Herb Hammond

Herb Hammond
Biographical details
Born	December 5, 1939; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2009 (aged 69); Fort Gratiot, Michigan, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1980	Oswego State
1980–1982	Plattsburgh State
1982–1988	Brown
1988–1989	Minnesota North Stars (scout)
1989–2000	New York Rangers (scout)
2001–2002	Montreal Canadiens (scout)
2002–2005	Minnesota Wild (scout)
2005–2006	Port Huron Flags (general manager)
Head coaching record
Overall	264–253–12
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	1981 Edward Jeremiah Award

BornDecember 5, 1939
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

DiedJuly 23, 2009 (aged 69)
Fort Gratiot, Michigan, U.S.

1968–1980Oswego State

1980–1982Plattsburgh State

Herbert B. Hammond (December 5, 1939 – July 23, 2009) was an American ice hockey coach and scout who led Brown for six seasons before beginning a professional career in the NHL.^[1] Hammond started coaching at Oswego State in 1968 and remained there for 12 years before moving on to Plattsburgh State.^[2] He took the Cardinals to the NCAA Division II National Title Game both years he was there (Losing to Lowell each time) and soon was offered the head coaching job at Brown. After six poor years Hammond left to become an NHL scout for 17 years and had his name etched on the Stanley Cup as part of the New York Rangers win in 1994 Stanley Cup Finals.^[3] Hammond died in 2009 after a long fight with cancer.

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Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Oswego State Lakers (ECAC 2) (1968–1980)
1968–69	Oswego State	10–11–0
1969–70	Oswego State	12–11–0
1970–71	Oswego State	9–12–0
1971–72	Oswego State	8–14–1
1972–73	Oswego State	18–5–2
1973–74	Oswego State	14–11–0
1974–75	Oswego State	15–8–1
1975–76	Oswego State	17–8–1			ECAC 2 Quarterfinals
1976–77	Oswego State	15–10–0
1977–78	Oswego State	18–9–0			ECAC 2 West Quarterfinals
1978–79	Oswego State	13–15–0			ECAC 2 West Quarterfinals
1979–80	Oswego State	27–8–0			ECAC 2 West Champion
Oswego State:		176–122–5
Plattsburgh State Cardinals (ECAC 2) (1980–1982)
1980–81	Plattsburgh State	27–4–2			NCAA Runner-Up
1981–82	Plattsburgh State	25–13–2			NCAA Runner-Up
Plattsburgh State:		52–17–4
Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey) (1982–1988)
1982–83	Brown	3–21–1	2–18–1	16th
1983–84	Brown	6–19–1	5–15–1	t-15th
1984–85	Brown	9–17–0	6–15–0	9th
1985–86	Brown	4–19–0	3–18–0	12th
1986–87	Brown	11–16–0	9–13–0	8th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1987–88	Brown	3–22–1	2–19–1	12th
Brown:		36–114–3	27–98–3
Total:		264–253–12
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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Playing venues	Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906) Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961) Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)
Head coaches	No Coach (1897–1906) Jimmy Gardner (1926–1927) Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938) Robert Taylor (1931–1933) Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) Donald Whiston (1952–1955) James Fullerton (1955–1970) J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) Richard Toomey (1974–1978) Paul Schilling (1978–1982) Herb Hammond (1982–1988) Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) Roger Grillo (1997–2009) Brendan Whittet (2009–present)
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 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 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
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1906) Pentagonal League (1948–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Providence
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Bill Gilligan (180 Points) Bob Wheeler (86 Goals) Kevin McCabe / Yann Danis (43 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1951 1965 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances	1951 1965 1976 1993
Brown University Providence, RI

Herb Hammond

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Biographical details
Born	(1939-12-05)December 5, 1939 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2009(2009-07-23) (aged 69) Fort Gratiot, Michigan, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1980	Oswego State
1980–1982	Plattsburgh State
1982–1988	Brown
1988–1989	Minnesota North Stars (scout)
1989–2000	New York Rangers (scout)
2001–2002	Montreal Canadiens (scout)
2002–2005	Minnesota Wild (scout)
2005–2006	Port Huron Flags (general manager)

Head coaching record
Overall	264–253–12
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1981 Edward Jeremiah Award