Steve Hoar
Biographical details
Born1952
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
DiedJuly 11, 2016(2016-07-11) (aged 63–64)
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Alma materBoston College
Boston University
Playing career
1972–1976Boston College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1984Army (assistant)
1984–1989Plattsburgh State
1994–1998Tufts
2004–2007Becker (assistant)
2007–2016Becker
Head coaching record
Overall257–227–28 (.529)
Tournaments8–6–0 (.571)

Stephen L. Hoar was an American ice hockey coach who led Plattsburgh State to a NCAA Division III National Championship that was later vacated.[1]

Career

Hoar grew up in the Boston area and graduated from Vermont Academy in 1970. A few years later he began attending Boston College and earned a degree in Elementary Education and Teaching.[2] He worked as a teacher for a time but soon turned to coaching and eventually found his way behind the bench at Plattsburgh State, becoming the head coach for the men's ice hockey team in 1984.

He was an instant success as a coach, leading the team to the Frozen Four in each of his first two seasons. For his third campaign, Hoar got the team to post 33 wins, still a program record as of 2023, and win the 1987 National Championship.[3] After two more outstanding seasons with the Cardinals, the team was rocked by allegations of NCAA violations. It was eventually confirmed that between 1985 and 1988, several players had received improper benefits from people with ties to the university including free housing, free food, small cash loans and the free use of automobiles.[1] Not only was the program put on probation, but their entire participation in NCAA tournaments during that period was vacated. While the team was allowed to keep their win totals, they had to surrender any claim they had to the championship. As a result of the findings, Hoar was out of a job.

After his time at Plattsburgh State, Hoar returned to his studies and earned a master's degree at Boston University. Shortly afterwards, he resumed coaching and took over at Tufts. His tenure with the Jumbos started out well, with a pair of winning seasons, but two consecutive losing campaigns and no playoff victories caused the school to look elsewhere for their head coach.

Hoar returned to his day job as a recreation & skating facility director in Lexington but was eventually lured back to college when Becker decided to field an ice hockey team. Hoar first worked as an assistant, helping the club team build up to its varsity debut in 2006. However, midway through the first season, Hoar was promoted to head coach. Over the next several years, Hoar helped the team produce respectable records but nothing that could get them close to an NCAA tournament berth. In the summer of 2016, Hoar died suddenly in his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Plattsburgh State Cardinals (ECAC West) (1984–1989)
1984–85 Plattsburgh State 26–11–019–4–02ndNCAA Third-Place game (loss)
1985–86 Plattsburgh State 27–13–116–5–13rdNCAA Runner-Up (vacated)
1986–87 Plattsburgh State 33–6–023–1–01stNCAA Champion (vacated)
1987–88 Plattsburgh State 24–12–019–6–02ndNCAA Quarterfinals (vacated)
1988–89 Plattsburgh State 20–5–120–5–12ndNone †
Plattsburgh State: 130–47–297–21–2
Tufts Jumbos (ECAC Central) (1994–1998)
1994–95 Tufts 13–6–56–3–53rdECAC N/S/C Quarterfinals
1995–96 Tufts 13–8–29–5–03rdECAC N/S/C Quarterfinals
1996–97 Tufts 8–13–24–10–07th
1997–98 Tufts 9–13–15–9–06th
Tufts: 43–40–1024–27–5
Becker Hawks (Independent) (2006–2007)
2006–07 Becker 0–8–1 ‡
Becker: 0–8–1
Becker Hawks (ECAC Northeast) (2007–2016)
2007–08 Becker 12–12–29–6–1T–6thECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2008–09 Becker 11–14–19–7–16thECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2009–10 Becker 13–12–18–6–04thECAC Northeast Semifinals
2010–11 Becker 11–13–37–4–34thECAC Northeast Semifinals
2011–12 Becker 9–15–24–9–16thECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2012–13 Becker 10–13–21–11–28th
2013–14 Becker 3–18–32–9–28th
2014–15 Becker 5–20–01–13–08th
2015–16 Becker 10–15–16–9–17thECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
Becker: 84–132–1547–74–11
Total:257–227–28

      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

† Plattsburgh State voluntarily ruled itself ineligible for postseason play due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.
‡ Hoar took over in the middle of the season.

References

  1. 1 2 "Plattsburgh Gets Probation". New York Times. 30 March 1990. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Steve Hoar". Linked In. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Steve Hoar Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hockey community mourns loss of Steve Hoar". Press Republican. July 13, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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