Len Ceglarski
| Sport(s) | Ice hockey |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 27, 1926 East Walpole, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1951 | Boston College |
| 1951–1952 | US Olympic Team |
| 1954–1955 | Worcester Warriors |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1972 | Clarkson |
| 1972–1992 | Boston College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 673-339-37 (.659) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1949 NCAA National Champion 1966 ECAC Hockey Champion 1966 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion 1978 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion 1980 ECAC Hockey East Region Champion 1980 ECAC Hockey Champion 1981 ECAC Hockey East Region Champion 1984 ECAC Hockey East Region Champion 1985 Hockey East Champion 1986 Hockey East Champion 1987 Hockey East Champion 1987 Hockey East Tournament Champion 1989 Hockey East Champion 1990 Hockey East Champion 1990 Hockey East Tournament Champion 1991 Hockey East Champion |
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| Awards | |
| 1966 Spencer Penrose Award 1973 Spencer Penrose Award 1974 Boston College Varsity Athletic Hall of Fame 1985 Hockey East Coach of the Year 1985 Spencer Penrose Award 1990 Lester Patrick Trophy 1991 Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame 1992 US Hockey Hall of Fame 1993 National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame 1996 Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey Award 2001 Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympics | ||
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1952 Oslo | |
Leonard Stanley Ceglarski (born June 27, 1926) is a former American hockey player. He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950–51 squad. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway.
Ceglarski was also known as a baseball player. While at Boston College, his .429 batting average as a senior second baseman was best in New England.
A native of East Walpole, Massachusetts, Ceglarski taught and coached at Walpole High for four years before beginning his collegiate coaching career. He took the reins of the Golden Knights’ program from retiring Clarkson mentor Bill Harrison. At Clarkson, he had various responsibilities. He was responsible not only for varsity coaching, but for the freshman team, the rink, the equipment, and the laundry, and served as his own secretary and the team’s skate sharpener.
Ceglarski began his coaching career at Clarkson College of Technology in 1958. When Ceglarski began his coaching career in the late 1950s, he was the fourth head coach in Clarkson’s storied tradition. It took Ceglarski only four seasons to guide the Knights to their first NCAA championship game. In 1962, Clarkson beat Michigan 5–4 to make hockey history by becoming the first Eastern team to defeat a Western squad in the first round of the Final Four since 1954. Clarkson fell to Michigan Tech in the 1962 title game, closing out a 22–3–1 campaign.
During the 1965–66 season, Ceglarski boasted his best Clarkson squad, winning the ECAC Tournament and once again making it to the deciding game in the NCAA tournament. The Knights defeated Denver, 4–3, before falling to the Michigan State Spartans in the title game. The club had a 24–3 record in 1965–66. At the end of the season, he was awarded his first Spencer Penrose Trophy, which goes annually to the national coach of the year. He also earned this honor in 1978 and 1985.
For the third time in less than 10 years, Ceglarski’s team advanced to the NCAA Championship when the Knights battled Cornell for the 1970 NCAA championship. After skating past Michigan Tech, 4–3, in the semifinals, Clarkson fell just short against the Cornell Big Red, suffering a 6–4 loss in Lake Placid. The club finished the season with a 24–8 record. He led the Golden Knights to three national championship games, compiling a 254–97–11 record. He left Clarkson in 1972 to become hockey coach at his alma mater Boston College. The vacancy left by Ceglarski would be filled by none other than Jerry York, who would also go on to coach at his alma mater, Boston College.
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