Mike Addesa
Mike Addesa (born January 8, 1945) is a former American ice hockey coach and football player. Addesa was the head coach of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute men's ice hockey team from 1979 to 1989.[1] Addesa played collegiate football at Holy Cross.[2]
In 1974, Addesa became an assistant ice hockey coach at Holy Cross. He was elevated to head coach in 1976 and stayed in that position until the end of the 1978-1979 season, when he was hired by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[3]
Addesa was hired by RPI to replace Jim Salfi who had coached the team from 1972 to 1979.
In his 10 years with RPI, Mike Addesa won one NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 1985 and two ECAC Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championships in 1984 and 1985.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Holy Cross (ECAC 2) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Holy Cross | 10-12-0 | |||||||
| 1977–1978 | Holy Cross | 14-7-0 | |||||||
| 1978–1979 | Holy Cross | 15-8-0 | |||||||
| RPI (ECAC Hockey) (1979–1989) | |||||||||
| 1979–1980 | RPI | 16-11-0 | |||||||
| 1980-1981 | RPI | 16-13-0 | |||||||
| 1982-1983 | RPI | 18-11-0 | 13-7-0 | 3rd West Region | |||||
| 1983-1984 | RPI | 32-6-0 | 17-3-0 | 1st West Region | ECAC Champions | ||||
| 1984-1985 | RPI | 35-2-1 | 20-1-0 | 1st | ECAC Champions, NCAA Champions | ||||
| 1985-1986 | RPI | 20-11-1 | 13-7-1 | 4th | |||||
| 1986-1987 | RPI | 13-18-2 | 9-13-0 | T-7th | |||||
| 1987-1988 | RPI | 15-17-0 | 9-13-0 | 8th | |||||
| 1988-1989 | RPI | 12-17-3 | 8-12-2 | 8th | |||||
| Holy Cross: | 39-27-0 | ||||||||
| RPI: | 186-124-9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 225-151-9 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "MHKY All-Time Coaching Records". RPI Athletics Website. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ "All-Time Letterwinners" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross, Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Addesa". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ "R.P.I. Hockey Mixes Class and Classes". New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
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