Mark Bolding (born April 21, 1970) is a Canadian

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coach. He is the current head coach for

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. He previously served as the head coach for

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, where he won two

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championships in 2011 and 2018.

Playing career

Bolding played

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from 1991 to 1994. He served as captain during his final three seasons, and finished his career at Norwich with 21 goals and 73 assists for 94 points. In 2005, he was inducted into the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

Norwich University

Following his playing career, Bolding was hired by

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as an assistant coach at Norwich in 1996. He again served as an assistant coach during the 1999–2000 season, and helped the team win their first

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national championship. Bolding was named the inaugural head coach at

during the 2007–08 season. During the 2009–10 season, he led the Cadets to a 20–6–5 record and their first

championship game, where they lost to Amherst. During the 2010–11 season, he led the Cadets to a 25–4–1 record and their first

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national championship in program history. During the 2011–12 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–3–1 record and their third consecutive NCAA Division III national championship game. During the 2013–14 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–4–0, including a perfect 16–0–0 record during conference play. They became the first team in

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(NEHC) history to finish with a perfect conference record. During the 2017–18 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–1–3, and their second NCAA Division III national championship. On April 9, 2019, Bolding stepped down as head coach at Norwich. During his tenure at Norwich, he compiled a 266–68–22 overall record. He guided the Cadets to nine

titles, the NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament Frozen Four six times, the national championship game five times, and two national championships. He became the seventh coach in

history to reach the 200-win milestone. He was named the NCAA Division III

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(AHCA) National Coach of the Year four times.

Yale University

On April 10, 2019, Bolding was named the head coach at

. During the 2021–22 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 26–9–1 record, and their first

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appearance in program history, where they advanced to the Frozen Four. Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year and AHCA Coach of the Year. During the 2022–23 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 28–4–1 record, and their first ever ECAC conference regular season championship. Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Head coaching record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolding, Mark 1970 births Living people American ice hockey coaches Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta Norwich Cadets men's ice hockey players Norwich Cadets women's ice hockey coaches Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey coaches