Charlie Holt
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 17, 1922 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 17, 2000 (age 77) Durham, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Cranbrook Schools | ||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Melrose High School | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1962 | Northwood School | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1968 | Colby | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1986 | New Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1996 | Berwick Academy | ||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||||||||||||||
| Championships | |||||||||||||||
| ECAC Hockey regular season champion (1974) ECAC Hockey tournament champion (1979) | |||||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||||
| 1969 Spencer Penrose Award 1974 Spencer Penrose Award 1979 Spencer Penrose Award 1997 US Hockey Hall of Fame 2002 New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame 2006 Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame 2010 Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey Award | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charlie Holt (July 17, 1922 – March 17, 2000) was an American ice hockey coach. He was the head coach of the University of New Hampshire from 1968 thru 1986.[1] He is one of three 3-time recipients of the college ice hockey National Coach-of-the-Year Award (the others being Len Ceglarski and Jack Parker).[2]
Career
Holt began coaching men's ice hockey immediately after graduating from
Holt's college head coaching career began just after he turned 40 in
Holt started his career in
After taking a few years off Holt returned to his old stomping grounds of high school hockey when he was named as the head coach for Berwick Academy. He stayed in that position for seven years before retiring for good in 1996. In 1997 Holt was inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame.[6] On March 17, 2000 Charlie Holt died as a result of cancer, He was survived by his wife Nancy and their two children: Brad and Brenda.[7] Holt has received several posthumous honors, including being inducted into both the New Hampshire (2002) and Massachusetts (2006) Hockey Halls of Fame and being named the 2010 Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey.[8][9]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Colby Mules (Hockey East) (1962–1964) | |||||||||
1962-63
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Colby | 7-14-0 | 6-11-0 | ||||||
1963-64
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Colby | 5-14-1 | 6-12-1 | ||||||
| Colby: | 12-28-1 | 12-23-1 | |||||||
| Colby Mules (ECAC 2) (1964–1968) | |||||||||
| 1964–65 | Colby | 6-16-0 | 6-3-0 | 4th | |||||
| 1965–66 | Colby | 13-12-1 | 8-4-0 | 5th | ECAC 2 Champion
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| 1966–67 | Colby | 14-9-1 | 9-2-1 | 2nd | ECAC 2 Runner-Up
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| 1967–68 | Colby | 20-6-1 | 15-2-0 | 2nd | ECAC 2 Semifinals
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| Colby: | 53-43-3 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (ECAC Hockey) (1968–1984) | |||||||||
1968–69
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New Hampshire | 22-6-1 | 10-5-1 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1969–70
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New Hampshire | 19-10-2 | 9-6-2 | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1970–71
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New Hampshire | 20-9-0 | 11-9-0 | 9th | |||||
1971–72
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New Hampshire | 20-10-0 | 12-6-0 | 5th | ECAC third-place game (win) | ||||
1972–73
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New Hampshire | 16-10-3 | 11-8-0 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1973–74 | New Hampshire | 22-9-0 | 15-5-0 | 1st | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1974–75 | New Hampshire | 21-9-1 | 17-7-1 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1975–76 | New Hampshire | 24-7-0 | 22-6-0 | 2nd | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1976–77 | New Hampshire | 27-12-0 | 21-6-0 | 2nd | NCAA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| 1977–78 | New Hampshire | 18-12-0 | 14-11-0 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1978–79 | New Hampshire | 22-10-3 | 17-5-3 | 2nd | NCAA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| 1979–80 | New Hampshire | 12-18-0 | 9-15-0 | 13th | |||||
| 1980–81 | New Hampshire | 19-13-1 | 13-10-1 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1981–82 | New Hampshire | 22-14-0 | 15-7-0 | 3rd | NCAA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| 1982–83 | New Hampshire | 22-11-2 | 15-5-1 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1983–84 | New Hampshire | 20-17-1 | 13-8-0 | 2nd | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| New Hampshire: | 326-187-14 | 224-159-9 | |||||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East) (1984–1986) | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | New Hampshire | 16-26-1 | 12-21-1 | 4th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1985–86 | New Hampshire | 5-29-3 | 5-27-2 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
| New Hampshire: | 21-55-4 | 17-48-3 | |||||||
| Total: | 412-313-22 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Charlie Holt Year-By-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "NCAA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "A Charlie Holt Timeline". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey—Coaches' Records". Colby College. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ a b "New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Enshrinees". US Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Charlie Holt; New Hampshire Hockey Coach, 77". New York Times. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Previous Legends". Hobey Baker.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Legendary coach Charlie Holt Honored at Hobey Baker Awards Banquet". New Hampshire Wildcats. 2010-05-11. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.