Paul Lufkin Explained

Paul Lufkin
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Death Place:South Carolina
Player Years1:1961–1964
Player Team1:Boston College
Coach Years1:1972–1976
Coach Team1:Yale
Overall Record:25-68-2

Paul Lufkin (born 1942) is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. He was the head coach of Yale for a short time before Tim Taylor took over.[2]

Paul Lufkin played for Boston College in the early 1960s, playing under John Kelley and making the 1963 NCAA Tournament. Lufkin's brief stint with Yale began with a rare winning season for the Bulldogs but declined sharply into a 1-win season in his third year there and he was gone soon thereafter.

Notes and References

  1. News: Anderson. Woody. Paul Lufkin Named Yale's Hockey Coach. Hartford Courant. Tronc. 33. August 11, 1972. Newspapers.com. June 1, 2018.
  2. News: Yale Men's Hockey Team History. USCHO.com. 2014-08-03.