Brian Mason (ice hockey)

Brian Mason
Biographical details
Born	September 5, 1950 (age 74); Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alma mater	Clarkson
Playing career
1967–1968	Ottawa 67's
1968–1969	Hull Beavers
1970-73	Clarkson
1973-76	Dayton Gems
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980	Rensselaer (assistant)
1980–1984	RIT
1984–1990	Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall	122-143-9 (.462)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1982-83 National Championship; 1983-84 ECAC West Tournament

Brian Mason (born September 5, 1950) is a Canadian retired ice hockey coach who led RIT to their first national championship in 1983.^[1]

Career

Brian Mason debuted in college hockey in 1970 with the powerhouse Clarkson Golden Knights led by legendary coach Len Ceglarski. Clarkson had finished up as the tournament runner-up the year before and despite a second-place finish in the 1971 tournament the Golden Knights were passed over in favor of regular season champion Boston University. While Mason would lead the team in scoring for the next two seasons^[2]^[3] Clarkson was unable to get close to another tournament berth during his time there. Mason went on to a brief professional career with the IHL's Dayton Gems before hanging up his skates in 1975–76 season.^[4]

By 1978 Mason was back in college, this time behind the bench at Rensselaer as an assistant. After only two years he was given the opportunity to be a head coach at Division II RIT. In his four years there Mason's squads never had a losing season and won more games every season, growing from 14 in his first year to 29 in his last.^[5] He also brought RIT their first national title in 1982-83 and their first ECAC West tournament title the year after.^[6] On April 6, 1984 Dartmouth announced that Mason would be replacing George Crowe as head coach.^[7]

Mason was taking over a declining program in Hanover that had seen some success in previous years but the recent returns hadn't been good. His first two seasons with the Big Green saw modest improvements to 5- and 7-win seasons but a 2-22-1 mark in his third year was the worst the program had ever recorded. A significant jump to 10 wins the next year began to erode immediately thereafter and ended with only four victories in 1989-90, leading to Mason's dismissal from the team. In his six-year tenure the Big Green never had a winning season and missed the ECAC tournament every time. The only saving grace for Mason is that the year after he left his replacement Ben Smith beat Mason's record for the worst season in Dartmouth history with a 1-24-3 finish.^[8]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	Ottawa 67's	OHA	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Hull Beavers	CJHL	59	21	33	54	104	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Clarkson	ECAC	32	16	22	38	66	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Clarkson	ECAC	30	16	34	50	50	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Clarkson	ECAC	32	14	36	50	81	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Dayton Gems	IHL	72	22	34	56	68	4	3	3	6	5
1974–75	Dayton Gems	IHL	71	13	32	45	114	8	0	2	2	25
1975–76	Dayton Gems	IHL	5	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals			94	46	92	138	197	—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals			148	35	67	102	184	12	3	5	8	30

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
RIT Tigers (ECAC 2) (1980–1984)
1980-81	RIT	14-10-0	6-8-0	T–17th
1981-82	RIT	20-10-1	16-7-1	6th	ECAC 2 West Semifinals
1982-83	RIT	23-9-0	20-4-0	2nd	NCAA National Champion
1983-84	RIT	29-6-0	22-2-0	1st	NCAA Frozen Four
RIT:		86-35-1
Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey) (1984–1990)
1984-85	Dartmouth	5-18-1	3-17-1	11th
1985-86	Dartmouth	7-18-0	4-17-0	10th
1986-87	Dartmouth	2-22-1	2-19-1	12th
1987-88	Dartmouth	10-15-1	8-13-1	9th
1988-89	Dartmouth	8-17-1	7-14-1	9th
1989-90	Dartmouth	4-18-4	4-14-4	11th
Dartmouth:		36-108-8	28-94-8
Total:		122-143-9
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

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References

^ "Heroes!" (PDF). RIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Clarkson University 1971-72". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Clarkson University 1972-73". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Brian Mason". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "RIT Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Brian Mason Coaching Record". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Mason Hockey Coach". Schenectady Gazette. 1984-04-06. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "2009-10 Media Guide Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Heroes!" (PDF). RIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[2] "Clarkson University 1971-72". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[3] "Clarkson University 1972-73". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[4] "Brian Mason". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[5] "RIT Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[6] "Brian Mason Coaching Record". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[7] "Mason Hockey Coach". Schenectady Gazette. 1984-04-06. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[8] "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[9] "2009-10 Media Guide Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

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v t e RIT Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ritter-Clark Rink (1962–1968) Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena (1968–2014) Gene Polisseni Center (2014–present)
Head coaches	James E. Musker (1961–1962) Jim Heffer (1962–1968) Daryl Sullivan (1968–1980) Brian Mason (1980–1984) Bruce Delventhal (1984–1988) Buddy Powers (1988–1989) Eric Hoffberg (1989–1999) Wayne Wilson (1999–present)
Seasons	1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1972–1980) ECAC 2 (1980–1984) NYCHA (1981–1986) ECAC West (1984–2005) Atlantic Hockey Association (2006–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons Canisius Golden Griffins Niagara Purple Eagles
All-time leaders	Chris Johnstone (250 Points) (D-III) Chris Johnstone (114 Goals) (D-III) Jamie Morris (87 Wins) (D-III)
National championships	1983 (DII) 1985 (DIII)
Frozen Four appearances	1983 1984 1985 1986 1989 1996 1999 2001 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1985 1986 1989 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2010 2015 2016 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1984 ECAC West: 1986 1989 1994 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 Atlantic Hockey: 2010 2015 2016 2024
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

v t e Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues	Occom pond (1905–1929) Davis Rink (1929–1975) Thompson Arena (1975–present)
Coaches	No coach (1905–08) John Eames (1908–09) Thomas Hodge (1909–10) H. I. Vye (1910–11) W. Rawley (1911–12) Fred Rocque (1912–15) Clarence Wanamaker (1915–17, 1919–20) John H. Murphy (1917–18) Leon Tuck (1920–21, 1922–24) Chippy Gaw (1921–22) H. R. Denesha (1924–26) J. Philip Bower (1926–33) Herbert Gill (1933–37) Eddie Jeremiah (1937–42, 1945–63, 1964–67) George T. Barclay/Dick Rondeau (1942–43) Charles Arthur (1943–45) Abner Oakes (1963–64, 1967–70) Grant Standbrook (1970–75) George Crowe (1975–84) Brian Mason (1984–90) Ben Smith (1990–91) Roger Demment (1991–97) Bob Gaudet (1997–2020) Reid Cashman (2020–present)
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1906–1913) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Vermont
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Bill Riley (228 Points) Bill Riley (118 Goals) Nick Boucher (50 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NHL players	T. J. Galiardi Tanner Glass David Jones Grant Lewis Ben Lovejoy Lee Stempniak
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH