Don Lucia

Don Lucia
Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Minnesota
Biographical details
Born	August 20, 1958 (1958-08-20) (age 53)
Place of birth	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999-Present 1993–1999 1987–1993	Minnesota Colorado College Alaska-Fairbanks
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2002 NCAA National Championship 2003 NCAA National Championship
Awards
1994 Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year

Don Lucia (born August 20, 1958) is the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team.^[1] He has twice led the Golden Gophers to the NCAA National Championship title, in 2002 and 2003.^[2] Under Lucia, the Golden Gophers have won five MacNaughton Cups (awarded to the WCHA's regular season champion) and won the Broadmoor Trophy three times (awarded to the WCHA playoff champion).^[1] He has coached one Hobey Baker Award winner, Jordan Leopold.^[3] Lucia graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1981.^[1]

Personal information

Lucia has two sons who have been picked in the NHL Entry Draft. Tony Lucia (born 1987), who is currently playing in the American Hockey League with the Worcester Sharks, was selected in the 6th round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks;^[4] and Mario Lucia (born 1993), was selected in the 2nd round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alaska Nanooks (Independent) (1987–1993)
1987-1988	Alaska	23-10-2
1988-1989	Alaska	23-12-3
1990–1991	Alaska	10-20-0
1992–1993	Alaska	23-12-2
Alaska:		113-87-11
Colorado College Tigers (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) (1993–1999)
1993-1994	Colorado College	23-11-5	18-9-5	1st
1994-1995	Colorado College	30-12-1	22-9-1	1st	NCAA Round 2
1995-1996	Colorado College	33-5-4	26-2-4	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
1996-1997	Colorado College	25-15-4	17-11-4	T-4th	Frozen Four
1997-1998	Colorado College	26-13-3	16-10-2	3rd	NCAA Round 2
1998–1999	Colorado College	29-12-1	20-8-0	2nd	NCAA Round 2
Colorado College:		166-68-18	119-49-16
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) (1999–present)
1999–2000	Minnesota	20-19-2	13-13-2	6th
2000–2001	Minnesota	27-13-2	18-8-2	3rd	NCAA Round 1
2001–2002	Minnesota	32-8-4	18-7-3	3rd	NCAA Champions
2002–2003	Minnesota	28-8-9	15-6-7	T-2nd	NCAA Champions
2003–2004	Minnesota	27-14-3	15-12-1	T-4th	NCAA Round 2
2004–2005	Minnesota	28-15-1	17-10-1	T-3rd	Frozen Four
2005–2006	Minnesota	27-9-5	20-5-3	1st	NCAA Round 1
2006–2007	Minnesota	31-10-3	18-7-3	1st	NCAA Round 2
2007–2008	Minnesota	19-17-9	9-12-7	7th	NCAA Round 1
2008–2009	Minnesota	17-13-7	12-11-5	5th
2009–2010	Minnesota	18-19-2	12-14-2	7th
2010–2011	Minnesota	16-14-6	13-10-5	5th
2011–2012	Minnesota	11-3-0	8-2-0
Minnesota:		301-162-53	179-106-34
Total:		580-317-82
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

See also

• List of college men's ice hockey coaches with 300 career wins

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Don Lucia Bio". Gopher Sports.com. http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/lucia_don00.html. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
2. ^ "Isles GM Rips Lucia". College Hockey News.com. 2007-12-21. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2007/12/21_islesgm.php. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
3. ^ "Jordan Leopold's bio". Vintage Minnesota Hockey.com. http://www.vintageminnesotahockey.com/JordanLeopold.html. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
4. ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=18008

Persondata
Name	Lucia, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	1958-08-20
Place of birth	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death