Joseph Petroski

Joseph Petroski
Biographical details
Born	October 24, 1920; Exeter, New Hampshire
Died	August 26, 2010 (aged 89); Exeter, New Hampshire
Alma mater	Miami University; University of New Hampshire; Harvard University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1951	New Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall	9–20–0

Joseph John 'Pat' Petroski (October 24, 1920 – August 26, 2010) was an ice hockey head coach for New Hampshire.^[1]

Career

Petroski attended Miami University after graduating from Exeter High School in 1939.^[2] He left school to join the US Army and served in the signal corps during World War II. After returning home he attended the University of New Hampshire and received a BS in education and athletics. His first job was as a coach for his alma mater for the football, lacrosse and ice hockey programs. As the head coach for the ice hockey team Petroski has a subpar first season. Afterwards the region suffered from unseasonably warm weather and the Wildcats would only play seven games over the next two years (losing them all).^[3] When the weather started to return to normal for the 1950–51 season the team began to improve, finishing with a 5–4 record, but Petroski stepped down at the end of the campaign to focus on finishing his Master's degree.

He earned a PhD in education from Harvard University in 1960 and embarked on a long career in school administration. Over the course of his career he was a Principal, Head Master, Superintendent, Director of Extensions and Summer School and Professor of Education.

Personal life

Petroski married his wife Ethel (née Simpson) in 1949 and they had one daughter named Ann. Joseph died at his home in August 2010 at the age of 89.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
New Hampshire Wildcats Independent (1947–1951)
1947–48	New Hampshire	4–9–0
1948–49	New Hampshire	0–3–0
1949–50	New Hampshire	0–4–0
1950–51	New Hampshire	5–4–0
New Hampshire:		9–20–0
Total:		9–20–0
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

^ "Joseph Petroski Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
^ "Joseph John Petroski". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
^ "Wildcat Hockey: Ice Hockey at the University of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Wildcats. October 2002. ISBN 9780738511023. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

[1] "Joseph Petroski Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.

[2] "Joseph John Petroski". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.

[3] "Wildcat Hockey: Ice Hockey at the University of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Wildcats. October 2002. ISBN 9780738511023. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

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v t e New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the New Hampshire Bulls
Playing venues	UNH Ice Rink (1926–1955) Harry C. Batchelder Rink (1955–1965) Snively Arena (1965–1995) Whittemore Center (1995–present)
Head coaches	Hank Swasey (1924–1925) Ernest Christensen (1925–1936, 1937–1938) Carl Lundholm (1936–1937) George Thurston (1938–1939) Anthony Dougal (1939–1943, 1946–1947) Joseph Petroski (1947–1951) Horace "Pepper" Martin (1951–1962) A. Barr Snively (1962–1964) Rube Bjorkman (1964–1968) Charlie Holt (1968–1986) Bob Kullen (1986–1987, 1988–1990) Dave O'Connor (1987–1988) Dick Umile (1990–2018) Michael Souza (2018–present)
Seasons	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 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964, 1966–1984) ECAC 2 (1964–1966) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth Maine
All-time leaders	Ralph Cox (243 Points) Ralph Cox (127 Goals) Kevin Regan (70 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1977 1979 1982 1998 1999 2002 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1979 1982 1983 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1979 Hockey East: 2002 2003
Hobey Baker winners	Jason Krog (1999)