Legendary Boston College coach Jerry York was named to the Class of 2020 for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and will be formally inducted in December 2021 along with Dean Blais, Tony Granato and Jenny Potter. York will become the 10th Eagle overall and third BC head coach to earn induction into the U.S....
Legendary Boston College coach Jerry York was named to the Class of 2020 for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and will be formally inducted in December 2021 along with Dean Blais, Tony Granato and Jenny Potter.
York will become the 10th Eagle overall and third BC head coach to earn induction into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, joining two of his predecessors John "Snooks" Kelley (1974) and Len Ceglarski (1992). He was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame last November in Toronto, becoming the first-ever inductee to coach exclusively at the NCAA level.
The 2020-21 season will mark York's 49th as a Division 1 head coach and his 27th at BC. College hockey's all-time winningest coach with 1,091 career wins, his legendary career has spanned 26 years (1994-present) at his alma mater, 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green, and seven years (1972-79) at Clarkson.
At that time, some of those who know him best — current and former players and coaches — spoke to NEHJ about what he has meant to the game and their own careers: Talking about the quiet genius of BC’s Jerry York
The 2020-21 season will mark York's 49th as a Division 1 head coach and his 27th at BC. College hockey's all-time winningest coach with 1,091 career wins, his legendary career has spanned 26 years (1994-present) at his alma mater, 15 years (1979-94) at Bowling Green, and seven years (1972-79) at Clarkson.
During his time at the Heights, York (Watertown, Mass.) has earned four NCAA championships (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012), nine Hockey East tournament titles, 11 Hockey East regular-season championships, and 12 Frozen Four berths. He has led 23 of his teams to 25 or more wins and is the all-time leader in NCAA tournament wins with 41.
York scored 134 points (64 goals and 70 assists) in his 81-game Boston College career as a three-year letterman from 1964-67. He still ranks top-30 among the school's all-time leaders in career goals and top-40 in career points.
Other Eagles in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame: Len Ceglarski (1992), John Cunniff (2003), Brian Gionta (2019), Bill Guerin (2013), Craig Janney (2016), John "Snooks" Kelley (1974), Brian Leetch (2008), Joe Mullen (1998) and Tim Sheehy (1997).
