John Kelley (ice hockey)

John "Snooks" Kelley
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Ice Hockey
Born	(1907-07-11)July 11, 1907 Cambridge, MA, USA
Died	April 10, 1986(1986-04-10) (aged 78) Boston, MA, USA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933-1942	Boston College
1946-1972	Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall	501-244-15
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1949 NCAA National championship 8 Beanpot Titles 8 New England Championships ECAC playoff title
Awards
Lester Patrick Trophy, 1972 Spencer Penrose Award, 1959, 1972
Records
First to coach to reach 500 wins

John "Snooks" Kelley (July 11, 1907 – April 10, 1986) is a former American ice hockey coach. Kelley was coach of the Boston College Eagles ice hockey team for 36 years. Kelley won the 1949 NCAA ice hockey title and was the first coach to win 500 games in the NCAA. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974

Career

Kelley arrived at Boston College in 1925 after attending Boston College High School. He was a two sport athlete for the Eagles, playing both baseball and ice hockey.^[1] Kelley finished his collegiate playing career following his graduation in 1930. Kelley’s graduation came just after hockey was removed from as a varsity sport due to the Great Depression.^[2]

On January 8, 1933 Kelley agreed to coach a group of BC students while he was completing his teaching at Cambridge Latin. The position offered no pay, and forced him to give up playing with the Boston Hockey Club,^[2] but it was the beginning of a career that would last until 1972.^[3] Kelley’s coaching career was put on hold with the outbreak of World War II. In 1942 Kelley joined the United States Navy and remained enlisted until 1946, before returning to coaching.^[1]

Just three years after serving with the Navy Kelley lead his Boston College team over Dartmouth and win the NCAA National Championship.^[2] It would be the first championship won by an Eastern school.^[2] The 1949 National Championship was the only one of his career, however he would lead the Eagles back to the title game in 1965. Boston College lost the championship game to Michigan Tech 8-2.^[1]

On December 26, 1952 Boston’s famous Beanpot Tournament was established. Kelley enjoyed great success in the tournament winning 5 of the first 10. Some have pointed to his success in the Beanpot leading to Kelley gaining his stature as the face of BC hockey.^[3] Kelley coached BC to eight Beanpot titles in thirteen years, including three in a row from 1963-65. ^[4]

In addition to the National Championship and his Beanpot wins Kelley also racked up an impressive amount of accolades including: eight New England Championships, nine appearances in the ECAC Division I playoffs, one ECAC playoff title and nine NCAA Tournament appearances.^[2] Kelley won the Spencer Penrose Award as College Hockey's Coach of the Year in 1959 and 1972.^[5] His success at BC earned him the nickname "Dean of American College Hockey Coaches".^[1]

In a February 23, 1972 game against rival Boston University Kelley eared his 500th win making him the first NCAA Division-I men's hockey coach to reach that mark. For his career Kelley posted a record of 501-243-15 in his 36 year career.^[1] He had spent most of the first 47 years of his adult life on the Heights as either a player or coach.

In 1970 Kelley was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame.^[6] Two years later, in 1972, Kelley received the Lester Patrick Trophy^[4] for his contribution to hockey in the United States, not only for his accomplishments on the ice but also because he steadfastly refused to recruit players from Canada. Kelley felt recruiting Canadians would deprive Americans of a chance to develop their hockey potential.^[2] In 1974 Kelley be inducted in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.^[4]

On April 10, 1986 following a long bout with an illness John ”Snooks” Kelley died, he was 78 years old.^[7]

College Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Boston College Eagles (Division I Independent) (1932-33–1941-42)
1932-33	Boston College	3-2-1
1933-34	Boston College	2-6-1
1934-35	Boston College	7-3-0
1935-36	Boston College	7-4-1
1936-37	Boston College	8-4-1
1937-38	Boston College	9-6-0
1938-39	Boston College	9-7-0
1939-40	Boston College	12-5-1
1940-41	Boston College	13-1-0
1941-42	Boston College	12-2-0
Boston College:		82-40-5
Boston College Eagles (Division I Independent) (1946-47–1960-61)
1946-47	Boston College	15-3-1
1947-48	Boston College	14-5-0			NCAA Semifinal
1948-49	Boston College	21-1-0			NCAA National Champion
1949-50	Boston College	14-5-0			NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1950-51	Boston College	12-8-0
1951-52	Boston College	17-3-0
1952-53	Boston College	11-4-1
1953-54	Boston College	17-4-0			NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1954-55	Boston College	13-8-0
1955-56	Boston College	14-7-0			NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1956-57	Boston College	14-7-1
1957-58	Boston College	9-12-2
1958-59	Boston College	20-8-0			NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
1959-60	Boston College	15-8-1
1960-61	Boston College	19-5-1
Boston College:		225-88-7
Boston College Eagles (ECAC Hockey) (1961-62–1971-72)
1961-62	Boston College	15-12-1	13-11-0	12th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1962-63	Boston College	22-9-0	19-5-0	3rd	NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1963-64	Boston College	18-9-1	16-7-1	5th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1964-65	Boston College	24-7-0	15-5-0	2nd	NCAA Runner-Up
1965-66	Boston College	16-12-0	12-10-0	6th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1966-67	Boston College	20-8-0	14-6-0	3rd	ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1967-68	Boston College	19-11-1	14-8-1	7th	NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1968-69	Boston College	19-7-0	16-5-0	2nd	ECAC Quarterfinals
1969-70	Boston College	16-10-0	14-7-0	6th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1970-71	Boston College	11-15-0	9-12-0	10th
1971-72	Boston College	14-16-0	10-11-0	10th
Boston College:		194-116-3	152-87-2
Total:		501-244-15
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

Source:^[8]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Brian @ BCI (2009-02-09). "Mt. Rushmore: John "Snooks" Kelley". B. C. interruption.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame - John "Snooks" Kelley". USA.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
1 2 Chris Fernando (2003-02-03). "The pride of Beantown Beanpot provides a unique taste of Boston". BC Heights.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
1 2 3 "Beanpot Hockey tournament Hall of Fame - John "Snooks" Kelley". Beanpot Hockey.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
↑ "Jack Parker of Boston University is AHCA Men's Division I Coach of the Year". AHCA Hockey.com. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
↑ "John Kelley profile". BC Eagles.CSTV.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
↑ Associated Press (April 11, 1986). "Obituaries - John A. Kelley". New York Times.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
↑ "2012-13 Boston College Eagles Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Boston College Eagles. Retrieved 2014-07-17.

External links

John Kelley's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Harry Cleverly Cooney Weiland	Spencer Penrose Award 1958–59 1971–72	Succeeded by Jack Riley Len Ceglarski

Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey

Playing venues

Boston Arena (1917–1958)
McHugh Forum (1958–1987)
Conte Forum (1988–present)

Head coaches

Bob Fowler (1917–1919)
Walter Falvey (1919–1920)
Fred Rocque (1920–1923, 1925–1927)
Charles Foote (1923–1925)
James Foley (1927–1929)
John "Snooks" Kelley (1932–1942, 1946–1972)
John Temple (1942–1943)
Joseph Glavin (1945–1946)
Len Ceglarski (1972–1992)
Steve Cedorchuk (1992–1994)
Jerry York (1994–present)

Conference affiliations

ECAC Hockey (1961–1984)
Hockey East (1984–present)

Rivalries

All-time leaders

Retired jerseys

National championships

Frozen Four appearances

Conference championships

ECAC Hockey: 1965; 1978
Hockey East: 1987; 1990; 1998; 1999; 2001; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2011; 2012

Hobey Baker Awards

David Emma (1991)
Mike Mottau (2000)
Johnny Gaudreau (2014)

Seasons

1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Bold Italics denotes National Championship season

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