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Head Coach - Bill Fitzgerald
Bill Fitzgerald has been involved with University of Scranton ice hockey for 17 years.
The Needham, Massachusetts native came on board in 1991 and lent
his expertise as an assistant for three years before taking over as
head coach in 1994. Since that time, he has led
the Ice Royals to a 136-211-11-3 overall record, including a University
single-season record 16 wins in 1998. In addition to being
Scranton’s all-time leader in wins and winning percentage, he has
led the Ice Royals to three winning seasons and to 10-or-more
wins in a season nine times.
In 2003, Fitzgerald was named the
Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year after leading
the Ice Royals to an 11-15-0-1 overall record, including a 9-9 mark in
league play. Scranton also advanced to the ECHA playoffs for the
second time in the last four seasons and finished fourth overall.
The Ice Royals once again qualified for the ECHA post-season tournament
in 2004 and again placed fourth. In 2006, Scranton
established a record for most wins against ECHA competition with 10 and
qualified for the ECHA tournament en route to a 13-11 record.
Included in that mark was a school-record 11 game winning streak.
Individually, seven of his players have earned ECHA all-star honors,
including Dan Stallone, who own the distinction
of being the first first-team selection in Ice Royals’ history.
Fitzgerald has worked diligently to promote the sport of ice hockey in
northeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to establishing the
Royals’ annual alumni game, he founded and currently serves as
director of hockey operations for the Pocono Pirates. He was also
instrumental in starting the ice hockey program at Scranton Preparatory
School. He is ice hockey event coordinator for the Pocono region
of the Keystone State Games and serves as supervisor of off-ice
officials for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the minor league
affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
He is a 1969 graduate of
Boston College.
To contact
Bill Fitzgerald:
Phone: (570) 346-3300
Fax: (570) 346-6106
E-mail
Awards
& Honors
Eastern
Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) Coach of the Year (2003)
Eastern
Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) Post-Season Tournament Appearances
(4)
(2000, 2003 {4th},
2004 {4th}, 2006)
Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) Post-Season Tournament Appearances (1)
(2008)
All-Eastern
Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) Selections (7)
Chris Brearey (2nd team, 2006)
Curt Butcher
(honorable mention, 2004)
Kyle Eaton (2nd
team, 2003; honorable mention, 2002 & 2004)
Dan Hertler (honorable mention, 2006)
Harry Lawall (honorable mention, 2006)
Tim Polcari (3rd team, 2005)
Dan Stallone
(3rd team, 2005; 1st team, 2006, 2007)
Winning Seasons (3)
1998 (16-8), 1999 (13-11), 2006 (13-11)
10-or-more
Win Seasons (9)
1997 (10), 1998
(16), 1999 (13), 2001 (11), 2002 (12), 2003 (11), 2005 (10), 2006 (13), 2008 (10)
The University of Scranton All-Time Coaching Record
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