Ron Mason. In 15 seasons at the school, he compiled nine 20-win seasons, 4 CCHA regular-season titles, 1 CCHA tournament title, 6 NCAA tournament appearances, and a National Title in 1984. York returned to his alma mater, Boston College, in 1994, and began rebuilding the program. In the 1997–98 season, Boston College surprised the college hockey world by reaching the NCAA title game. In 27 years, York has led the Eagles to eleven

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regular-season titles in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020, nine Hockey East tournament titles in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, nine

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titles in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, eighteen NCAA tournament appearances, twelve Frozen Four appearances and four national titles. The four championships came in

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by beating North Dakota,

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over Notre Dame,

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against Wisconsin, and in

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defeating Ferris State University. His 2001 title was BC's first national title since 1949, and only the second in the storied program's then 81-year history. York's Boston College teams have had twelve Frozen Four appearances in fifteen years from 1998 to 2016. During that span, Boston College has played in the national championship game eight times. Boston College lost four national title games – to Michigan in 1998, to North Dakota in 2000, to Wisconsin in 2006, and to Michigan State in 2007. During the 2014–15 season at Boston College, York passed legendary

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, whom he played under as a student-athlete, for most programs win all-time at Boston College. Kelley had 501 victories for the Eagles. York became the winningest men's college ice hockey coach in history after passing Ron Mason's 924 wins on December 29, 2012. On January 22, 2016, York earned his 1000th career win as a head coach, becoming the first coach in NCAA Division I ice hockey history to reach this milestone. He again achieved a new milestone of 1,100 wins on January 23, 2021. After coaching his 28th year at Boston College and 50th year overall in the NCAA, York announced his retirement on April 14, 2022.

Head coaching record

Awards and honors

Personal life

York is married to fellow Boston College graduate Bobbie (née O'Brien). They have two adult children.

References

External links

Coach Bio: Jerry York – bceagles.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:York, Jerry 1945 births American ice hockey coaches Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Boston College High School alumni Bowling Green Falcons ice hockey coaches Catholics from Massachusetts Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey coaches Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey coaches Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts Lester Patrick Trophy recipients Living people Sportspeople from Watertown, Massachusetts Ice hockey people from Middlesex County, Massachusetts AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Ice hockey players from Massachusetts