Men's Hockey
York, Jerry
Jerry York
- Title:
- The Schiller Family Head Hockey Coach
- Email:
- mens.icehockey@bc.edu
- Phone:
- 552-3028
COACH YORK
• The 100th season of BC men’s hockey marked Jerry York’s 50th and final season as a Division I head coach and his 28th at Boston College
• Retired as college hockey’s all-time winningest coach with 1,123 career wins
• His legendary career spanned 28 years (1994-2022) at his alma mater, 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green, and seven (1972-79) at Clarkson
• York is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to lead two different schools to NCAA titles: Bowling Green (1984) and Boston College (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012)
HALL OF FAMER
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 18, 2019 in Toronto, becoming only the fifth NCAA coach to be inducted and the first to coach exclusively at the college level
• Announced as a member of the Class of 2020 for the United States Hockey Hall of Fame (induction ceremony was postponed due to COVID)
• Officially became the 10th Eagle inducted on Dec. 9, 2021 in Denver
• Enshrined in the BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1982
• Inducted into the Bowling Green St. University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003
• 58 of his former players have played at least 50 NHL games
• 18 of his players have been First Round NHL Draft picks
TROPHY SEASON
• Brought four NCAA Championships to the Heights, including three in a span of five years – 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012
• Led the Eagles to nine Hockey East Tournament titles – 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Guided BC to 12 Hockey East Regular Season Championships, including at least a share of five of the last six – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
• Helped BC earn 12 Frozen Four berths – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
• Captured nine Beanpot titles during his tenure – 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
• All-time leader in NCAA Tournament wins with 41 victories
ACCOLADES
• Had his BC jersey retired on April 12, 2010 during the program’s national championship celebration on O’Neill plaza
• Presented with the 2010 Lester Patrick Trophy, presented for outstanding service to hockey in the United States
• Earned the 1976-77 Spencer Penrose Trophy as Division I Coach of the Year
• Five-time Hockey East Coach of the Year – 2004, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021
• Two New England Coach of the Year honors – 2004, 2014
• Received CCHA Coach of the Year honors in 1982
• Led 23 teams to 25 or more wins and five teams to 30+
MILESTONES
• Picked up win No. 1,100 on Jan. 23, 2021 with a 4-2 win at UConn
• Earned his 1,000th career win with a 8-0 victory over UMass in Amherst on Jan. 22, 2016
• Posted his 925th career victory with a 5-2 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Dec. 29, 2012 in Minneapolis, passing Ron Mason to become the winningest coach in college hockey history
• Registered his 502nd win at Boston College on Nov. 21, 2014 with a 5-3 win at UMass, surpassing his former coach John “Snooks” Kelley as the winningest coach in BC hockey history
• Collected his 600th win in his 1,000th career game at BC on March 22, 2019 in the Hockey East Semifinal vs. UMass
AS A PLAYER
• Scored 134 points (64 goals, 70 assists) in his 81-game Boston College career as a three-year letterman
• Ranks among the school’s all-time leaders in career points, goals and assists, as well as single-season points and assists
• 1967 All-America First Team, All-New England, and Walter Brown Award (top American-born player in New England)
• Led the Eagles to a 60-26 record, the 1965 Beanpot title, and a second place finish in the 1965 NCAA Tournament
EDUCATION
• Graduated from Boston College High School in 1963
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Boston College in 1967
• Also earned a master’s of education degree and a CAES in counseling psychology from Boston College
PERSONAL
• Born July 25, 1945 in Watertown, Massachusetts
• His wife, Bobbie, is a West Roxbury native and 1969 Boston College graduate
• They have two children — Laura and Brendan (MBA ’05), and two grandchildren – Colin and Elizabeth
WINNINGEST COACHES IN NCAA HISTORY
CAREER RESULTS | 1,123-682-128 (.614 in 50 years)
CLARKSON | 125-87-3 (.588 in 7 years)
BOWLING GREEN | 342-248-31 (.576 in 15 years)
BOSTON COLLEGE | 656-347-94 (.639 in 28 years)
FORMER PLAYER NHL ACCOLADES
Rob Blake
1998 Norris Trophy (San Jose Sharks)
2001 Stanley Cup Champion (Colorado Avalanche)
2014 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee
Dan Bylsma
2009 Stanley Cup Champion (Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brian Dumoulin
2016 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
2017 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brian Gionta
2003 Stanley Cup Champion (New Jersey Devils)
Alex Newhook
2022 Stanley Cup Champion (Colorado Avalanche)
Brooks Orpik
2009 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
2018 Stanley Cup Champion (Washington Capitals)
Zach Sanford
2019 Stanley Cup Champion (St. Louis Blues)
Rob Scuderi
2009 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
2012 Stanley Cup Champion (Los Angeles Kings)
Ryan Shannon
2007 Stanley Cup Champion (Anaheim Ducks)
Ben Smith
2013 Stanley Cup Champion (Chicago Blackhawks)
FORMER PLAYER PROMINENT NHL ROLES
Rob Blake
General Manager (Los Angeles Kings)
Nelson Emerson
Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Kings)
Brian MacLellan
General Manager (Washington Capitals)
George McPhee
President of Hockey Operations (Vegas Golden Knights)
Todd Reirden
Head Coach (Washington Capitals)
Dave Taylor
Vice President of Hockey Operations (St. Louis Blues)
HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNERS (4)
USA HOCKEY COLLEGE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (3)
NHL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS (18)
• The 100th season of BC men’s hockey marked Jerry York’s 50th and final season as a Division I head coach and his 28th at Boston College
• Retired as college hockey’s all-time winningest coach with 1,123 career wins
• His legendary career spanned 28 years (1994-2022) at his alma mater, 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green, and seven (1972-79) at Clarkson
• York is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to lead two different schools to NCAA titles: Bowling Green (1984) and Boston College (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012)
HALL OF FAMER
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 18, 2019 in Toronto, becoming only the fifth NCAA coach to be inducted and the first to coach exclusively at the college level
• Announced as a member of the Class of 2020 for the United States Hockey Hall of Fame (induction ceremony was postponed due to COVID)
• Officially became the 10th Eagle inducted on Dec. 9, 2021 in Denver
• Enshrined in the BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1982
• Inducted into the Bowling Green St. University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003
• 58 of his former players have played at least 50 NHL games
• 18 of his players have been First Round NHL Draft picks
TROPHY SEASON
• Brought four NCAA Championships to the Heights, including three in a span of five years – 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012
• Led the Eagles to nine Hockey East Tournament titles – 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Guided BC to 12 Hockey East Regular Season Championships, including at least a share of five of the last six – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
• Helped BC earn 12 Frozen Four berths – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
• Captured nine Beanpot titles during his tenure – 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
• All-time leader in NCAA Tournament wins with 41 victories
ACCOLADES
• Had his BC jersey retired on April 12, 2010 during the program’s national championship celebration on O’Neill plaza
• Presented with the 2010 Lester Patrick Trophy, presented for outstanding service to hockey in the United States
• Earned the 1976-77 Spencer Penrose Trophy as Division I Coach of the Year
• Five-time Hockey East Coach of the Year – 2004, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021
• Two New England Coach of the Year honors – 2004, 2014
• Received CCHA Coach of the Year honors in 1982
• Led 23 teams to 25 or more wins and five teams to 30+
MILESTONES
• Picked up win No. 1,100 on Jan. 23, 2021 with a 4-2 win at UConn
• Earned his 1,000th career win with a 8-0 victory over UMass in Amherst on Jan. 22, 2016
• Posted his 925th career victory with a 5-2 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Dec. 29, 2012 in Minneapolis, passing Ron Mason to become the winningest coach in college hockey history
• Registered his 502nd win at Boston College on Nov. 21, 2014 with a 5-3 win at UMass, surpassing his former coach John “Snooks” Kelley as the winningest coach in BC hockey history
• Collected his 600th win in his 1,000th career game at BC on March 22, 2019 in the Hockey East Semifinal vs. UMass
AS A PLAYER
• Scored 134 points (64 goals, 70 assists) in his 81-game Boston College career as a three-year letterman
• Ranks among the school’s all-time leaders in career points, goals and assists, as well as single-season points and assists
• 1967 All-America First Team, All-New England, and Walter Brown Award (top American-born player in New England)
• Led the Eagles to a 60-26 record, the 1965 Beanpot title, and a second place finish in the 1965 NCAA Tournament
EDUCATION
• Graduated from Boston College High School in 1963
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Boston College in 1967
• Also earned a master’s of education degree and a CAES in counseling psychology from Boston College
PERSONAL
• Born July 25, 1945 in Watertown, Massachusetts
• His wife, Bobbie, is a West Roxbury native and 1969 Boston College graduate
• They have two children — Laura and Brendan (MBA ’05), and two grandchildren – Colin and Elizabeth
WINNINGEST COACHES IN NCAA HISTORY
| 1. | Jerry York (BC) | 1,123 |
| 2. | Ron Mason | 924 |
| 3. | Jack Parker | 897 |
| 4. | Red Berenson | 848 |
| 5. | Rick Comley | 783 |
| 6. | Bob Peters | 744 |
| 7. | Mike McShane | 741 |
| 8. | Don Lucia | 736 |
| 9. | Len Ceglarski (BC) | 673 |
| 10. | Jeff Sauer | 655 |
| 11. | Bob Emery | 624 |
| 12. | Bill O'Neill | 606 |
| 13. | Bill Beaney | 602 |
| 14. | Dick Umile | 596 |
| 15. | George Gwozdecky | 592 |
| 28. | John "Snooks" Kelley (BC) | 501 |
CAREER RESULTS | 1,123-682-128 (.614 in 50 years)
CLARKSON | 125-87-3 (.588 in 7 years)
| Season | Record | Postseason |
| 1972-73 | 18-15-0 | |
| 1973-74 | 12-14-1 | |
| 1974-75 | 13-15-1 | |
| 1975-76 | 18-12-1 | |
| 1976-77 | 26-8-0 | ECAC Champions |
| 1977-78 | 19-11-0 | |
| 1978-79 | 19-12-0 |
BOWLING GREEN | 342-248-31 (.576 in 15 years)
| Season | Record | Postseason |
| 1979-80 | 16-20-2 | |
| 1980-81 | 13-24-2 | |
| 1981-82 | 27-13-2 | CCHA Champions |
| NCAA Tournament | ||
| 1982-83 | 28-8-4 | CCHA Champions |
| 1983-84 | 34-8-2 | CCHA Champions |
| NCAA Champions | ||
| 1984-85 | 21-21-0 | |
| 1985-86 | 28-14-0 | |
| 1986-87 | 33-10-2 | CCHA Champions |
| NCAA Tournament | ||
| 1987-88 | 30-13-2 | CCHA Tournament Champions |
| NCAA Tournament | ||
| 1988-89 | 26-18-3 | NCAA Tournament |
| 1989-90 | 25-17-2 | NCAA Tournament |
| 1990-91 | 15-23-2 | |
| 1991-92 | 8-21-5 | |
| 1992-93 | 19-21-1 | |
| 1993-94 | 19-17-2 |
BOSTON COLLEGE | 656-347-94 (.639 in 28 years)
| Season | Record | Postseason |
| 1994-95 | 11-22-2 | |
| 1995-96 | 16-17-3 | |
| 1996-97 | 15-19-4 | |
| 1997-98 | 28-9-5 | Hockey East Tournament Champions |
| NCAA Runner-Up | ||
| 1998-99 | 27-12-4 | Hockey East Tournament Champions |
| NCAA Semifinalist | ||
| 1999-2000 | 29-12-1 | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2000-01 | 33-8-2 | Hockey East Champions |
| Hockey East Tournament Champions | ||
| National Champions | ||
| 2001-02 | 18-18-2 | |
| 2002-03 | 24-11-4 | Hockey East Champions |
| 2003-04 | 29-9-4 | Hockey East Champions |
| NCAA Semifinalist | ||
| 2004-05 | 26-7-7 | Hockey East Champions |
| Hockey East Tournament Champions | ||
| 2005-06 | 26-13-3 | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2006-07 | 29-12-1 | Hockey East Tournament Champions |
| NCAA Runner-Up | ||
| 2007-08 | 25-11-8 | Hockey East Tournament Champions |
| National Champions | ||
| 2008-09 | 18-14-5 | |
| 2009-10 | 29-10-3 | Hockey East Tournament Champions |
| National Champions | ||
| 2010-11 | 30-8-1 | Hockey East Champions |
| Hockey East Tournament Champions | ||
| 2011-12 | 33-10-1 | Hockey East Champions |
| Hockey East Tournament Champions | ||
| National Champions | ||
| 2012-13 | 22-12-4 | NCAA Tournament |
| 2013-14 | 28-8-4 | Hockey East Champions |
| NCAA Semifinalist | ||
| 2014-15 | 21-14-3 | NCAA Tournament |
| 2015-16 | 28-8-5 | Hockey East Champions |
| NCAA Semifinalist | ||
| 2016-17 | 21-15-4 | Hockey East Champions |
| 2017-18 | 20-14-3 | Hockey East Champions |
| 2018-19 | 14-22-3 | |
| 2019-20 | 24-8-2 | Hockey East Champions |
| 2020-21 | 17-6-1 | Hockey East Champions |
| 2021-22 | 15-18-5 |
FORMER PLAYER NHL ACCOLADES
Rob Blake
1998 Norris Trophy (San Jose Sharks)
2001 Stanley Cup Champion (Colorado Avalanche)
2014 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee
Dan Bylsma
2009 Stanley Cup Champion (Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brian Dumoulin
2016 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
2017 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brian Gionta
2003 Stanley Cup Champion (New Jersey Devils)
Alex Newhook
2022 Stanley Cup Champion (Colorado Avalanche)
Brooks Orpik
2009 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
2018 Stanley Cup Champion (Washington Capitals)
Zach Sanford
2019 Stanley Cup Champion (St. Louis Blues)
Rob Scuderi
2009 Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
2012 Stanley Cup Champion (Los Angeles Kings)
Ryan Shannon
2007 Stanley Cup Champion (Anaheim Ducks)
Ben Smith
2013 Stanley Cup Champion (Chicago Blackhawks)
FORMER PLAYER PROMINENT NHL ROLES
Rob Blake
General Manager (Los Angeles Kings)
Nelson Emerson
Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Kings)
Brian MacLellan
General Manager (Washington Capitals)
George McPhee
President of Hockey Operations (Vegas Golden Knights)
Todd Reirden
Head Coach (Washington Capitals)
Dave Taylor
Vice President of Hockey Operations (St. Louis Blues)
HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNERS (4)
| Player | School | Year |
| George McPhee | Bowling Green | 1982 |
| Brian Holzinger | Bowling Green | 1995 |
| Mike Mottau | Boston College | 2000 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Boston College | 2014 |
USA HOCKEY COLLEGE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (3)
| Player | School | Year |
| Mike Mottau | Boston College | 2000 |
| Nathan Gerbe | Boston College | 2008 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Boston College | 2014 |
NHL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS (18)
| Player | Team | Year | Pick |
| Marty Reasoner | St. Louis | 1996 | 14 |
| Brooks Orpik | Pittsburgh | 2000 | 18 |
| Krys Kolanos | Phoenix | 2000 | 19 |
| Chuck Kobasew | Calgary | 2001 | 14 |
| Brian Boyle | Los Angeles | 2003 | 26 |
| Patrick Eaves | Ottawa | 2003 | 29 |
| Cory Schneider | Vancouver | 2004 | 26 |
| Nick Petrecki | San Jose | 2007 | 28 |
| Chris Kreider | NY Rangers | 2009 | 19 |
| Kevin Hayes | Chicago | 2010 | 24 |
| Michael Matheson | Florida | 2012 | 23 |
| Alex Tuch | Minnesota | 2014 | 18 |
| Noah Hanifin | Carolina | 2015 | 5 |
| Colin White | Ottawa | 2015 | 21 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | NY Islanders | 2018 | 11 |
| Matt Boldy | Minnesota | 2019 | 12 |
| Spencer Knight | Florida | 2019 | 13 |
| Alex Newhook | Colorado | 2019 | 16 |
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