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American ice hockey coach (born 1966) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronald Rolston (born October 14, 1966)[1] is an American ice hockey coach who is currently Associate Head Coach at Providence College. He was previously the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.
Current position | |
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Title | Associate head coach |
Team | Providence |
Conference | Hockey East |
Biographical details | |
Born | Fenton, Michigan, U.S. | October 14, 1966
Alma mater | Michigan Technological University |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990-1995 | Lake Superior State (assistant) |
1996-1999 | Clarkson (assistant) |
1999-2002 | Harvard (assistant) |
2002-2004 | Boston College (assistant) |
2004-2011 | U.S. NTDP |
2011-2013 | Rochester Americans |
2013 | Buffalo Sabres |
2014-2015 | Arizona Coyotes (scout) |
2015-2016 | Springfield Falcons |
2017- present | Providence (AHC) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
NCAA National Championships in 1992 and 1994 with Lake Superior State University, (3) gold and (1) silver medal at the IIHF U-18 Championships, 2011 Bob Johnson Award recipient, which recognizes excellence in international competition during a season | |
He has served as head coach of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program and was an assistant hockey coach at Boston College, Harvard University, Clarkson University, and Lake Superior State University, as well as head coach of the AHL team, the Rochester Americans.
On February 20, 2013, Rolston was named as the interim head coach of the Sabres, replacing Lindy Ruff, for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[2] On May 7, 2013, the Sabres announced they were removing the interim tag from Rolston and officially named him the 16th head coach in franchise history.[3] Amid poor performance at the start of the 2013-14 season and a change in direction by ownership, the Sabres dismissed Rolston from his post on November 13, 2013. On September 17, 2014, the Coyotes announced they had hired Rolston as a pro scout.[4] On June 18, 2015, the Coyotes announced that Rolston had been promoted to head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[5]
Rolston played 3 years with Michigan Technological University, scoring 32 goals and 68 points in 110 games.[6]
Years | Team | League |
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1990–95 | Lake Superior State University | CCHA |
1996–99 | Clarkson University | ECAC |
1999–02 | Harvard University | ECAC |
2002–04 | Boston College | Hockey East |
2004–11 | United States National Team Dev. Program (USNTDP) | USHL |
2011–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL |
2013 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL |
2015–16 | Springfield Falcons | AHL |
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Buffalo Sabres | 2012–13 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | (35) | 5th in Northeast | Missed Playoffs |
Buffalo Sabres | 2013–14 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | (9) | 8th in Atlantic | Fired |
NHL Total | 51 | 19 | 26 | 6 |
Rolston and his wife, Shannon, have two children, Maeve and Ronan. He is the older brother of Brian Rolston.
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