Don Vaughan is a Canadian ice hockey retired coach and player. Vaughan had been the head coach at Colgate from 1992 through 2023 and is the programs leader in wins, losses, ties and tenure.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Almonte, Ontario, Canada |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1981 | Canton |
| 1981–1984 | St. Lawrence |
| 1984–1985 | Enschede Lions |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Enschede Lions (player-coach) |
| 1985–1987 | St. Lawrence (graduate assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | St. Lawrence (assistant) |
| 1988–1990 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1990–1992 | St. Lawrence (assistant) |
| 1992–2003 | Colgate |
| 2004–2023 | Colgate |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | Colgate (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 472–514–123 (.481) |
| Tournaments | 0–4 (.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2006 ECAC Hockey regular season champion 2023 ECAC Hockey tournament champion | |
| Awards | |
| 2000 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award 2014 Tim Taylor Award (ECAC Hockey) | |
Career edit
Vaughan began his college career at Canton College, playing for the hockey team for one season before transferring to the cross-town St. Lawrence University, a private university. More importantly Vaughan was now playing for a Division I program. Under Mike McShane Vaughan put up respectable numbers in his three seasons[2] as the Saints posted winning records each year and made the 1983 NCAA Tournament,[3] falling to eventual champion Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.[4]
After graduating with a degree in economics Vaughan headed to Europe to serve as the player-coach for the Enschede Lions, an ice hockey club in the Netherlands.[5]
In 1991 long-time Colgate coach Terry Slater died suddenly[6] and, after the season was finished under Brian Durocher, Vaughan was picked to replace him. The initial seasons were a bit lacking but Vaughan built the program back to its winning ways soon enough, giving the Colgate faithful a 20-win season in 1994–95 which started them on to six consecutive winning seasons culminating with their first NCAA tournament berth in a decade.[1] The season finished with Vaughan being awarded the 2000 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award.[7]
In 2003 Vaughan agreed to serve out the season as Colgate's interim athletic director, allowing long-time assistant Stan Moore to assume control of the team for the year.[8] The Raiders performed exceptionally in his absence, winning a regular season title and earning Moore his own Coach of the Year Award. Not to be outdone, when Vaughen returned the following season he pushed Colgate to a 25-win season (the second-highest total in school history), earning him a second tournament berth which he followed up by winning his first regular season title.[9]
After that the team began to flounder, failing to produce a winning season until 2011–12, but it wasn't all bad news for Vaughan as Colgate established an endowed hockey chair named in his honor.[10] After winning his first conference championship in 2023, Vaughan retired after 30 years as the Raiders' head coach.[11] He left as the program's all time leader in games, wins, losses and ties.
Career statistics edit
| [2] | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 31 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 36 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 29 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 96 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Head coaching record edit
Source:[12]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1992–2001) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Colgate | 13–18–3 | 9–13–0 | t-8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1993–94 | Colgate | 14–17–2 | 10–10–2 | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1994–95 | Colgate | 20–16–1 | 12–9–1 | t-3rd | ECAC third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 1995–96 | Colgate | 17–13–4 | 13–5–4 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1996–97 | Colgate | 16–14–3 | 10–9–3 | 7th | ECAC Preliminary Round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Colgate | 16–15–4 | 7–12–3 | t-5th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Colgate | 19–12–4 | 12–8–2 | t-5th | ECAC Four vs. Five | ||||
| 1999-00 | Colgate | 24–9–2 | 14–4–2 | 2nd | NCAA East regional quarterfinals | ||||
| 2000–01 | Colgate | 10–20–4 | 8–13–1 | 11th | |||||
| Colgate: | 149–134–27 | 95–83–18 | |||||||
| Colgate Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Colgate | 13–19–2 | 10–10–2 | t-6th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2002–03 | Colgate | 17–19–4 | 9–10–3 | t-7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| Colgate: | 30–38–6 | 19–20–5 | |||||||
| Colgate Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (2004–2003) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Colgate | 25–11–3 | 14–5–3 | 3rd | NCAA Midwest regional semifinals | ||||
| 2005–06 | Colgate | 20–13–6 | 14–6–2 | t-1st | ECAC third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 2006–07 | Colgate | 15–21–4 | 7–12–3 | t-8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2007–08 | Colgate | 18–18–6 | 8–9–5 | 8th | ECAC third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 2008–09 | Colgate | 12–18–7 | 6–11–5 | 10th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Colgate | 15–15–6 | 12–8–2 | 4th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2010–11 | Colgate | 11–28–3 | 4–15–3 | 12th | ECAC third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 2011–12 | Colgate | 19–17–3 | 11–10–1 | t-4th | ECAC third-place game (loss) | ||||
| 2012–13 | Colgate | 14–18–4 | 6–13–3 | 11th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Colgate | 20–14–5 | 13–6–3 | 2nd | NCAA Midwest regional semifinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | Colgate | 22–12–4 | 11–7–4 | t-4th | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2015–16 | Colgate | 11–24–2 | 6–14–2 | 10th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Colgate | 9–22–6 | 6–13–3 | 10th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Colgate | 17–17–6 | 10–9–3 | t-5th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Colgate | 10–23–3 | 7–12–3 | 10th | ECAC first round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Colgate | 12–16–8 | 8–9–5 | 8th | Tournament Cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Colgate | 6–11–5 | 5–9–4 | 4th | ECAC Semifinals | ||||
| 2021–22 | Colgate | 18–18–4 | 9–9–4 | 5th | ECAC Semifinals | ||||
| 2022–23 | Colgate | 19–16–5 | 11–8–3 | 5th | NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals | ||||
| Colgate: | 293–332–90 | 168–185–61 | |||||||
| Total: | 472–514–123 | ||||||||
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Colgate Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ a b "Don Vaughan". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Don Vaughan". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Terry Slater, 54, Dies; Colgate Hockey Coach". New York Times. 1991-12-06. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Vaughan named interim athletics director". Colgate Raiders. September 2003. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "2012–13 Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Staff". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Colgate establishes men's ice hockey chair". Colgate University. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Vaughan calls it a career, retires after 30 years coaching Colgate men's hockey team". USCHO. April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database