Guy Gadowsky

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Guy Gadowsky
Born (1967-08-10) August 10, 1967
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Playing career 1991–1996

Guy Gadowsky (born August 10, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Gadowsky is currently the head coach of the Penn State University men's ice hockey team. Gadowsky played collegiate hockey at Colorado College and played professional hockey for the San Diego Gulls, Richmond Renegades, St. John's Maple Leafs and Prince Edward Island Senators, and Fresno Falcons.[1] He also represented Canada on the 1993–94 Canada men's national ice hockey team, recording three goals and three assists in six games.[1] Gadowsky also spent one season with the San Jose Rhinos professional roller hockey team in 1994.[1]

Following his retirement as a player in 1996, Gadowsky spent three seasons as the head coach of the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League, leading the team to three straight Taylor Cup playoff appearances. In 1999 he became the head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks and coached the team for five seasons. In 2004 Gadowsky was hired as the head coach at Princeton University.[2] During his tenure at Princeton he led the Tigers to the 2008 ECAC Hockey Championship and to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009.[3] On April 25, 2011 he became the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team,[4] becoming the programs first varsity head coach in the NCAA era for Penn State. Gadowsky took over the program starting in the 2011-12 season, during the team's transition from ACHA DI level to NCAA Division I.[5] The team finished the regular season with a record of 27-4 and received a bid to the 2012 ACHA DI National Tournament as the number one seed and ranked first in the ACHA.[6] The team defeated West Virginia 4-1, followed by Oklahoma 6-3 in the first rounds of the tournament before Penn State lost 3-5 to Oakland (MI) in the semifinal round.[7] In first year as head coach of Penn State, the team finished the season with an overall record of 29-5.[7]

Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
Fresno Falcons1996–97 64382006823rd in WCHLLost in 1st round
Fresno Fighting Falcons1997–98 64332902683rd in WCHL Southern Div.Lost in 1st round
Fresno Falcons1998–99 70353104742nd in WCHL Southern Div.Lost in 2nd round
Alaska-Fairbanks1999-00 346253--12 th in CCHADid not Qualify
Alaska-Fairbanks2000–01 368198--9th in CCHA Did not Qualify
Alaska-Fairbanks2001–02 3722123--4th in CCHA Did not Qualify
Alaska-Fairbanks2002–03 3615147--8th in CCHA Did not Qualify
Alaska-Fairbanks2003–04 3616191--4th in CCHA Did not Qualify
Princeton2004–05 318203--10th in ECACHLDid not Qualify
Princeton2005–06 3110183--9th in ECACHLDid not Qualify
Princeton2006–07 3415163--7th in ECACHLDid not Qualify
Princeton2007–08 3521140--2nd in ECACHLNCAA First round
Princeton2008–09 3522121--3rd in ECACHL NCAA First round
Princeton2009–10 3112163--8th in ECACHLDid not Qualify
Princeton2010–11 3217132--5th in ECACHLDid not Qualify
Penn State2011–12 342950-- 1st in ACHA ACHA Semifinal round

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Guy Gadowsky". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved April 26, 2011. 
  2. ↑ Wodon, Adam (May 8, 2004). "The Right Guy". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Wodon, Adam (March 27, 2008). "Gadowsky Leads Princeton Back to NCAAs". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011. 
  4. ↑ Horgan, Candace (April 25, 2011). "Gadowsky pumped for ‘exciting situation’ at Penn State". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 26, 2011. 
  5. ↑ Staff (April 24, 2011). "Penn State names Gadowsky its first varsity men’s coach". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 25, 2011. 
  6. ↑ "2011-2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #9". ACHA. February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pickel, Greg (March 6, 2012). "Penn State Hockey: Icers Upset in ACHA Semifinals, Ending Era at Club Level". State College News. Retrieved March 6, 2012. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Enrico Blasi		 CCHA Coach of the Year
2001–02 		Succeeded by
Bob Daniels
Preceded by
Joe Marsh		 Tim Taylor Award
2007-08 		Succeeded by
Keith Allain
Current men's ice hockey head coaches of the Big Ten Conference
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