Nate Leaman - Wikipedia

Nate Leaman
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Providence
Conference	Hockey East
Record	79–58–19
Biographical details
Born	(1972-11-27) November 27, 1972 (age 51) Centerville, Ohio
Alma mater	SUNY Cortland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999	Maine (asst.)
1999–2003	Harvard (asst.)
2003–2011	Union
2011–	Providence

Head coaching record
Overall	217–185–54
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1999 NCAA Championship (as assistant coach) 2015 NCAA Championship (as head coach)
Awards
Spencer Penrose Award (2010–11) Tim Taylor Award (2009–10, 2010–11)

Nate Leaman (born November 27, 1972) is an American ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach for Providence. He was previously head coach at Union.

Leaman grew up in Kettering, Ohio, not playing hockey until he was a teenager.^[1] He attended SUNY Cortland, where he played on the hockey team, and graduated in 1997.^[2] He was inducted into the Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame in September 2014.^[2]

After Mark Mazzoleni resigned as Harvard head coach in June 2004, Leaman was reported to be considered for the position.^[3] However, he announced that he would not pursue the Harvard job and remain at Union.^[4]

Leaman was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the 2009–10 season^[5] and the 2010–11 season.^[6] He also won the Spencer Penrose Award for the 2010–11 season.^[7]

In April 2011, Leaman was hired to coach the Providence Friars.^[8] In September 2013, Leaman signed a contract extension with Providence through the 2020–21 season.^[9]^[10]

In 2014–15, after leading Providence to winning the national championship, Leaman was named USCHO Coach of the Year.^[11]

College head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Union Dutchmen (ECAC Hockey) (2003–2011)
2003–04	Union	14–17–5	8–11–3	8th
2004–05	Union	13–22–2	8–13–1	8th
2005–06	Union	16–16–6	9–9–4	T–6th
2006–07	Union	14–19–3	7–14–1	12th
2007–08	Union	15–14–6	10–7–5	T–4th
2008–09	Union	19–17–3	9–11–2	T–8th
2009–10	Union	21–12–6	12–6–4	3rd
2010–11	Union	26–10–4	17–3–2	1st	NCAA First Round
Union:		138–127–35 (.518)
Providence Friars (Hockey East) (2011–present)
2011–12	Providence	14–20–4	10–14–3	7th
2012–13	Providence	17–14–7	13–8–6	T–3rd
2013–14	Providence	22–11–6	11–7–2	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2014–15	Providence	26–13–2	13–8–1	2nd	NCAA Champions
2015–16	Providence
Providence:		79–58–19 (.567)
Total:		217–185–54 (.535)
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

^ "Providence's Leaman takes unconventional road, with a primary assist from Shawn Walsh". USCHO.com Blogs :: Frozen Four Blog.
^ ^a ^b "Leaman going into Cortland C-Club Hall". USCHO.com.
^ "Harvard Zeroes In on Donato". USCHO.com.
^ "Leaman Confirms He'll Remain At Union". USCHO.com.
^ "Union's Leaman is ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year". USCHO.com.
^ "Union dominates ECAC awards". USCHO.com.
^ "Union coach Leaman wins Spencer Penrose Award". USCHO.com.
^ "Spencer Penrose Award winner Leaman moves to Providence". USCHO.com.
^ Mark Divver. "PC signs Leaman to four-year contract extension". providencejournal.com.
^ "Leaman inks contract extension at Providence". USCHO.com.
^ "USCHO coach of the year Leaman builds another championship-level program". USCHO.com.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Wayne Wilson	Spencer Penrose Award 2010–11	Succeeded by Bob Daniels
Preceded by Keith Allain	Tim Taylor Award 2009–10 2010–11	Succeeded by Rick Bennett
Preceded by David Quinn	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 2015–16	Succeeded by Incumbent

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
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

v t e Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 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
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250 Points) Rob Gaudreau (103 Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins)
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	1964 1983 1985 2015 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances	1964 1978 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1996 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1964 1981 Hockey East: 1985 1996
Providence College · Providence, RI

v t e Current men's head coaches of the Hockey East
Greg Brown (Boston College) Jay Pandolfo (Boston University) Ben Barr (Maine) Scott Borek (Merrimack) Michael Souza (New Hampshire) Jerry Keefe (Northeastern) Nate Leaman (Providence) Mike Cavanaugh (UConn) Greg Carvel (UMass) Norm Bazin (UMass Lowell) Steve Wiedler (Vermont)

v t e Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Alumni Field Rink (1922–1924) Alfond Arena (1977–present)
Coaches	Cuddy Murphy (1922–1923) Stanley Wallace (1923–1924) Jack Semler (1977–1984) Shawn Walsh (1984–1995, 1996–2001) Greg Cronin (1995–1996) Tim Whitehead (2001–2013) Red Gendron (2013–2021) Ben Barr (2021–Present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 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
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1977–1979) ECAC Hockey (1979–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Boston University
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic 42–1–2
All-time leaders	Jim Montgomery (301 Points) Jean-Yves Roy (108 Goals) Garth Snow/Scott King (66 Wins)
National championships	1993 1999
Frozen Four appearances	1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2012 2024
Conference Tournament titles	Hockey East: 1989 1992 1993 2000 2004
Hobey Baker winners	Scott Pellerin (1992) Paul Kariya (1993)
University of Maine Orono, ME

v t e Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 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
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250 Points) Rob Gaudreau (103 Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins)
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	1964 1983 1985 2015 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances	1964 1978 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1996 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1964 1981 Hockey East: 1985 1996
Providence College · Providence, RI

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