The Brown Bears men's ice hockey team is a

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(NCAA) Division I

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program that represents

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. The Bears are a member of

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. They play at the Meehan Auditorium in

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History

The men's ice hockey team at Brown is one of the country's oldest programs, having played their first game in 1898. That season, the team helped to form the first informal conference, the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, and wound up winning the league championship. While there was no formal declaration at the time, Brown's title is sometimes referred to as the first ice hockey national championship. Brown nearly repeated the feat three years later but ultimately fell to

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in the first two playoff games ever contested for college ice hockey. The program swiftly declined after that near miss and the Bears became one of the worst teams in the nation. By 1906 the team had lost 16 straight contests, failing to score a goal in 9 games during that stretch. The program suspended operations after 1906 and remained shuttered for 20 years. When they returned to the ice they debuted with their first official head coach. Though James Gardner only lasted one season behind the bench the team performed much better with a hand at the tiller and quickly built up to be a respected program. In 1939 the team again suspended operations, though this time it was due to the onset of

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. Brown's team remained out of commission for the entire duration of the war and didn't return until several years after its conclusion, finally hitting the ice again in 1947. In only 4 years the team climbed all the way to 17–5 record, receiving the top eastern seed for the 1951 NCAA tournament. Though they ultimately fell in the title game, Brown had become one of the better teams in college hockey and, excluding a brief period in the early '60s, would remain so for the next 30 years. When the 1980s rolled around the Bears results started turning sour and Brown found itself looking up at the rest of college hockey. Since 1981 Brown has produced only six winning seasons and more than half of their campaigns have ended with single-digit win totals. The Bears had a brief resurgence in the mid-1990s, managing to make the tournament in

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but bowed out after only 1 game.

Team photo

Season-by-season results

All-time coaching records

As of the completion of 2024–25 season

Brown Olympians

Brown has sent five members of its team to the Olympics. Three former players, Donald Whiston (Silver,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

), Robert Gaudreau (

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) and Mike Mastrullo (

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

and

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

) represented their respective nations as players, former player Tim Bothwell was an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Canadian women's team and former assistant coach Jack Ferreira was an assistant GM for the US men's team in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Awards and honors

US Hockey Hall of Fame

* James Fullerton (1992)

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Individual awards

Spencer Penrose Award * James Fullerton: 1965 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award * Jordan Pietrus: 2010 * Bobby Farnham: 2012 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player * Donald Whiston:

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All-Americans

First Team *1950–51: Donald Whiston, G *1951–52: Bob Wheeler, F *1964–65: Robert Gaudreau, D *1965–66: Robert Gaudreau, D *1967–68: Wayne Small, F *1969–70: Curt Bennett, F *1972–73: Keith Smith, D *1974–75: Bill Gilligan, F *1977–78: Mike Laycock, G *1979–80:

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, G *1991–92: Mike Brewer, D *2003–04:

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, G Second Team *1989–90: Chris Harvey, G *2001–02:

, G

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Individual awards

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year * Wayne Small: 1967–68 *

: 2003–04 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year * Geoff Finch: 1990–91 * Brian Ihnacak: 2003–04 Tim Taylor Award * Bob Gaudet: 1994–95 ECAC Hockey Outstanding Defenseman * Robert Gaudreau: 1965–66 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman * Mike Traggio: 1993–94, 1994–95 * Scott Ford: 2003–04 * Dennis Robertson: 2013–14 Ken Dryden Award *

: 2003–04

All-ECAC

First Team *1963–64: Leon Bryant, F *1964–65: Robert Gaudreau, D *1965–66: Robert Gaudreau, D *1966–67: Wayne Small, F *1967–68: Wayne Small, F *1969–70: Curt Bennett, F *1976–77: Tim Bothwell, D *1977–78: Mike Laycock, G *1989–90: Mike Brewer, D *1991–92: Mike Brewer, D *1993–94: Geoff Finch, G *1994–95: Mike Traggio, D *1997–98: Damian Prescott, F *2003–04:

, G *2015–16: Nick Lappin, F Second team *1962–63: Leon Bryant, F *1963–64: Robert Gaudreau, D; Terry Chapman, F *1964–65: Terry Chapman, F *1966–67: Dennis Macks, D *1968–69: Curt Bennett, F *1969–70: Don McGinnis, G *1972–73: Keith Smith, D *1975–76: Kevin McCabe, G; Bill Gilligan, F *1978–79: Mike Mastrullo, D *1989–90: Chris Harvey, G *1990–91: Mike Brewer, D *1991–92: Derek Chauvette, F *1992–93: Scott Hanley, F *1993–94: Chris Kaban, F *1997–98: Jimmy Andersson, D *2001–02:

, G *2002–03:

, G *2006–07: Sean Hurley, D; Jeff Prough, F *2007–08: Sean Hurley, D *2010–11: Jack Maclellan, F *2011–12: Jack Maclellan, F *2012–13: Matt Lorito, F Third Team *2009–10: Aaron Volpatti, F *2012–13: Anthony Borelli, G *2013–14: Dennis Robertson, D *2016–17: Sam Lafferty, F *2022–23: Mathieu Caron, G All-Rookie Team *1989–90: Mike Ross, F *1990–91: Geoff Finch, G *1991–92: Mike Traggio, D *1992–93: Ryan Mulhern, F *1994–95: Jimmy Andersson, D *2003–04: Brian Ihnacak, F *2004–05: Sean Hurley, D *2008–09: Jeff Buvinow, D *2010–11: Dennis Robertson, D *2015–16: Max Gottlieb, D; Tommy Marchin, F

Brown Hall of Fame

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey players who were elected into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (graduating class in parentheses). *Philip Lingham (1930) * Westcott Moulton (1931) *Alden Walls (1931) *G. Edward Crane (1931) *Jackson Skillings (1937) *Foster Davis Jr. (1939) * George Menard (1950) *Warren Priestly (1951) *Anthony Malo (1951) * Donald Whiston (1951) * James M Sutherland (Captain)& his entire team of 1950-51 runner up in 1951 NCAA Tournament *John Gilbert Jr. (1952) *Albert Gubbins (1952) *Jake Murphy (1952) *Donald Sennott (1952) * Bob Wheeler (1952) *Robert Borah (1955) *Daniel Keefe (1955) *S. Russell Kingman Jr. (1956) *Peter Tutless (1956) *F. Rodney Dashnaw (1958) *Harry Batchelder Jr. (1958) *David Kelley (1960) * J. Allan Soares (1960) *Donald Eccleston (1965) *Leon Bryant (1965) *Terry Chapman (1965) *W. Bruce Darling (1966) *David Ferguson (1966) * Robert Gaudreau (1966) *R. Dennis Macks (1967) * Wayne Small (1968) * James Fullerton (1968, honorary) *Robert Devaney (1969) *Donald McGinnis (1970) * Curt Bennett (1970) *Keith Smith (1974) * Bill Gilligan (1977) *Kevin McCabe (1977) *Robert McIntosh (1977) * Tim Bothwell (1978) *James Bennett (1979) * Mike Laycock (1979) * Michael Mastrullo (1979) *

(1980) * Christopher Harvey (1990) * Steven King (1991) * Michael Brewer (1992) *Derek Chauvette (1993) *Scott Hanley (1993) *Mike Traggio (1995) * Ryan Mulhern (1996) *

(2004) * John Dunham (2011)

Statistical leaders

Source:

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

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; GAA =

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Roster

As of July 30, 2024.

Bears in the NHL

The following is a list of Brown's men's ice hockey alumni who played in the

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WHA

Several players also were members of WHA teams.

References

External links

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History

Team photo

Season-by-season results

All-time coaching records

Brown Olympians

Awards and honors

US Hockey Hall of Fame

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Individual awards

All-Americans

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Individual awards

All-ECAC

Brown Hall of Fame

Statistical leaders

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

Roster

Bears in the NHL

WHA

See also

References

External links