Rick Bennett

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Union
Biographical details
Born	July 24, 1967 (age 57); Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater	Providence College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–05	Providence (assistant)
2005–07	Union (assistant)
2007–11	Union (associate head coach)
2011–present	Union
Head coaching record
Overall	186–122–42 (.591)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2014 NCAA Championship; ECAC Regular Season Championship (2011-12, 2013-14, 2016-17),; ECAC Tournament Championship (2012, 2013, 2014)
Awards
	2014 Spencer Penrose Award; 2014 College Hockey News Coach of the Year ; 2014 USCHO Coach of the Year ; 2012 Tim Taylor Award; 2017 Tim Taylor Award

Rick Bennett
Rick Bennett
Born	July 24, 1967 (age 57); Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers
NHL draft	54th overall, 1986; Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1990–1999

Eric John "Rick" Bennett (born July 24, 1967) is a retired American ice hockey left winger. He is currently the head coach of the Union Dutchmen ice hockey team at Union College where he is under contract to coach through the 2022-23 season.^[1] He has led the Dutchmen to three ECAC Hockey regular season titles (2011–12, 2014-14 & 2016-17), three ECAC Hockey tournament titles (2012, 2013 & 2014), four NCAA Tournament appearances (2012, 2013, 2014 & 2017), two Frozen Fours (2012 & 2014) and one NCAA championship title (2014)by defeating Minnesota. Bennett won ECAC Hockey's Tim Taylor Award for conference coach of the year twice (2012 & 2017) and won the American Hockey Coaches Association's Spencer Penrose Award for NCAA Division I coach of the year in 2014.

Bennett is currently married, has five children and resides in Clifton Park, NY.

Playing career

Bennett was a four-year letterwinner (1986–90) and co-captain at Providence, where he was recognized as a Hobey Baker finalist (1990) and two-time winner of the Lou Lamoriello Trophy as team MVP. He was named an All-American during the 1988-89 season and earned All-Hockey East Second Team honors in 1990. A left-winger, Bennett finished with 134 points (50 goals, 84 assists) in 128 career games. Bennett skated on the famed B-B-G line, along with center Mike Boback and right wing Robbie Gaudreau. Rick, who graduated with a B.A. in general studies, was inducted into the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.^[2]

Bennett was a third-round draft pick (54th overall) of the Minnesota North Stars in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. His draft rights were later traded to the New York Rangers. Bennett appeared in 15 games with the Rangers over three seasons (1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92). Bennett's 10-year professional career also included stints with the Binghamton Rangers (AHL), Springfield Indians (AHL), Hershey Bears (AHL), Springfield Falcons (AHL), Albany River Rats (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL), Jacksonville Lizard Kings (ECHL) and Pee Dee Pride (ECHL). Bennett served as a player assistant coach for the Jacksonville Lizard Kings and Pee Dee Pride.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Union (ECAC Hockey) (2011–present)
2011–12	Union	26–8–7	14–4–4	1st^[4]	NCAA Frozen Four
2012–13	Union	22–13–5	10–8–4	4th^[5]	NCAA Regional Finals
2013–14	Union	32–6–4	18–3–1	1st^[6]	NCAA Champions
2014–15	Union	19–18–2	8–13–1	10th^[7]	ECAC Quarterfinals
2015–16	Union	13–14–9	6–10–6	9th^[8]	ECAC First Round
2016–17	Union	25–10–3	16–4–2	T-1st^[9]	NCAA Regional Semifinals
2017–18	Union	21–15–2	16–5–1	2nd^[10]	ECAC Quarterfinals
2018–19	Union	20–13–6	10–10–2	7th^[11]	ECAC Quarterfinals
2019–20	Union	8–25–4	5–15–2	10th^[12]	ECAC First Round
Union:		186–122–42	103–72–23
Total:		186–122–42
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-Hockey East Rookie Team	1986–87	^[13]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1988–89	^[14]
All-Hockey East Second Team	1989–90	^[15]

References

^ https://www.unionathletics.com/news/2017/8/25/mens-ice-hockey-rick-bennetts-contract-extended.aspx
^ https://www.unionathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=230
^ https://www.unionathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=230
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2011-12/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2012-13/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2014-15/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2016-17/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2017-18/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2018-19/standings
^ http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2019-20/standings
^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Coach Bio from Union College

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nate Leaman Rand Pecknold	Tim Taylor Award 2011–12 2016–17	Succeeded by Rand Pecknold Mike Schafer
Preceded by Norm Bazin	Spencer Penrose Award 2013–14	Succeeded by Mike Hastings
Sporting positions
Preceded by Nate Leaman	Union Dutchmen men's ice hockey Head Coach 2011–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] ttps://www.unionathletics.com/news/2017/8/25/mens-ice-hockey-rick-bennetts-contract-extended.aspx

[2] ttps://www.unionathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=230

[3] ttps://www.unionathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=230

[4] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2011-12/standings

[5] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2012-13/standings

[6] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/standings

[7] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2014-15/standings

[8] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/standings

[9] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2016-17/standings

[10] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2017-18/standings

[11] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2018-19/standings

[12] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2019-20/standings

[13] "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[AHCA-14] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[HE-15] "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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v t e Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey
Formerly the Union Skating Dutchmen and Union Dutchmen
Playing venues	Achilles Rink (1975–2025) Mohawk Harbor Event Center (2025–Future)
Head coaches	Ambrose Clark (1919–1920, 1921–1922, 1923–1924) Elmer Oliphant (1922–1923) Henry Gardner (1924–1925) Harold A. Larrabee (1925–1930) William Harkness (1930–1933) Henry L. Achilles (1933–1935) Arthur C. Lawrence (1935–1936, 1939–1942, 1947–1949) Duke Nelson (1936–1939) Ned Harkness (1975–1977) Bob Driscoll (1978) Charles Morrison (1978–1988) Bruce Delventhal (1988–1996) Stan Moore (1996–1998) Kevin Sneddon (1998–2003) Nate Leaman (2003–2011) Rick Bennett (2011–2022) John Ronan (2022) Josh Hauge (2022–Present)
Seasons	1903–04 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1919–20 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 1947–48 1948–49 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1975–1984) ECAC West (1984–1991) ECAC Hockey (1991–present)
Rivalries	RPI Engineers
All-time leaders	Mike Vecchione (176 Points) Gil Egan (83 Goals) Colin Stevens (53 Wins)
National championships	2014
Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2012 2014
NCAA Tournament appearances	1984 1985 1986 1989 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC West: 1985 ECAC: 2012 2013 2014
Union College Schenectady, NY