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.

Rand Pecknold
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamQuinnipiac
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Record542–323–96 (.614)
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-04) February 4, 1967
Bedford, New Hampshire
Alma materConnecticut College (1990)
Playing career
1986–1990Connecticut College
Position(s)Defense
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–93Connecticut College (assistant)
1994–presentQuinnipiac
Head coaching record
Overall542–323–96 (.614)
Tournaments7–6 (.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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Quinnipiac Braves (ECAC South) (1994–1997)
1994–95 Quinnipiac 6–15–15–8–1T–6th
1995–96 Quinnipiac 11–12–46–3–3T–3rd
1996–97 Quinnipiac 13–12–28–6–04th
Quinnipiac: 30–39–719-18-4
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 26–6–222–4–21stMAAC Semifinals
1999–00 Quinnipiac 27–6–323–1–21stMAAC Semifinals
2000–01 Quinnipiac 22–11–417–7–22ndMAAC Runner-Up
2001–02 Quinnipiac 20–13–515–6–52ndNCAA First Round
Quinnipiac: 95–36–1477–18–11
Quinnipiac Bobcats (MAAC) (2002–2003)
2002–03 Quinnipiac 22–13–118–7–12ndMAAC Runner-Up
Quinnipiac: 22–13–118–7–1
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2005)
2003–04 Quinnipiac 15–14–612–6–63rdAtlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2004–05 Quinnipiac 21–13–316–6–21stAtlantic Hockey Runner-Up
Quinnipiac: 36–27–928–12–8
Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey) (2005–Present)
2005–06 Quinnipiac 20–18–18–13–110thECAC Quarterfinals
2006–07 Quinnipiac 21–14–510–8–45thECAC Runner-Up
2007–08 Quinnipiac 20–15–49–9–46thECAC Quarterfinals
2008–09 Quinnipiac 18–18–39–10–37thECAC Quarterfinals
2009–10 Quinnpiac 20–18–211–11–07thECAC Quarterfinals
2010–11 Quinnipiac 16–15–86–9–78thECAC Quarterfinals
2011–12 Quinnipiac 20–14–69–8–55thECAC Quarterfinals
2012–13 Quinnipiac 30–8–517–2–31stNCAA Runner-Up
2013–14 Quinnipiac 24–10–612–6–43rdNCAA First Round
2014–15 Quinnipiac 23–12–416–3–31stNCAA First Round
2015–16 Quinnipiac 32–4–716–1–51stNCAA Runner-Up
2016–17 Quinnipiac 23–15–213–8–25thECAC Semifinals
2017–18 Quinnipiac 16–18–49-11-29thECAC Quarterfinals
2018–19 Quinnipiac 26–10–214-6-21stNCAA Midwest Regional Finals
2019–20 Quinnipiac 21–11–214-6-23rdTournament Cancelled

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2020–21 Quinnipiac 10-5-34-3-3
Quinnipiac: 542–323–96301-162-72
Total:542–323–96

      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

See also

References

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
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