Ernest Christensen

Ernest Christensen
Biographical details
Born	November 10, 1897; Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Died	May 7, 1977 (aged 79)
Alma mater	New Hampshire College
Playing career
1919–1921	New Hampshire
Position(s)	Right Tackle, Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1924–1932	New Hampshire (freshmen)
Football
1924–1937	New Hampshire (asst.)
Ice Hockey
1925–1936	New Hampshire
1937–1938	New Hampshire
Lacrosse
1932–1936	New Hampshire
1938	New Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall	55–57–8 (.492) [ice hockey]; 30–15 (.667) [lacrosse]
Accomplishments and honors
Records
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917-1918
Rank	First sergeant

BornNovember 10, 1897
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

DiedMay 7, 1977 (aged 79)

AlmamaterNew Hampshire College

1919–1921New Hampshire

Ernest Waldemar "Chris" Christensen was an American athlete and coach and businessman. He both attended and coached at the University of New Hampshire for nearly two decades before running an insurance business for 24 years. He was inducted into the New Hampshire Wildcats Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.^[1]

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Season	Team	Overall
New Hampshire Bulls Independent (1925–1926)
1925–26	New Hampshire	1–6–0
New Hampshire Wildcats Independent (1926–1936)
1926–27	New Hampshire	6–0–0
1927–28	New Hampshire	7–1–1
1928–29	New Hampshire	6–4–1
1929–30	New Hampshire	3–8–2
1930–31	New Hampshire	7–5–0
1931–32	New Hampshire	0–8–0
1932–33	New Hampshire	1–6–0
1933–34	New Hampshire	5–6–1
1934–35	New Hampshire	6–4–2
1935–36	New Hampshire	7–6–0
New Hampshire Wildcats Independent (1937–1938)
1937–38	New Hampshire	6–3–1
New Hampshire:		55–57–8
Total:		55–57–8
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

Season	Team	Overall
New Hampshire Wildcats Independent (1932–1936)
1932	New Hampshire	2–5
1933	New Hampshire	5–3
1934	New Hampshire	7–2
1935	New Hampshire	5–2
1936	New Hampshire	5–2
New Hampshire Wildcats Independent (1938–1938)
1938	New Hampshire	6–1
New Hampshire:		30–15
Total:		30–15
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

v t e New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the New Hampshire Bulls
Playing venues	UNH Ice Rink (1926–1955) Harry C. Batchelder Rink (1955–1965) Snively Arena (1965–1995) Whittemore Center (1995–present)
Head coaches	Hank Swasey (1924–1925) Ernest Christensen (1925–1936, 1937–1938) Carl Lundholm (1936–1937) George Thurston (1938–1939) Anthony Dougal (1939–1943, 1946–1947) Joseph Petroski (1947–1951) Horace "Pepper" Martin (1951–1962) A. Barr Snively (1962–1964) Rube Bjorkman (1964–1968) Charlie Holt (1968–1986) Bob Kullen (1986–1987, 1988–1990) Dave O'Connor (1987–1988) Dick Umile (1990–2018) Michael Souza (2018–present)
Seasons	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 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	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964, 1966–1984) ECAC 2 (1964–1966) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth Maine
All-time leaders	Ralph Cox (243 Points) Ralph Cox (127 Goals) Kevin Regan (70 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1977 1979 1982 1998 1999 2002 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1979 1982 1983 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1979 Hockey East: 2002 2003
Hobey Baker winners	Jason Krog (1999)

Ernest Christensen

Head coaching record

Ice Hockey

Lacrosse

References

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Biographical details

Born	(1897-11-10)November 10, 1897 Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Died	May 7, 1977(1977-05-07) (aged 79)
Alma mater	New Hampshire College
Playing career
1919–1921	New Hampshire

Position(s)	Right Tackle, Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1924–1932	New Hampshire (freshmen)
Football
1924–1937	New Hampshire (asst.)
Ice Hockey
1925–1936	New Hampshire
1937–1938	New Hampshire
Lacrosse
1932–1936	New Hampshire
1938	New Hampshire

Head coaching record
Overall	55–57–8 (.492) [ice hockey] 30–15 (.667) [lacrosse]
Accomplishments and honors
Records

Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917-1918
Rank	First sergeant