Don Vaughan (ice hockey)

Don Vaughan is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. Vaughan has been the head coach at Colgate since 1992–93 and is the programs leader in both wins and tenure.[1] Don resides with his wife, Mariel. Maria Vaughan and Mark Vaughan are his 2 children.

Don Vaughan
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamColgate
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Biographical details
BornAlmonte, Ontario, Canada
Playing career
1980–1981Canton
1981–1984St. Lawrence
1984–1985Enschede Lions
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1985Enschede Lions (player-coach)
1985–1987St. Lawrence (graduate assistant)
1987–1988St. Lawrence (assistant)
1988–1990Cornell (assistant)
1990–1992St. Lawrence (assistant)
1992–2003Colgate
2003–2004Colgate (interim AD)
2004–presentColgate
Head coaching record
Overall429–459–109 (.485)
Tournaments0–3 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2006 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion
Awards
2000 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award
2014 Tim Taylor Award (ECAC Hockey)

Career

Vaughan began his college career at Canton College, playing for the hockey team for one season before transferring to the cross-town St. Lawrence University, a private university. More importantly Vaughan was now playing for a Division I program. Under Mike McShane Vaughan put up respectable numbers in his three seasons[2] as the Saints posted winning records each year and made the 1983 NCAA Tournament,[3] falling to eventual champion Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.[4]

After graduating with a degree in economics Vaughan headed to Europe to serve as the player-coach for the Enschede Lions, an ice hockey club in the Netherlands.[5] One year later he was back in Canton working on a master's degree at his alma mater and working as a graduate assistant for the hockey team, now in the hands of Joe Marsh. Vaughan received a post-graduate degree in 1987 and left St. Lawrence a year later, after the Saints had finished as runners-up in the 1988 Tournament, to accept an assistant coaching position at Cornell. The Big Red played well during his time there, producing winning marks each year, but Vaughan found himself back at St. Lawrence for a third tour of duty in 1990.

In 1991 long-time Colgate coach Terry Slater died suddenly[6] and, after the season was finished under Brian Durocher, Vaughan was picked to replace him. The initial seasons were a bit lacking but Vaughan built the program back to its winning ways soon enough, giving the Colgate faithful a 20-win season in 1994–95 which started them on to six consecutive winning seasons culminating with their first NCAA tournament berth in a decade.[1] The season finished with Vaughan being awarded the 2000 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award.[7]

In 2003 Vaughan agreed to serve out the season as Colgate's interim athletic director, allowing long-time assistant Stan Moore to assume control of the team for the year.[8] The Raiders performed exceptionally in his absence, winning a regular season title and earning Moore his own Coach of the Year Award. Not to be outdone, when Vaughen returned the following season he pushed Colgate to a 25-win season (the second-highest total in school history), earning him a second tournament berth which he followed up by winning his first regular season title.[9]

After that the team began to flounder, failing to produce a winning season until 2011–12, but it wasn't all bad news for Vaughan as Colgate established an endowed hockey chair named in his honor.[10] The Raiders rebounded to earn their third tournament berth during his tenure (in 2014), earning him a second league Coach of the Year Award.

Career statistics[2]
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 3111233410—————
1982–83 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 3615153040—————
1983–84 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 2915112620—————
NCAA totals 96 41 49 90 70 — — — — —

Head coaching record[11]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1992–2001)
1992–93 Colgate 13–18–39–13–0t-8thECAC Quarterfinals
1993–94 Colgate 14–17–210–10–27thECAC Quarterfinals
1994–95 Colgate 20–16–112–9–1t-3rdECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1995–96 Colgate 17–13–413–5–45thECAC Quarterfinals
1996–97 Colgate 16–14–310–9–37thECAC Preliminary Round
1997–98 Colgate 16–15–47–12–3t-5thECAC First Round
1998–99 Colgate 19–12–412–8–2t-5thECAC Four vs. Five
1999-00 Colgate 24–9–214–4–22ndNCAA East Regional Quarterfinals
2000–01 Colgate 10–20–48–13–111th
Colgate: 149–134–2795–83–18
Colgate Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (2001–2003)
2001–02 Colgate 13–19–210–10–2t-6thECAC First Round
2002–03 Colgate 17–19–49–10–3t-7thECAC Quarterfinals
Colgate: 30–38–619–20–5
Colgate Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (2004–present)
2004–05 Colgate 25–11–314–5–33rdNCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2005–06 Colgate 20–13–614–6–2t-1stECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
2006–07 Colgate 15–21–47–12–3t-8thECAC Quarterfinals
2007–08 Colgate 18–18–68–9–58thECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
2008–09 Colgate 12–18–76–11–510thECAC First Round
2009–10 Colgate 15–15–612–8–24thECAC Quarterfinals
2010–11 Colgate 11–28–34–15–312thECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
2011–12 Colgate 19–17–311–10–1t-4thECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
2012–13 Colgate 14–18–46–13–311thECAC First Round
2013–14 Colgate 20–14–513–6–32ndNCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2014–15 Colgate 22–12–411–7–4t-4thECAC Runner-Up
2015–16 Colgate 11–24–26–14–210thECAC First Round
2016–17 Colgate 9–22–66–13–310thECAC First Round
2017–18 Colgate 17–17–610–9–3t-5thECAC First Round
2018–19 Colgate 10–23–37–12–310thECAC First Round
2019–20 Colgate 12–16–88–9–58thTournament Cancelled
Colgate: 250–287–76143–159–50
Total:429–459–109

      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

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See also

References
  1. "Colgate Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  2. "Don Vaughan". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  3. "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  4. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  5. "Don Vaughan". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  6. "Terry Slater, 54, Dies; Colgate Hockey Coach". New York Times. 1991-12-06. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  7. "ECAC Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  8. "Vaughan named interim athletics director". Colgate Raiders. September 2003. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  9. "2012–13 Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Staff". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  10. "Colgate establishes men's ice hockey chair". Colgate University. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  11. "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Marsh
Rand Pecknold		 Tim Taylor Award
1999–2000
2013–14		 Succeeded by
Mark Morris
Greg Carvel
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