John James MacInnes (July 1, 1925 – March 6, 1983) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and NCAA hockey head coach. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1925 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 6, 1983 (aged 57) Houghton, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1945–1950 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Goaltender |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1982 | Michigan Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 555–295–39 (.646) |
| Tournaments | 12–8 (.600) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1960 WCHA Tournament champion 1962 WCHA regular season champion 1962 WCHA tournament champion 1962 NCAA National Champion 1963 WCHA regular season champion 1963 WCHA tournament champion 1965 WCHA tournament champion 1965 NCAA national champion 1966 WCHA regular season champion 1969 WCHA regular season champion 1969 WCHA tournament champion 1970 WCHA tournament champion 1971 WCHA regular season champion 1974 WCHA regular season champion 1974 WCHA tournament champion 1975 WCHA tournament champion 1975 NCAA national champion 1976 WCHA regular season champion 1976 WCHA tournament champion | |
| Awards | |
| 1960 WCHA Coach of the Year 1962 WCHA Coach of the Year 1966 WCHA Coach of the Year 1970 Spencer Penrose Award 1971 WCHA Coach of the Year 1972 Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame 1976 WCHA Coach of the Year 1976 Spencer Penrose Award 1984 Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame 1986 Lester Patrick Trophy 1999 Legends of College Hockey Award 2007 United States Hockey Hall of Fame | |
Playing career
editMacInnes was a goalie at the University of Michigan, helping the Wolverines to a pair of league titles and a third-place finish at the 1950 NCAA championship. MacInnes also played for farm teams of the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings before becoming director of the Ann Arbor Amateur Hockey League. He held that position until leaving to become head coach at Michigan Technological University.
Coaching career
editMacInnes was the head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies from the 1956-57 season through 1981-82. His teams won three NCAA championships and seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association titles during his 26 seasons as head coach. He was named NCAA Coach of the Year twice, after the 1969-70 and 1975-76 seasons. He was also named WCHA Coach of the Year 5 times, in 1960, 1962, 1966, 1971 and 1976.
His record as Michigan Tech's coach was 555-295-39.[1]
During his final season as coach MacInnes' health began to fail and he announced in February that he would be stepping down at the end of the season.[2] Less than a year later he died at the age of 57.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Tech Huskies (WIHL) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956–57 | Michigan Tech | 14–9–5 | 8–8–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Michigan Tech | 11–16–1 | 5–15–0 | 7th | |||||
| Michigan Tech: | 25–25–6 | 13–23–4 | |||||||
| Michigan Tech Huskies Independent (1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1958–59 | Michigan Tech | 16–10–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Tech: | 16–10–1 | ||||||||
| Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) (1959–1981) | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | Michigan Tech | 21–10–1 | 15–6–1 | 2nd | NCAA runner-up | ||||
| 1960–61 | Michigan Tech | 16–13–0 | 13–11–0 | 4th | WCHA Finals | ||||
| 1961–62 | Michigan Tech | 29–3–0 | 17–3–0 | 1st | NCAA national champion | ||||
| 1962–63 | Michigan Tech | 17–10–2 | 11–7–2 | 3rd | WCHA Semifinals | ||||
| 1963–64 | Michigan Tech | 14–12–1 | 9–7–0 | 4th | WCHA Semifinals | ||||
| 1964–65 | Michigan Tech | 24–5–2 | 12–5–1 | 2nd | NCAA national champion | ||||
| 1965–66 | Michigan Tech | 23–6–1 | 15–4–1 | 1st | WCHA second round | ||||
| 1966–67 | Michigan Tech | 18–11–1 | 14–7–1 | 3rd | WCHA second round | ||||
| 1967–68 | Michigan Tech | 22–9–1 | 15–5–0 | 2nd | WCHA second round | ||||
| 1968–69 | Michigan Tech | 21–9–2 | 14–5–1 | 1st | NCAA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| 1969–70 | Michigan Tech | 19–12–3 | 12–7–3 | t-2nd | NCAA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| 1970–71 | Michigan Tech | 25–6–2 | 18–4–0 | 1st | WCHA regional semifinals | ||||
| 1971–72 | Michigan Tech | 16–17–1 | 11–15–0 | 7th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 1972–73 | Michigan Tech | 24–13–1 | 16–10–0 | 5th | WCHA second round | ||||
| 1973–74 | Michigan Tech | 28–9–3 | 20–6–2 | 1st | NCAA runner-up | ||||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Tech | 32–10–0 | 22–10–0 | 2nd | NCAA national champion | ||||
| 1975–76 | Michigan Tech | 34–9–0 | 25–7–0 | 1st | NCAA runner-up | ||||
| 1976–77 | Michigan Tech | 19–18–1 | 15–16–1 | 6th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 1977–78 | Michigan Tech | 25–14–1 | 21–11–0 | 3rd | WCHA second round | ||||
| 1978–79 | Michigan Tech | 17–18–3 | 13–16–3 | 7th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 1979–80 | Michigan Tech | 18–18–2 | 12–14–2 | 7th | WCHA first round | ||||
| 1980–81 | Michigan Tech | 29–14–1 | 17–11–0 | t-2nd | NCAA third-place game (win) | ||||
| Michigan Tech: | 491–246–29 | 337–187–18 | |||||||
| Michigan Tech Huskies (CCHA) (1981–1982) | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Michigan Tech | 23–14–3 | 16–11–1 | 3rd | CCHA consolation game (loss) | ||||
| Michigan Tech: | 23–14–3 | 16–11–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 555–295–39 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Honors and awards
edit- U.P. Sports Hall of Fame (Charter member, March 11, 1972)
- Great Lakes Invitational Trophy named after MacInnes (December 12, 1982)
- Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame (Charter member, 1984)
- Won NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy (January 7, 1986)
- Michigan Tech's Student Ice Arena renamed the John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena (August 1991)
- Legend of College Hockey Award from Hobey Baker Committee (April 17, 1999)
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame (August 15, 2007)[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Legend of John MacInnes" (PDF). Michigan Technological University. 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Michigan Tech Hockey 2009-10 Yearbook". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved March 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2009-10 Michigan Tech Huskies Hockey Yearbook". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "U.S Hall of Fame to induct Vanbiesbrouck, Broten, Carpenter, MacInnes". ESPN. 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007.