Blaise MacDonald

Blaise MacDonald is an American college ice hockey coach currently heading the men's team at Colby College.

Blaise MacDonald
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamColby College[1]
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Biographical details
BornBillerica, Massachusetts, USA
Alma materRochester Institute of Technology
Playing career
1981–1985RIT
Position(s)Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1987Dartmouth (assistant)
1987–1988Princeton (assistant)
1988–1990Massachusetts–Lowell (assistant)
1990–1996Boston University (assistant)
1996–2001Niagara
2001–2011Massachusetts–Lowell
2011–2012Massachusetts (assistant)
2012–PresentColby
Head coaching record
Overall321–324–87 (.498)
Tournaments3–2 (.600)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2000 CHA Champion
2000 CHA Tournament Champion
2018 NESCAC Tournament Champion
Awards
2000 CHA Coach of the Year
2018 Edward Jeremiah Award

Career

Previously he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1986–87), Princeton (1987–88), UMass Lowell (1988–90) and Boston University (1991–96),[2] and a head coach at Niagara (1996–2001), where he compiled an all-time record of 91–58–17 and UMass Lowell (2001–11) with an overall record of 150–178–44.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Niagara Purple Eagles (ECAC West) (1996–1998)
1996–97 Niagara 16–9–26–2–22ndIneligible
1997–98 Niagara 14–10–38–1–11stECAC West Champion
Niagara: 30–19–514–3–3
Niagara Purple Eagles (Independent) (1998–1999)
1998–99 Niagara 17–12–3
Niagara: 17–12–3
Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) (1999–2001)
1999–00 Niagara 30–8–415–0–21stNCAA West Regional Semifinals
2000–01 Niagara 14–19–510–7–32ndCHA Consolation Game (Tie)
Niagara: 44–27–925–7–5
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) (2001–2011)
2001–02 Massachusetts–Lowell 22–13–312–9–34thHockey East Semifinals
2002–03 Massachusetts–Lowell 11–20–54–16–4t-8thHockey East Quarterfinals
2003–04 Massachusetts–Lowell 15–18–77–12–56thHockey East Quarterfinals
2004–05 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–12–411–10–35thHockey East Quarterfinals
2005–06 Massachusetts–Lowell 14–20–211–14–27thHockey East Quarterfinals
2006–07 Massachusetts–Lowell 8–21–77–16–49th
2007–08 Massachusetts–Lowell 16–17–410–13–47thHockey East Quarterfinals
2008–09 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–16–214–11–25thHockey East Runner-Up
2009–10 Massachusetts–Lowell 19–16–412–11–4t-3rdHockey East Quarterfinals
2010–11 Massachusetts–Lowell 5–25–44–21–210th
Massachusetts–Lowell: 150–178–4292–133–33
Colby Mules (NESCAC) (2012–present)
2012–13 Colby 7–15–35–11–27thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2013–14 Colby 11–11–38–9–1t-6thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2014–15 Colby 5–16–32–13–39th
2015–16 Colby 9–11–56–9–3t-7thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2016–17 Colby 13–7–411–4–32ndNESCAC Quarterfinals
2017–18 Colby 17–11–29–7–2T–5thNCAA Frozen Four
2018–19 Colby 10–10–57–7–46thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2019–20 Colby 7–14–33–13–210th
2020–21 Colby 1–3–0—N/A
Colby: 80–88–2851–73–20
Total:321–324–87

      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. "Men's Ice Hockey—Coaches". Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. "Blaise MacDonald Minutemen Profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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