Ronn Tomassoni Explained

Ronn Tomassoni
Birth Date:March 1958
Birth Place:Eveleth, Minnesota, US
Player Years1:1976–1980
Player Team1:Rensselaer
Player Positions:Right Wing
Coach Years1:1982–1990
Coach Team1:Harvard (assistant)
Coach Years2:1990–1999
Coach Team2:Harvard
Overall Record:145-115-24
Championships:1992 ECAC Hockey Champion
1993 ECAC Hockey Champion
1994 ECAC Hockey Champion
1994 ECAC Hockey tournament champion

Ronn Tomassoni (born March 1958) is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. Tomassoni was part of the coaching staff at Harvard for 17 years in various capacities and helped the team with its only national title in 1989.

Career

Ronn Tomassoni played for Rensselaer in the late 1970s, posting average numbers over four seasons. After graduating in 1980 Tomassoni continued his involvement with hockey by becoming an assistant coach for Bill Cleary at Harvard in 1982.[1] Tomassoni's arrival coincided with the Crimson's return to prominence as they began to make the NCAA Tournament annually. As time went on Cleary began to rely on Tomassoni more heavily, promoting him to associate status and effectively turning over the recruiting responsibilities to him.[2] Tomassoni was part of Harvard's national title team in 1989 and was named as head coach when Cleary became athletic director after the 1989-90 season.[3]

The early years under Tomassoni were very good in Cambridge as Harvard won three consecutive regular season titles, an ECAC title and made it to the 1994 Frozen Four. After 1994, however, Tomassoni could not get Harvard to produce a winning season. He held onto the job for five seasons before deciding to resign after the 1998–99 season. Tomassoni returned to his native Minnesota afterwards, settling in Duluth.[4]

Career statistics[5]

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1976–77RensselaerECAC Hockey24 3 7 10 12
1977–78RensselaerECAC Hockey27 7 11 18 8
1978–79RensselaerECAC Hockey13 4 6 10 12
1979–80RensselaerECAC Hockey27 3 7 10 8
NCAA totals8417314840

Head coaching record

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tomassoni Resigns Harvard Post. USCHO.com. 1999-05-15. 2014-07-22.
  2. News: Tomassoni Resigns as Men's Hockey Head Coach. The Harvard University Gazette. 2014-07-22.
  3. News: Harvard Team History. College Hockey News. 2021-03-26.
  4. News: Denfeld's Tomassoni gets coaching at all levels. Denfeld Academy. 2010-02-12. 2014-08-05.
  5. News: Ronn Tomassoni. Hockey DB. 2014-08-05.
  6. News: 2008-09 Harvard Crimson Media Guide. Harvard Crimson. 2014-08-05. 2019-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215204206/http://static.psbin.com/t/v/2qzd0zisvn3890/mediaguide.pdf. dead.