Edward John Jeremiah ( hy, Էդդի Ժերեմիա; November 4, 1905 – June 7, 1967) was an American professional

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player who played 15 games in the

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for the

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and

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during the 1931–32 season. After his playing days Jeremiah became the

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for

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until his retirement in 1967.

Career

Player

Edward Jeremiah joined the Dartmouth Indians in 1926 after graduating from

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, where he was also a baseball star. As was standard practice, Jeremiah sat out his

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year before playing for a powerhouse squad that went 25–11–5 in his time on the ice. In 1930, Jeremiah played summer baseball with the Osterville town team in the

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. After graduating Jeremiah joined the

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of the

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, a precursor to the

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, spending part of three seasons with the team. Over the course of the 1931–32 season, Jeremiah played for four separate teams: the Eagles, the

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(another CAHL team), the

and the

. In his 15 combined games between the two

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teams Jeremiah recorded only one assist. After 1933 Jeremiah bounced around between various minor league clubs before ending his playing days in 1935.

Coaching

Ice hockey

After coaching the

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for a brief time, Jeremiah returned to his alma mater as head coach beginning in 1937. Taking over from

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, Jeremiah continued Dartmouth's winning tradition by setting a then-school record 18 wins in his first campaign and posted winning records in his first ten years behind the bench. After leading the Indians to a 21–2 mark in 1941–42, Jeremiah took the next three seasons off to serve in

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, returning to his job at

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after the conclusion of the war. In his absence (though he is sometimes still listed as head coach during the time), Dartmouth was undefeated for an

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record 46 consecutive games from 1942 to 1946 with the first 19 coming under his direction. After resuming his head coaching duties, and continuing with Dartmouth's winning ways, the college hockey landscape began to change quickly. The NCAA instituted a

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with the 1947–48 season and with a record of 20–3 that year Dartmouth was one of four team invited to participate. The Indians won their semifinal match against

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at the

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by an 8–4 score, but was unable to overcome

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in the championship game. All four teams returned the following year with Dartmouth avenging their loss by downing the Wolverines 4–2 in the 1949 semifinal, but were stymied once again in the title match, this time losing to

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4–3. After 1949, Dartmouth began a slow decline from its lofty perch, recording only four winning seasons over the next 12 years. Things didn't get much better after the Indians became a founding member of

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in 1961; except for the season he took off in 1963–64, Jeremiah recorded only one winning season before retiring in 1967, turning over the team to Abner Oakes. Despite the lack of success in the final 18 years as head coach, Jeremiah was voted the ACHA National coach-of-the-year twice, receiving the

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in 1951 and 1967. Three months after retiring

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claimed Jeremiah at the age of 61. The disease didn't stop the accolades as the ACHA named its

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Coach of the Year Award in his honor. Jeremiah was inducted into the

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in 1973 the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey in 2002 and named as the 2008 recipient of the Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey Award among other honors.

Other sports

In addition to his ice hockey duties, Eddie Jeremiah also spent time as the head coach for both the freshman baseball and freshman football squads at Dartmouth, even spending a few years as the head coach for the upper-class baseball team (1947–1951).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Head coaching record

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References

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