The Watertown native and BC alum coached the Eagles to their 3rd national title in April, defeating Notre Dame 4-1 in the title game. BC also won the Hockey East tournament, as well as the Beanpot.
Before coming back to Chestnut Hill in 1994, York coached Clarkson, winning Division 1 Coach of the Year Honors in 1977. He then moved on to Bowling Green State, where he coached the Falcons to multiple conference titles, and a National Championship in 1984. It would be his first of three Championships.
He took over a struggling BC program in 1994. By 1998, he and the Eagles were back in the NCAA Tournament after a 6 year absence. BC advanced to the finals that year.
A list of BC's accomplishments during York's tenure:
4 Beanpots (94, 01, 04, 08)
4 Hockey East regular season titles (01, 03, 04, 05)
6 Hockey East tournament titles (98, 99, 01, 05, 07, 08)
10 NCAA tournament appearances (98, 99, 00, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08)
8 Frozen Four appearances (98, 99, 00, 01, 04, 06, 07, 08)
6 Finals appearances (98, 00, 01, 06, 07, 08)
2 National Championships (01, 08)
He has 813 career wins and counting, the most among active coaches, and the second most in NCAA history. He's turned Boston College into a consistently powerful program, among the best in the country, if not the best.
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