Brian Riley

Brian Riley
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Army
Biographical details
Born (1959-07-19) July 19, 1959
West Point, NY, USA
Playing career
1977–1978 New Hampton School
1978–1979 Waterloo Black Hawks
1979–1983 Brown
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1987 SUNY-Plattsburgh
1987–1988 Lowell (assistant)
1989–1996 Army (assistant)
1996–1998 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
1999–2004 Army (assistant)
2004–present Army
Head coaching record
Overall 145–246–65 (.389)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2008 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion
Awards
2006 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2007 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2008 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year

Brian Riley is an American ice hockey coach and the third consecutive member of his family to coach at Army.[1]

Career

Brian Riley made his debut at the college ranks as a freshman for Brown in 1979. While the team didn't enjoy much success in his four years there,[2] Riley was able to use the experience to begin a college coaching career a year after graduating in 1983 when he became an assistant at SUNY-Plattsburgh. After three seasons Riley jumped up to the Division I ranks with Lowell but remained at the job for only one season.

Riley returned to his hometown of West Point in 1989–90 as an assistant coach under his brother Rob, remaining there until 1996 when he left to take on his first head coaching job at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, a preeminent prep school. Riley coached the Sabres for two years before leaving to return to West Point, remaining as an assistant until his brother stepped down as head coach in 2004, making way for Brian to run the family business.[3]

Since taking control of the team Riley has led the Black Knights through a relatively stable period in the program's history, having remained in the same conference for at least his first ten seasons and even producing a conference regular season title in 2007–08 (Army's first).[4]

College Head coaching record[5]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Army Black Knights (Atlantic Hockey) (2004–05–present)
2004–05 Army 7–21–3 5–16–3 8th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2005–06 Army 12–18–6 10–12–6 5th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2006–07 Army 17–12–5 15–8–5 3rd Atlantic Hockey Runner-Up
2007–08 Army 19–14–4 17–8–3 1st Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2008–09 Army 11–19–6 10–12–6 6th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2009–10 Army 11–18–7 10–12–6 6th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2010–11 Army 11–20–4 10–13–4 9th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2011–12 Army 4–23–7 3–19–5 12th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2012–13 Army 7–22–5 7–15–5 11th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2013–14 Army 6–28–0 5–22–0 12th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2014–15 Army 8–22–4 8–16–4 9th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2015–16 Army 14–15–9 8–11–9 t-6th Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2016-17 Army 18–14–5 15–10–3 t-3rd Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
Army: 145–246–65 123–174–59
Total: 145–246–65

      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

References

  1. ↑ "Army Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Brown Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Brian Riley". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Standings". College Hockey Historical Archiveights. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  5. ↑ "2011–12 Army hockey media guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Rand Pecknold		 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08 		Succeeded by


Ryan Soderquist
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