Rand Pecknold
Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach of the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team.[1] He took over the program at Quinnipiac in 1994 and led the transition from Division 2 to Division 1. Since moving to Division 1 in the 1998–1999 season he has led the Bobcats to 17 consecutive winning seasons the longest stretch after Michigan's streak of 25 years was broken in the 2012–13 season. In the 19th season behind the bench he led the Bobcats to the 2013 Frozen Four where they lost the National Championship to archrival Yale. In the 2014–2015 season Coach Rand Pecknold reached 400 career wins, making him the 33rd D1 Head Coach to reach such a feat. Rand Pecknold once again led the Bobcats to the Frozen Four in 2015-16 where they fell in the National Championship to North Dakota 5-1.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Quinnipiac |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 4, 1967 Bedford, New Hampshire |
| Alma mater | Connecticut College (1990) |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1990 | Connecticut College |
| Position(s) | Defense |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–93 | Connecticut College (assistant) |
| 1994–present | Quinnipiac |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 532–318–93 (.613) |
| Tournaments | 7–6 (.538) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1999 MAAC Champion 2000 MAAC Champion 2002 MAAC Tournament Champion 2005 Atlantic Hockey Champion 2013 ECAC Hockey Champion 2015 ECAC Hockey Champion 2016 ECAC Hockey Champion 2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion 2019 ECAC Hockey Champion | |
| Awards | |
| 2005 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year 2013 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year 2016 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year 2016 College Hockey News Coach of the Year 2016 Spencer Penrose Award | |
| Records | |
| Quinnipiac school record for wins: (511) | |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac Braves (ECAC South) (1994–1997) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Quinnipiac | 6–15–1 | 5–8–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Quinnipiac | 11–12–4 | 6–3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1996–97 | Quinnipiac | 13–12–2 | 8–6–0 | 4th | |||||
| Quinnipiac: | 30–39–7 | ||||||||
| Quinnipiac Braves (Division III Independent) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Quinnipiac | 19–3–1 | |||||||
| Quinnipiac: | 19–3–1 | ||||||||
| Quinnipiac Braves (MAAC) (1998–2002) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Quinnipiac | 26–6–2 | 22–4–2 | 1st | MAAC Semifinals | ||||
| 1999–00 | Quinnipiac | 27–6–3 | 23–1–2 | 1st | MAAC Semifinals | ||||
| 2000–01 | Quinnipiac | 22–11–4 | 17–7–2 | 2nd | MAAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2001–02 | Quinnipiac | 20–13–5 | 15–6–5 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Quinnipiac: | 95–36–14 | 77–18–11 | |||||||
| Quinnipiac Bobcats (MAAC) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Quinnipiac | 22–13–1 | 18–7–1 | 2nd | MAAC Runner-Up | ||||
| Quinnipiac: | 22–13–1 | 18–7–1 | |||||||
| Quinnipiac Bobcats (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Quinnipiac | 15–14–6 | 12–6–6 | 3rd | Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2004–05 | Quinnipiac | 21–13–3 | 16–6–2 | 1st | Atlantic Hockey Runner-Up | ||||
| Quinnipiac: | 36–27–9 | 28–12–8 | |||||||
| Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey) (2005–Present) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Quinnipiac | 20–18–1 | 8–13–1 | 10th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2006–07 | Quinnipiac | 21–14–5 | 10–8–4 | 5th | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2007–08 | Quinnipiac | 20–15–4 | 9–9–4 | 6th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Quinnipiac | 18–18–3 | 9–10–3 | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2009–10 | Quinnpiac | 20–18–2 | 11–11–0 | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2010–11 | Quinnipiac | 16–15–8 | 6–9–7 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2011–12 | Quinnipiac | 20–14–6 | 9–8–5 | 5th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2012–13 | Quinnipiac | 30–8–5 | 17–2–3 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2013–14 | Quinnipiac | 24–10–6 | 12–6–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Quinnipiac | 23–12–4 | 16–3–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Quinnipiac | 32–4–7 | 16–1–5 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2016–17 | Quinnipiac | 23–15–2 | 13–8–2 | 5th | ECAC Semifinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | Quinnipiac | 16–18–4 | 9-11-2 | 9th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Quinnipiac | 26–10–2 | 14-6-2 | 1st | NCAA Midwest Regional Finals | ||||
| 2019–20 | Quinnipiac | 21–11–2 | 14-6-2 | 3rd | Tournament Cancelled | ||||
| Quinnipiac: | 532–318–93 | ||||||||
| Total: | 532–318–93 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database
- Rand Pecknold career record at College Hockey News
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Pearl |
Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year 2004–05 |
Succeeded by Brian Riley |
| Preceded by Rick Bennett Greg Carvel |
Tim Taylor Award 2012–13 2015–16 |
Succeeded by Don Vaughan Rick Bennett |
| Preceded by Mike Hastings |
Spencer Penrose Award 2015–16 |
Succeeded by Jim Montgomery |