Horace "Pepper" Martin
Biographical details | |
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Born | Warner, New Hampshire |
Died | November 7, 2000 |
Alma mater | University of New Hampshire |
Playing career | |
1939–1941 | New Hampshire |
Position(s) | Defenceman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951–1962 | New Hampshire |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 76–76–3 (.500) |
Horace Sawyer "Pepper" Martin Jr. was an American ice hockey player and head coach for New Hampshire.[1]
Career
Pepper Martin attended the
In 1951 he was named as head coach of the varsity team and set about trying to improve the team's fortunes. The biggest problem the team faced was playing without an artificial ice surface. In his first three plus years with the program it was a regular occurrence to cancel games when the weather turned and melted their playing surface. After having to cancel their final four scheduled games in
While coaching the Wildcats Martin earned a master's degree in education and began using it in 1962 when he became an assistant principal at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, a job he held until retiring in 1987. Martin was also a reservist in the US Army, retiring with the rank of colonel in 1984. He was inducted into the UNH 100 club Hall of Fame in 1993.
Personal life
Pepper Martin died in November 2000 at the age of 81. He had one daughter, Suzanne Guptill, and three step children: Heidi Lyons, Mark Lyons and Deborah Pepernik.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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New Hampshire Wildcats (Independent) (1951–1961) | |||||||||
1951–52
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New Hampshire | 5–5–0 | |||||||
1952–53
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New Hampshire | 3–6–0 | |||||||
1953–54
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New Hampshire | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1954–55
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New Hampshire | 5–8–0 | |||||||
1955–56
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New Hampshire | 3–11–0 | |||||||
1956–57
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New Hampshire | 7–7–1 | |||||||
1957–58
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New Hampshire | 13–3–0 | |||||||
1958–59
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New Hampshire | 14–5–0 | |||||||
1959–60
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New Hampshire | 11–8–0 | |||||||
1960–61
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New Hampshire | 3–11–0 | |||||||
New Hampshire: | 66–69–2 | ||||||||
New Hampshire Wildcats (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1962) | |||||||||
1961–62
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New Hampshire | 10–7–1 | 10–7–0 | 11th | |||||
New Hampshire: | 10–7–1 | 10–7–0 | |||||||
Total: | 76–76–3 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Horace Martin Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ "In Memoriam". UNH Magazine Online. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ISBN 9780738511023. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com