Bob Gaudet is an American
ice hockey
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coach who served as the
head coach
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at
Dartmouth from 1997 until 2020.
Career
Bob Gaudet started his term at Dartmouth playing three games in goal for the Big Green as a
freshman
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Ara ...
. Once he became the starter the following year Dartmouth had one of its most successful periods, winning 19 games in back-to-back years and reaching the
NCAA
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tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
both years (the last time Dartmouth was able to do so).
Gaudet graduated after the
1980–81 season and pursued a short professional career before retiring a player.
Gaudet returned to his
alma mater in 1982 as an assistant coach first under
George Crowe
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and then
Brian Mason
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before accepting an offer to become the head coach at
Brown
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. Gaudet began slowly at Brown, going 1–25 in his first season as he tried to repair a flagging program, rebounding with a 10-win campaign in his second year. In
1992–93 Gaudet got Brown to their first winning season in 16 years, earning the team its first tournament berth since
1976
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(their last as of 2021). Two years and two Winning seasons later Gaudet received the
ECAC Hockey
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Coach of the Year Award.
After the promotion of
Roger Demment to an administrative position Dartmouth turned to Gaudet to fill the post, giving him a third stint in
Hanover
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. As he had done with Brown, Gaudet took a few years to return Dartmouth a prominent position, providing the Dartmouth faithful with a winning season in
2000–01, their first since his
junior season.
That began a run of seven consecutive seasons with Dartmouth above .500 including their first conference regular season title in
2005–06. For his effort, Gaudet was awarded his second Coach of the Year Award. In his time at Dartmouth Gaudet has become the second most successful coach in program history, behind only
Eddie Jeremiah in terms of both wins and tenure.
Head coaching record
References
External links
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1959 births
American ice hockey coaches
American men's ice hockey goaltenders
Brown Bears men's ice hockey coaches
Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey coaches
Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey players
Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Saugus, Massachusetts
Living people
Ice hockey people from Essex County, Massachusetts
Ice hockey players from Massachusetts