Jack Duffy (ice hockey) explained

Jack Duffy
Birth Date:25 September 1970
Birth Place:Northford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:194
Position:Defense
Shoots:Right
Played For:Yale
Knoxville Cherokees
Las Vegas Thunder
Chicago Wolves
Career Start:1989
Career End:1996
Draft:1991 NHL Supplemental Draft
Draft Team:New York Islanders

Jack Duffy (born September 25, 1970) is an American ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was an All-American for Yale.

Career

Duffy began attending Yale University in the fall of 1989, joining a program that had slowly improving over the course of the 1980s.[1] Duffy was not a big scorer for the Bulldogs, but he was instrumental in getting Yale's defense to allow fewer goals in each of his four seasons. He was able to help Yale to a winning record as a junior while producing at a point per game pace. he was named team captain for his senior season and, while the results were still positive, the team stalled a bit and wasn't able to build on their modest success. Duffy was named an All-American and began his professional career the following year.

Duffy split time between leagues in 1994 but was impressive enough to find himself in the IHL for the entirety of 1994–95. He played one more year at that level before deciding to retire as a player. He immediately turned to coaching, returning to Connecticut to work with the Greenwich Skating Club, but took several years off after starting a family. When his daughter Hayley began playing hockey, he returned to coaching. Duffy was the assistant coach of the boys hockey team at Greenwich High School for two seasons. In July 2020, head coach Chris Rurak died suddenly at the age of 47. A few months later, Duffy agreed to take over as head coach.[2]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1986–87North Branford High SchoolCT–HS
1987–88North Branford High SchoolCT–HS
1988–89Choate Rosemary HallUS–Prep
1989–90YaleECAC Hockey2616748
1990–91YaleECAC Hockey29481248
1991–92YaleECAC Hockey273242774
1992–93YaleECAC Hockey318172560
1993–94Las Vegas ThunderIHL1917818
1993–94Knoxville CherokeesECHL336152173310110
1994–95Chicago WolvesIHL69311149830334
1995–96Chicago WolvesIHL58111128360114
NCAA totals113 16 55 71 230
IHL totals146 5 29 34 199 9 0 4 4 8

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1991–92[3]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1992–93[4]
AHCA East First-Team All-American1992–93[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yale Bulldogs . YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019 . December 31, 2019.
  2. Web site: Game Time Connecticut . Former Yale player Jack Duffy named head coach of the Greenwich boys hockey team . October 17, 2020 . July 23, 2021.
  3. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  4. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  5. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.