Scott Paluch

Scott Paluch
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born March 9, 1966
Chicago, Il, USA
Playing career
1984–1988
1986
1988–1990		 Bowling Green
US National Junior Team
Peoria Rivermen
Position(s) Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1994
1994–2002
2002–2009
2009–present		 Bowling Green (assistant)
Boston College (assistant)
Bowling Green
USA Hockey (regional manager)
Head coaching record
Overall 84-156-23 (.363)

Scott Paluch is a regional manager for USA Hockey and a former ice hockey player and coach.[1]

Career

After being selected by St. Louis in the 5th round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, Paluch debuted for Bowling Green a year after the Falcons won the National Championship.[2] In four years under Jerry York Paluch was the team's top scoring defenseman three times, helping the Falcons win a regular season title and tournament title while also serving as team captain in his senior season.[3] After graduating Paluch played two seasons with Peoria before retiring.

Paluch returned to Bowling Green as a volunteer assistant coach in 1990-91, remaining there until 1994 when he followed his former coach, Jerry York, to Boston College.[4] Paluch remained in Boston for eight years before returning to his alma mater as head coach, replacing Buddy Powers in 2002–03. Paluch was tasked with repairing the fading program and while the Falcons produced some respectable years, Paluch was unable to get Bowling Green a winning season. Shortly after the 2008 economic crash, it was revealed that eliminating the University's varsity program as a way to save money.[5] In the midst of the program's uncertainty Paluch accepted an offer to join USA Hockey, leaving assistant coach Dennis Williams to serve as interim coach for the 2009–10 season.[6]

Paluch has continued with USA Hockey since 2009 and is currently the Regional Manager, American Development Model.[1]

Career statistics[2]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Bowling Green CCHA 42 11 25 36 64 — — — — —
1985–86 Bowling Green CCHA 34 10 11 21 44 — — — — —
1986–87 Bowling Green CCHA 45 13 38 51 88 — — — — —
1987–88 Bowling Green CCHA 44 14 47 61 88 — — — — —
1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 81 10 39 49 92 4 1 1 2 31
1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 79 10 28 38 59 5 0 1 1 8
NCAA totals 165 48 121 169 284 — — — — —
IHL totals 160 20 67 87 151 9 1 2 3 39

College Head Coaching record[7]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) (2002–03–2008–09)
2002–03 Bowling Green 8-25-3 5-20-3 11th CCHA First Round
2003–04 Bowling Green 11-18-9 9-13-6 9th CCHA First Round
2004–05 Bowling Green 16-16-4 13-12-3 5th CCHA First Round
2005–06 Bowling Green 13-23-2 8-18-2 12th CCHA First Round
2006–07 Bowling Green 7-29-2 5-22-1 12th CCHA First Round
2007–08 Bowling Green 18-21-0 13-15-0 t-7th CCHA Quarterfinals
2008–09 Bowling Green 11-24-3 8-19-1-0 12th CCHA First Round
Bowling Green: 84-156-23 61-119-15
Total: 84-156-23

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1987–88 [8]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1987–88 [9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Scott Paluch". USA Hockey. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scott Paluch". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Scott Paluch". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Scott Paluch". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Bowling Green Program In Jeopardy". College Hockey News. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Paluch Era Comes To A Close". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  7. ↑ "2013-14 Bowling Green Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  8. ↑ "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  9. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

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