Paul Pearl

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Paul Pearl
Current position
TeamBoston University
Biographical details
BornWinthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross
Playing career
1985–1989Holy Cross
Position(s)
Connecticut (assistant)
1994–1996Holy Cross
1996–1997Brown (assistant)
1997–2014Holy Cross
2014–2018Harvard (associate)
2018–presentBoston University (associate)
Head coaching record
Overall297–293–69 (.503)
Tournaments1–2 (.333)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Coach of the Year
2011
Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year

Paul Pearl is an American

Boston University, having also served as head coach for Holy Cross for 19 seasons.[1]

Career

Pearl began attending

Connecticut under Bruce Marshall. In 1994 he was named as head coach for his alma mater
. He became just the fifth head hockey coach for the Crusaders and would go on to lead his teams to 9 of the 11 most successful seasons in their history.

Holy Cross became a founding member of the

North Dakota their second berth two years later provided what is widely considered the biggest upset in college hockey history when the 15th seed Crusaders downed the second ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-3 in overtime.[3]

In addition to hockey, Pearl was also the head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team from 1999 to 2001. He coached the first two teams to ever make the post season tournament and was twice named Patriot League coach of the year.

In 2014 Pearl resigned as head coach and took a position as the associate head coach with Harvard.[4] In 2021, Pearl was named the Head Coach at Cushing Academy, a preparatory school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
ECAC East (D-II)
) (1994–1996)
1994–95 Holy Cross 15–10–0
1995–96 Holy Cross 13–11–2
Holy Cross: 28–21–2
Holy Cross Crusaders (
ECAC East
)
(1997–1998)
1997–98 Holy Cross 16–8–2
Holy Cross: 16–8–2
Holy Cross Crusaders (MAAC) (1998–2003)
1998–99 Holy Cross 22–9–4 19–6–3 2nd
MAAC Champion
1999–00 Holy Cross 8–24–3 8–16–3 7th MAAC quarterfinals
2000–01 Holy Cross 8–22–2 8–16–2 10th
2001–02 Holy Cross 17–12–5 14–7–5 t-3rd MAAC quarterfinals
2002–03 Holy Cross 17–18–1 14–11–1 t-3rd MAAC semifinals
Holy Cross: 72–85–15 63–56–14
Holy Cross Crusaders (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2014)
2003–04 Holy Cross 22–10–4 17–4–3 1st NCAA West Regional semifinals
2004–05 Holy Cross 16–14–6 12–7–5 4th Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2005–06 Holy Cross 27–10–2 19–7–2 1st NCAA West Regional final
2006–07 Holy Cross 10–20–5 9–14–5 6th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2007–08 Holy Cross 10–19–7 9–15–4 9th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2008–09 Holy Cross 13–20–5 10–15–3 7th
Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2009–10 Holy Cross 12–19–6 10–13–5 7th
Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2010–11 Holy Cross 17–16–5 14–8–5 3rd
Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2011–12 Holy Cross 20–15–4 15–8–4 t-3rd
Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2012–13 Holy Cross 20–14–3 15–9–3 3rd
Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2013–14 Holy Cross 14–22–3 11–13–3 t-7th
Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
Holy Cross: 181–179–50 141–113–42
Total: 297–293–69

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Holy Cross Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ^ "Paul Pearl". Go Holy Cross. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ "Remembering the Holy Cross Upset 10 Years Later". SB Nation. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross confirms Pearl's departure; AD says he's 'saddened to see Coach Pearl go'". USCHO.com. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  5. ^ "Paul Pearl Named Head Coach of Cushing Academy Boys Hockey". Cushing Academy. July 1, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
MAAC Coach of the Year
2001–02
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2003–04
2010–11
Succeeded by