Jack Parker

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Jack Parker (born March 11, 1945 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is the current head coach of the Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team. The 2006-2007 hockey season is Parker's 34th season as head coach of the Terriers.

1 Playing Career
2 Coaching Career
3 Season-By-Season Record
4 Notable Players
5 External links

[edit] Playing Career

Parker played for the Terriers beginning in the 1965-66 season and ending at the end of the 1967-68 season. The team was a combined 77-22-4 while Parker was a center for the team. Parker played on three Beanpot Championship teams and two teams which played in the NCAA tournament placing fourth in 1966 and second in 1967. Parker was captain of the team during his senior year on the team.

[edit] Coaching Career

Following the 05-06 season Parker has an overall record of 742-379-84. His 742 wins is the most of any NCAA college hockey coach at one single institution and he ranks second in total wins among active coaches, behind only Jerry York of Boston College. Jack Parker was named the NCAA Coach of the Year twice, the first after the 1974-1975 season and the second after the 1977-1978 season. Parker was also named the Hockey East Coach of the Year after the 1985-1986, 1991-1992, 1999-2000, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons.

[edit] Season-By-Season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	GP	W	L	T	Finish
1973-74	25	19	6	0	(2)
1974-75	32	26	5	1	(2) (6)
1975-76	30	25	5	0	(2) (3)
1976-77	34	22	11	1	(2)
1977-78	32	30	2	0	(1) (3) (6)
1978-79	30	21	7	2	(3) (6)
1979-80	28	11	17	0
1980-81	29	14	15	0
1981-82	28	14	11	3	(6)
1982-83	30	18	11	1
1983-84	40	28	11	1
1984-85	42	24	14	4
1985-86	43	25	14	4	(4) (6)
1986-87	37	19	15	3	(6)
1987-88	34	14	17	3
1988-89	36	14	21	1
1989-90	44	25	17	2	(6)
1990-91	41	28	11	2	(4) (6)
1991-92	35	22	9	4	(6)
1992-93	40	29	9	2
1993-94	41	34	7	0	(4) (5)
1994-95	40	31	6	3	(1) (4) (5) (6)
1995-96	40	30	7	3	(5) (6)
1996-97	41	26	9	6	(4) (5) (6)
1997-98	38	28	8	2	(5) (6)
1998-99	37	14	20	3	(6)
1999-00	42	25	10	7	(5) (6)
2000-01	37	14	20	3
2001-02	38	25	10	3	(6)
2002-03	42	25	14	3	(6)
2003-04	38	12	17	9
2004-05	41	23	14	4	(6)
2005-06	40	26	10	4	(4) (5) (6)

(1) 2-time NCAA men's champions (1978, 1995) (Also denoted in bold)

(2) 4-time ECAC men's champions (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)

(3) 3-time ECAC men's regular season champions (1976, 1978, 1979)

(4) 6-time Hockey East men's champions (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2006)

(5) 7-time Hockey East men's regular season champions (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006)

(6) 20-time Beanpot winners (1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)

[edit] Notable Players

A list of notable players who Parker has coached:

Tony Amonte Current NHL player
Jim Craig 1980 Miracle on Ice olympian
Rick DiPietro first goaltender selected with the number one pick in a NHL entry draft. See 2000 NHL Entry Draft
Chris Drury Hobey Baker Award winner in 1998
Mike Eruzione captain of the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic hockey team
Jay Pandolfo Current NHL player
Dave Silk 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympian
Keith Tkachuk Current NHL player