Guy Gadowsky

Guy Gadowsky
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Penn State
Conference	Big Ten
Record	202–181–28 (.526)
Biographical details
Born	August 10, 1967 (age 57); Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
Alma mater	Colorado College
Playing career
1984–1985	Fort Saskatchewan Traders
1985–1989	Colorado College
1991–1992	San Diego Gulls (1990–95)
1991–1993	Richmond Renegades
1992–1993	St. John's Maple Leafs
1993–1994	Canadian National Team
1993–1994	Straubing EHC
1994–1995	Prince Edward Island Senators
1995–1996	Fresno Falcons
Position(s)	Right wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996	Oklahoma Coyotes
1996–1997	Fresno Falcons
1996–1997	San Jose Rhinos
1997–1998	Fresno Fighting Falcons
1998–1999	Fresno Falcons
1999–2004	Alaska–Fairbanks
2004–2011	Princeton
2011–Present	Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall	388–393–65 (.497)
Tournaments	2–5 (.286)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2008 ECAC Tournament champion; 2017 Big Ten Tournament champion;
Awards
	2002 CCHA Coach of the Year; 2008 Tim Taylor Award; 2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year;

Guy Gadowsky (born August 10, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Gadowsky is currently the head coach of the Penn State University men's ice hockey team.

Early life

Gadowsky attended Strathcona High School alongside sports broadcaster Gord Miller.^[1]

Career

Gadowsky played collegiate hockey at Colorado College and played professional hockey for the San Diego Gulls, Richmond Renegades, St. John's Maple Leafs and Prince Edward Island Senators, and Fresno Falcons.^[2] He also represented Canada on the 1993–94 Canada men's national ice hockey team, recording three goals and three assists in six games.^[2] Gadowsky also spent one season with the San Jose Rhinos professional roller hockey team in 1994.^[2]

Following his retirement as a player in 1996, Gadowsky spent three seasons as the head coach of the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League, leading the team to three straight Taylor Cup playoff appearances. In 1999, he became the head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks and coached the team for five seasons. In 2004 Gadowsky was hired as the head coach at Princeton University.^[3] During his tenure at Princeton he led the Tigers to the 2008 ECAC Hockey Championship and to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009.^[4] On April 25, 2011 he became the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team,^[5] becoming the program's first varsity head coach in the NCAA era for Penn State. Gadowsky took over the program starting in the 2011–12 season, during the team's transition from ACHA DI level to NCAA Division I.^[6] The team finished the regular season with a record of 27–4 and received a bid to the 2012 ACHA DI National Tournament as the number one seed and ranked first in the ACHA.^[7] The team defeated West Virginia 4–1, followed by Oklahoma 6–3 in the first rounds of the tournament before Penn State lost 3–5 to Oakland (MI) in the semifinal round.^[8] In first year as head coach of Penn State, the team finished the season with an overall record of 29–5.^[8]

Head coaching record

Minor League

Team	Year	Regular season							Post Season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
Fresno Falcons	1996–97	64	38	20	0	6	82	3rd in WCHL	Lost in 1st round
Fresno Fighting Falcons	1997–98	64	33	29	0	2	68	3rd in WCHL Southern Div.	Lost in 1st round
Fresno Falcons	1998–99	70	35	31	0	4	74	2nd in WCHL Southern Div.	Lost in 2nd round
Total		198	106	80	0	12	224

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks (CCHA) (1999–2004)
1999–00	Alaska–Fairbanks	6–25–3	4–22–3	12th
2000–01	Alaska–Fairbanks	9–19–8	7–14–7	t-9th	CCHA First Round
2001–02	Alaska–Fairbanks	22–12–3	15–10–3	4th	CCHA Quarterfinals
2002–03	Alaska–Fairbanks	15–14–7	10–11–7	t-8th	CCHA First Round
2003–04	Alaska–Fairbanks	16–19–1	14–13–1	6th	CCHA First Round
Alaska–Fairbanks:		68–89–22	50–70–21
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (2004–2011)
2004–05	Princeton	8–20–3	6–14–2	10th	ECAC First Round
2005–06	Princeton	10–18–3	7–12–3	t-9th	ECAC First Round
2006–07	Princeton	15–16–3	10–10–2	t-6th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2007–08	Princeton	21–14–0	14–8–0	2nd	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2008–09	Princeton	22–12–1	14–8–0	3rd	NCAA West Regional Semifinals
2009–10	Princeton	12–16–3	8–12–2	8th	ECAC First Round
2010–11	Princeton	17–13–2	11–9–2	t-4th	ECAC First Round
Princeton:		105–109–15	70–73–11
Penn State Nittany Lions (ACHA) (2011–2012)
2011–12	Penn State	29–5–0		1st	ACHA Semifinals
Penn State:		29–5–0
Penn State Nittany Lions Independent (2012–2013)
2012–13	Penn State	13–14–0
Penn State:		13–14–0
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten) (2013–present)
2013–14	Penn State	8–26–2	3–16–1–0	6th	Big Ten Semifinals
2014–15	Penn State	18–15–4	10–9–1	4th	Big Ten Quarterfinals
2015–16	Penn State	21–13–4	10–9–1–1	3rd	Big Ten Semifinals
2016–17	Penn State	25–12–2	10–9–1–0	4th	NCAA Midwest Regional Finals
2017–18	Penn State	18–15–5	9–10–5–2	4th	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2018–19	Penn State	22–15–2	11–12–1–1	4th	Big Ten Runner-Up
2019–20	Penn State	20–10–4	12–8–4–1	1st	Tournament Cancelled
2020–21	Penn State	10–12–0	7–10–0	5th	Big Ten Semifinals
2021–22	Penn State	17–20–1	6–17–1	T–5th	Big Ten Semifinals
2022–23	Penn State	22–16–1	10–13–1	T–5th	NCAA Midwest Regional Final
2023–24	Penn State	15–18–3	7–14–3	6th	Big Ten Quarterfinals
2024–25	Penn State	6–9–0	0–8–0
Penn State:		202–181–28 (.526)	95–125–19 (.437)
Total:		388–393–65 (.497)
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

^ Mandarino, Mikey (November 15, 2017). "Guy Gadowsky Reconnects With Former High School Classmate And NHL Commentator Gord Miller During Notre Dame Series". onwardstate.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Guy Gadowsky". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ Wodon, Adam (May 8, 2004). "The Right Guy". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ Wodon, Adam (March 27, 2008). "Gadowsky Leads Princeton Back to NCAAs". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ Horgan, Candace (April 25, 2011). "Gadowsky pumped for 'exciting situation' at Penn State". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ Staff (April 24, 2011). "Penn State names Gadowsky its first varsity men's coach". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ "2011–2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #9". ACHA. February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Pickel, Greg (March 6, 2012). "Penn State Hockey: Icers Upset in ACHA semifinals, Ending Era at Club Level". State College News. Retrieved March 6, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Guy Gadowsky career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
Guy Gadowsky's biography at GoPSUSports.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Enrico Blasi	CCHA Coach of the Year 2001–02	Succeeded by Bob Daniels
Preceded by Joe Marsh	Tim Taylor Award 2007–08	Succeeded by Keith Allain
Preceded by Don Lucia	Big Ten Coach of the Year 2014–15	Succeeded by Red Berenson

[1] Mandarino, Mikey (November 15, 2017). "Guy Gadowsky Reconnects With Former High School Classmate And NHL Commentator Gord Miller During Notre Dame Series". onwardstate.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

[ihdprof-2] "Guy Gadowsky". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[princehire-3] Wodon, Adam (May 8, 2004). "The Right Guy". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[prinback-4] Wodon, Adam (March 27, 2008). "Gadowsky Leads Princeton Back to NCAAs". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[excitsit-5] Horgan, Candace (April 25, 2011). "Gadowsky pumped for 'exciting situation' at Penn State". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 26, 2011.

[Gad1-6] Staff (April 24, 2011). "Penn State names Gadowsky its first varsity men's coach". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[7] "2011–2012 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #9". ACHA. February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

[endera-8] Pickel, Greg (March 6, 2012). "Penn State Hockey: Icers Upset in ACHA semifinals, Ending Era at Club Level". State College News. Retrieved March 6, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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v t e Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Alaska Agricultural College Nanooks and Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks
Playing venues	Carlson Center (1990–present)
Head coaches	Alfred Bastress (1935–1939) Joe Gerlach (1940–1941) Jim Welsch (1949–1950) Coach Urick (1950–1951) Coach Gilhooley (1953–1954) Chris Christensen (1954–1955) Ken Smith (1956–1957) Bill Borland (1957–1958) Bill Daltri (1960–1963) Larry Bidlake (1963–1964) Jack Peterson (1964–1965) Ed Armstrong (1965–1966) Jim Perry (1967–1969) Fred Stevenson (1969–1971) Gary Weitz (1971–1972) Ray Korkiala (1972–1973) Bob Gaddis (1973–1974) Tim Homan (1977–1978) Ric Schafer (1980–1987) Don Lucia (1987–1993) Dave Laurion (1993–1999) Guy Gadowsky (1999–2004) Tavis MacMillan (2004–2007) Doc DelCastillo (2007–2008) Dallas Ferguson (2008–2017) Lance West (2017–2018) Erik Largen (2018–present)
Seasons	1925–26 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 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 1977–78 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	Great West (1985–1988) CCHA (1995–2013) WCHA (2013–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 (vacated)
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK

v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 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 1942–43 1945–46 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 1999–2000 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	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
Princeton University Princeton, NJ

v t e Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Penn State Ice Pavilion (2012–2013) Pegula Ice Arena (2013–present)
Head coaches	Lorne Campbell (1909–1910) Arthur Davis (1940–1944) James O'Hora (1946–1947) Guy Gadowsky (2012–present)
Seasons	1909–10 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1946–47 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	Intercollegiate League (1909–1910) Big Ten (2013–Present)
Culture & lore	Three Rivers Classic
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Nate Sucese (140 Points) Nate Sucese (61 Goals) Peyton Jones (76 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2017 2018 2023
Pennsylvania State University State College, PA