Bruce Turner Marshall (July 23, 1962 – October 15, 2016) was an American

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coach who was – at his death – the head coach at

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. He was previously the head coach of the

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ice hockey team. Marshall took over for Ben Kirtland prior to the start of the 1988–1989 season. In his 24 years as the coach since then, he has transitioned them to Division I status. Just ten years later, in 1998–1999, the Huskies began Division I play. In their first year at the highest level, Connecticut went 20–10–4. The next year was successful as well, for a new program, with a 19–16–1 record overall. However, that success was short lived, as Marshall and the Huskies have finished with a losing record every year since, consistently rating near the very bottom of the RPI ratings. Marshall's 2010–11 season was his best in recent history, however, when he did manage to reach the 2011 AHA semifinals in Rochester. On January 7, 2013, Marshall resigned as head coach for health reasons. He had been on a medical leave of absence since November 6, 2012. Assistant coach

David Berard David Berard (born October 17, 1970) is the former head coach for the Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey team. Career Berard started his college career as a goaltender for Providence in 1988. He spent four years as a backup for the Friars, p ...

was named head coach for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. Following a nationwide search,

Mike Cavanaugh Mike Cavanaugh is an American ice hockey coach and former player. Cavanaugh was an assistant at Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey, Boston College for 18 seasons before being named as Bruce Marshall (ice hockey), Bruce Marshall's successor at ...

was named as Marshall's replacement after serving 18 years as an assistant at Boston College He died on October 15, 2016, at the age of 54.

Head coaching record

† Marshall stepped down on November 6, 2012

References

External links

Official biography, Franklin Pierce Ravens
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Bruce Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts American ice hockey coaches UConn Huskies men's ice hockey coaches People from West Boylston, Massachusetts 1962 births UConn Huskies men's ice hockey players 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts