Paul Lufkin
American ice hockey player and coach (1942–2019)
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Paul Lufkin (1942 – January 10, 2019) is an American retired ice hockey player and coach. He was the head coach of Yale for a short time before Tim Taylor took over.[2]
Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.
South Carolina, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942[1] Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2019 South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1964 | Boston College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1976 | Yale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25-68-2 |
Lufkin played for Boston College in the early 1960s, playing under John Kelley and making the 1963 NCAA Tournament. His brief stint with Yale began with a rare winning season for the Bulldogs but declined sharply into a 1-win season in his third year there and he was gone soon thereafter.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
| 1972–73 | Yale | 12-10-1 | 5-9-1 | 13th | |||||
| 1973–74 | Yale | 8-16-0 | 5-13-0 | 15th | |||||
| 1974–75 | Yale | 1-21-1 | 0-19-1 | 17th | |||||
| 1975–76 | Yale | 4-21-0 | 1-20-0 | 17th | |||||
| Yale: | 25-68-2 | 11-61-2 | |||||||
| Total: | 25-68-2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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