Dean Fuller is a college men's
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
coach. Fuller had been the head coach of the program at
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg State) is a public university in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It has 3,421 undergraduate and 1,238 graduate/continuing education students, for a total student body enrollment of 4,659. The university offers und ...
since 1984, recording more than 500 wins in that time.
Career
Fuller played for the men's ice hockey team for four years, graduating in 1978 with a degree in
special education
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. Fuller remained with the team as an assistant coach under Jim Gorman. Two years later, after Gorman's retirement, Fuller took over the position. Over the next 15 seasons Fuller built the Falcons into a powerhouse in their conference, winning multiple championships throughout the 90's. After a conference realignment in the late-90's, After the
MASCAC began sponsoring ice hockey in 2009, Fuller led Fitchburg to a pair of conference titles as well as the program's first appearance in the
NCAA Tournament.
When Fitchburg cancelled their
2020–21 season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Fuller was 19th all-time with 561 wins.
Head Coaching Record
See also
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List of college men's ice hockey coaches with 400 wins
This is a list of men's college ice hockey coaches with 400 career wins.
Jerry York, who has coached men's ice hockey for 49 years at Clarkson University, Bowling Green State University and Boston College is the all-time and active leader in wins, ...
References
External links
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Living people
American men's ice hockey forwards
Ice hockey people from Massachusetts
Fitchburg State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)