Mike McShane (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Mike McShane is a college men's ice hockey
coach. He ranks ninth all-time among NCAA men's ice hockey coaches with 564 wins in 30 years as a head coach. As the head coach at Norwich University
since 1996, he has led his teams to the Frozen Four nine times and NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003 and 2010.
and attended Wakefield High School
and Tabor Academy
. He attended the University of New Hampshire
where he was the assistant captain of the UNH hockey team. He was also named to the New England all-star team, and became the third-leading scorer in New Hampshire Wildcats
' history.
in New Hampton, New Hampshire
. In six years at New Hampton, McShane compiled a 122-26-2 record and led the school to three Division I Prep Championships.
in 1978 and was part of the coaching staff on Dartmouth teams that played in the Frozen Four in 1978 and 1980.
as its head hockey coach in 1980. In five years as head coach, he led the St. Lawrence Saints ice hockey teams to one NCAA tournament berth and four straight appearances in the Eastern College Athletic Conference
Division One tournament.
. At the time of his hiring, Providence College athletic director Lou Lamoriello
called McShane "probably one of the strongest people I've met in the coaching ranks ... a tireless worker and, most important, he's the type of person we want to represent us at Providence College." McShane spent nine years as the hockey coach at Providence, including four consecutive seasons with at least 21 wins between 1989 and 1992. He was named the New England Coach of the Year in 1989.
, and took time off to complete a master's degree program at Boston University
. In the fall of 1995, McShane became the head hockey coach, golf coach and rink manager at Norwich University
in Northfield, Vermont
. In December 1995, McShane told the Boston Herald
, "People asked me why I'd want to go up here. Hey, I worked in the woods before. It's a great spot. They're great kids. It's a unique atmosphere." After a 12-12 record in his first season at Norwich, McShane has strung together 14 consecutive winning seasons from 1997 to 2010. His Norwich teams advanced to the Frozen Four eight times and won NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003 and 2010.
McShane led Norwich to its third national championship in March 2010 with a 2-1 in double-overtime win over St. Norbert College
in the longest game (99 minutes, 29 seconds) in Division III championship history. After the game, McShane said, "The kids played great. It was wild, crazy. It was a beautiful goal. Serino made a great play to keep the puck in and put it down low to Thomas. He threw it out front. (Cotnoir) got a whack at it and then got the rebound. Bam! What an atmosphere. Some years you get lucky."
to the Division III men's ice hockey Coach of the Year. McShane and Bill Beaney
are the only coaches to have received the award four times. At the end of the 2009-2010 hockey season, McShane ranked ninth all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches.
McShane has coached a number of players who went on to professional hockey careers, including Tom Fitzgerald, Rob Gaudreau
, Craig Darby
, Chris Therein, Joe Hulbig
, Hal Gill
, Chris Terreri
, Keith Aucoin
, Randy Sexton
, Marc Bellemare
, and Kurtis McLean
.
. He has two adult children, Daniel and Megan.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
coach. He ranks ninth all-time among NCAA men's ice hockey coaches with 564 wins in 30 years as a head coach. As the head coach at Norwich University
Norwich University
Norwich University is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont . The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of...
since 1996, he has led his teams to the Frozen Four nine times and NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003 and 2010.
Athlete
McShane grew up in Wakefield, MassachusettsWakefield, Massachusetts
-History:-Geography:The diagram above shows what is to the east, west, north, south, and other directions of the center of Wakefield. Towns with population above 25,000 are in bold italics.-Demographics:-Notable residents:...
and attended Wakefield High School
Wakefield High School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)
Wakefield Memorial High School is a public school located in Wakefield, Massachusetts that offers a broad range of Advanced Placement Program courses....
and Tabor Academy
Tabor Academy
Tabor Academy is a highly selective independent preparatory school located in Marion, Massachusetts, United States. Tabor is known for its marine science courses...
. He attended the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
where he was the assistant captain of the UNH hockey team. He was also named to the New England all-star team, and became the third-leading scorer in New Hampshire Wildcats
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
The New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats are a member of Hockey East...
' history.
Exeter and New Hampton
After graduating from UNH in 1971, McShane coached at Exeter Academy for one year and for six years at New Hampton SchoolNew Hampton School
New Hampton School is an independent college preparatory high school located in New Hampton, New Hampshire, in the New England region of the northeastern United States...
in New Hampton, New Hampshire
New Hampton, New Hampshire
New Hampton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2010 census. A winter sports resort area, New Hampton is home to George Duncan State Forest and to the New Hampton School, a private preparatory school established in 1821.The primary village in...
. In six years at New Hampton, McShane compiled a 122-26-2 record and led the school to three Division I Prep Championships.
Dartmouth College
McShane was hired as an assistant hockey coach at Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1978 and was part of the coaching staff on Dartmouth teams that played in the Frozen Four in 1978 and 1980.
St. Lawrence University
McShane was hired by St. Lawrence UniversitySt. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
as its head hockey coach in 1980. In five years as head coach, he led the St. Lawrence Saints ice hockey teams to one NCAA tournament berth and four straight appearances in the Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
Division One tournament.
Providence College
In July 1985, McShane signed a multiyear contract to serve as the head ice hockey coach at Providence CollegeProvidence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
. At the time of his hiring, Providence College athletic director Lou Lamoriello
Lou Lamoriello
Louis "Lou" Lamoriello is the CEO, president, and general manager of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League...
called McShane "probably one of the strongest people I've met in the coaching ranks ... a tireless worker and, most important, he's the type of person we want to represent us at Providence College." McShane spent nine years as the hockey coach at Providence, including four consecutive seasons with at least 21 wins between 1989 and 1992. He was named the New England Coach of the Year in 1989.
Norwich University
During the 1994-1995 season, McShane worked as a consultant for the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, and took time off to complete a master's degree program at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. In the fall of 1995, McShane became the head hockey coach, golf coach and rink manager at Norwich University
Norwich University
Norwich University is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont . The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of...
in Northfield, Vermont
Northfield, Vermont
Northfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. It lies in a valley within the Green Mountains, and has been the home of Norwich University since 1866. The town contains the village of Northfield, where over half of its population lives. The population was 6,207 at the 2010...
. In December 1995, McShane told the Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, "People asked me why I'd want to go up here. Hey, I worked in the woods before. It's a great spot. They're great kids. It's a unique atmosphere." After a 12-12 record in his first season at Norwich, McShane has strung together 14 consecutive winning seasons from 1997 to 2010. His Norwich teams advanced to the Frozen Four eight times and won NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003 and 2010.
McShane led Norwich to its third national championship in March 2010 with a 2-1 in double-overtime win over St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...
in the longest game (99 minutes, 29 seconds) in Division III championship history. After the game, McShane said, "The kids played great. It was wild, crazy. It was a beautiful goal. Serino made a great play to keep the puck in and put it down low to Thomas. He threw it out front. (Cotnoir) got a whack at it and then got the rebound. Bam! What an atmosphere. Some years you get lucky."
Career records and honors
In 29 years as a head coach, McShane compiled a record of 564 wins, 308 losses, and 52 ties. He has received the Edward Jeremiah Award four times (1997, 1999, 2000, and 2010). The award is presented each year by the American Hockey Coaches AssociationAmerican Hockey Coaches Association
The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in 1947 in Boston. The founding members coached college ice hockey but membership has grown to include coaches at every level of the sport from youth hockey to professional ice hockey, although the organization maintains a focus on the collegiate...
to the Division III men's ice hockey Coach of the Year. McShane and Bill Beaney
Bill Beaney
Bill Beaney, Jr. is a college men's ice hockey coach. He has coached hockey teams in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and has been the head coach at Middlebury College since 1986...
are the only coaches to have received the award four times. At the end of the 2009-2010 hockey season, McShane ranked ninth all-time among college men's ice hockey coaches.
McShane has coached a number of players who went on to professional hockey careers, including Tom Fitzgerald, Rob Gaudreau
Rob Gaudreau
Robert Rene Gaudreau is an American retired professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:Gaudreau was drafted 172nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft and started his National Hockey League career with the San Jose Sharks in 1992...
, Craig Darby
Craig Darby
Craig Darby is a retired American professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils.-Playing career:...
, Chris Therein, Joe Hulbig
Joe Hulbig
Joseph Allan Hulbig is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played left wing. He was selected in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 13th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers...
, Hal Gill
Hal Gill
Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, Chris Terreri
Chris Terreri
Christopher Arnold Terreri is an American former goaltender for several NHL teams, most notably for the New Jersey Devils, with whom he played for twelve seasons....
, Keith Aucoin
Keith Aucoin
Keith Aucoin is an American hockey player who plays for the Hershey Bears, in the Washington Capitals system.-Playing career:...
, Randy Sexton
Randy Sexton
Randy Sexton is a Canadian ice hockey executive, businessman and former athlete. He is currently assistant director of amateur scouting for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . He most recently was the general manager of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. He was one of the...
, Marc Bellemare
Marc Bellemare
Marc Bellemare is a Quebecer lawyer and politician from Quebec.-Background:He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, studied Law at the Université de Montréal and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1979.-Provincial politics:...
, and Kurtis McLean
Kurtis McLean
Kurtis McLean , is a professional Canadian ice hockey centre who plays for SM-liiga club Lukko.-Playing career:...
.
Family
McShane is married to Shawn McShane and resides in Montpelier, VermontMontpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
. He has two adult children, Daniel and Megan.