Buddy Powers
| Sport(s) | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Boston University |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1975 | Boston University |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1982 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1982–1988 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
| 1988–1989 | RIT |
| 1989–1994 | Rensselaer |
| 1994–2002 | Bowling Green |
| 2002–present | Boston University (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 255-220-41 (.534) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1989 ECAC West Tournament Champion | |
| Awards | |
| 1995 CCHA CCHA Coach of the Year | |
Francis "Buddy" Powers is the current assistant coach for the Boston University men's ice hockey team. He is the former Ice Arena Director for the BGSU Ice Arena and play by play commentator for the Bowling Green Ice Hockey on The Buckeye Cable Sports Network.
Buddy Powers played Left Wing for three seasons at Boston University (BU) from 1972 to '75. He played 90 games during his time at BU, which placed third in the 1974 and ’75 NCAA Tournaments and compiled a 49-13-1 record over his final two years with the team. After graduating from BU in 1975, Powers went on to play professional hockey in Europe. He played two years (1976–78) as a defenseman for Kaufbeuren, West Germany and helped the team to a Division II Championship during his first season. He finished his playing career at Krefeld, Germany in 1979-80, assisting the team to the playoff finals.
During his time coaching, Powers has had five players earn First-Team All-America honors, four have been finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, including 1995 Hobey Baker Award winner Brian Holzinger. Nineteen of his former players played professional hockey in North America, with four playing in the NHL.
After finishing his professional hockey career in 1980, Powers joined the Colgate University coaching staff as an assistant coach under head coach Terry Slater. In his first season at Colgate, the team made the NCAA Tournament.
After the conclusion of the 1981-82 season, Powers became an assistant coach on the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) coaching staff under head coach Jerry York. In 1984, his first season as assistant coach, BGSU posted a 34-8-2 record and won Bowling Green's only NCAA National Championship for ice hockey. During his time as BGSU's assistant coach from 1982–1988, BGSU was the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season champions in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 and CCHA tournament champions in 1988. The team made the NCAA tournament in 1982, 1984, 1987, and 1988. Powers served as the team’s top assistant, chief recruiter, and on-ice instructor for BGSU. Under York and Powers, the Falcons were 174-74-8 (.695 pct.), including 129-50-8 (.710 pct.) in league play and finished either first or second in the CCHA on five occasions
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