Tony Frasca
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 30, 1927
Died | April 1, 1999 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 71)
Playing career | |
1949–1952 | Colorado College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1958–1963 | Colorado College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 30–85–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1950 National Championship | |
Awards | |
1963 Spencer Penrose Award 2000 Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame | |
Records | |
Lowest winning percentage one season: (.000) | |
Anthony J. Frasca (1927–1999) was an American
Career
Player
Tony Frasca began attending
The next year the tigers returned to the tournament but couldn't overcome
Coaching
In 1958 Frasca returned to his
Death
Tony Frasca died on April 1, 1999, from stomach cancer at the age of 71.[10]
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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AHCA First Team All-American | 1950–51
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All- All-Tournament First Team
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1950
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All- First Team
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1951–52
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AHCA First Team All-American | 1951–52
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Frasca was awarded the 1963 Spencer Penrose Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association for being voted as the best coach that season. He was inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of fame in 2000 as part of the 1950 national title team[12] and in 2001 Colorado College began awarding a team award to the top playoff performer in his honor.[1]
Career statistics[1]
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1949–50
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Colorado College | NCAA | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51
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Colorado College | NCAA | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52
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Colorado College | MCHL | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 74 | 76 | 87 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Colorado College Tigers (Independent) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
1958-59
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Colorado College | 6-14-3 | |||||||
Colorado College: | 6-14-3 | ||||||||
Colorado College Tigers (WCHA) (1959–1963) | |||||||||
1959-60
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Colorado College | 8-17-1 | 8-12-0 | 4th | WCHA Finals (Loss)
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1960-61
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Colorado College | 4-20-0 | 4-18-0 | 7th | |||||
1961-62
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Colorado College | 0-23-0 | 0-18-0 | 7th | |||||
1962-63
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Colorado College | 12-11-0 | 6-10-0 | 5th | |||||
Colorado College: | 24-71-1 | 18-58-0 | |||||||
Total: | 30-85-4 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g "2013-14 Colorado College Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ a b "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ a b "Colorado College Hockey Team History". CollegeHockeyNews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "WCHA Regular Season Standings". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ a b "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ a b "Colorado College Summer '99 Obits". Colorado College. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ "Tony Frasca Year-By-Year Coaching Record". CollegeHockeyNews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ "Bob Johnson Year-By-Year Coaching Record". CollegeHockeyNews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "Tony Frasca, 71, coach, champion hockey player.(Obituary)". Boston Herald. 1999-03-09. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "2000 Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame Class of Inductees" (PDF). Colorado Springs Sports. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com