Lloyd Neidlinger

BornDecember 23, 1901
Brooklyn, New York, USA

DiedApril 4, 1978 (aged 76)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA

1920–1922Dartmouth

Lloyd Neidlinger
Biographical details

Born	(1901-12-23)December 23, 1901 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	April 4, 1978(1978-04-04) (aged 76) Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Playing career
Football
1920–1922	Dartmouth
Ice Hockey
1920–1921	Dartmouth
1922–1923	Dartmouth
1925–1927	St. Nicholas Hockey Club

Positions	Tackle, Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1933	Princeton

Head coaching record
Overall	71–31–3 (.690)

Lloyd Kellock "Pudge" Neidlinger was an American football player, ice hockey player and head coach and college administrator. He spent most of his professional carrier as the dean of Dartmouth College but also served as the head coach for the ice hockey team at Princeton.^[1]

Neidlinger began attending Dartmouth in the fall of 1919. The following year he joined the varsity ice hockey and football teams. As a senior he was the starting goaltender for the former and an All-American tackle for the latter. During that season, he backstopped the Indians ice hockey team to a fantastic 13–2 record, finishing as the #2 team in the nation.^[2] After graduating, he worked for the Peerless Tool Company, eventually becoming an assistant to the president. During this time, he continued his playing career with the St. Nicholas Hockey Club^[3] until he was hired as the head coach for the ice hockey team at Princeton. In six season, Neidlinger led the Tigers to a tremendous 71–31–3 record, the best winning percentage of any Princeton hockey coach in history.^[4]

In 1933, Neidlinger resigned from both of his positions to become the assistant dean at his alma mater. He was promoted to the main post a year later and remained in that job until 1952. Afterwards, he served as the executive director of council for the International Chamber of Commerce until his retirement in 1965.^[1] In the spring of 1978, Neidlinger died after a long illness. He was 76.^[5]

Season	Team	Overall
Princeton Tigers Independent (1927–1933)
1927–28	Princeton	5–7–0
1928–29	Princeton	15–3–1
1929–30	Princeton	9–8–1
1930–31	Princeton	14–5–0
1931–32	Princeton	13–4–1
1932–33	Princeton	15–4–0
Princeton:		71–31–3
Total:		71–31–3
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

Award	Year
Football
Collier's Weekly Second-Team All-America	1922	^[6]

v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Philadelphia Auditorium and Ice Palace (1920-1922) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 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 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 1999–2000 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 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
Princeton University Princeton, NJ

Head coaching record

Awards and honors

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