Tom Bedecki

Tom Bedecki
Biographical details
Born	May 4, 1929; Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Died	December 15, 1993 (aged 64)
Alma mater	St. Francis Xavier University; Springfield College
Playing career
n/a	St. Francis Xavier
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1958	Colorado College
1963–1965	Ohio State
Head coaching record
Overall	65–42–1 (.606)
Tournaments	2–0 (1.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1957 NCAA National Champion

Thomas George Bedecki (May 4, 1929 – December 15, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player, and college ice hockey head coach at University of Ottawa, Colorado College, and Ohio State University.

Education

Bedecki attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where he also played hockey.^[3] He earned an M.A. in Education from Springfield College in 1953.^[3]

Career as coach

Bedecki started his head coaching career at University of Ottawa before accepting the same position at Colorado College in June 1955.^[4] At CC, Bedecki lead the Tigers to the school's second NCAA championship in 1957 with a 13–6 win over the Michigan Wolverines.^[5] The 13 goals remains tied (along with the 1950 Colorado College team) for most goals scored in an NCAA championship game. Bedecki resigned abruptly following his third season in 1958. He owned a 59–28–1 record as Colorado College's head coach.

In 1963, Ohio State University established a varsity ice hockey program and chose Bedecki as its first head coach.^[6] Bedecki coached the Buckeyes for two seasons compiling a 6–14–0 record before resigning in March 1965.^[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Colorado College Tigers (WIHL) (1955–1958)
1955–56	Colorado College	17–11–0	10–8–0	3rd
1956–57	Colorado College	25–5–0	14–4–0	1st	National Champion
1957–58	Colorado College	17–12–1	11–9–0	3rd
Colorado College:		59–28–1	35–21–1
Ohio State Buckeyes Independent (1963–1965)
1963–64	Ohio State	2–8–0
1964–65	Ohio State	4–6–0
Ohio State:		6–14–0
Total:		65–42–1
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

References

^ Tom Bedecki's PhD dissertation
^ Tom Bedecki's obituary
^ ^a ^b "Colorado College Nugget (Yearbook)". Retrieved 2013-02-28.
^ AP. "Colorado Hockey Coach to Resign". Retrieved February 28, 2013.
^ Colorado College Sports Information. "CC Hockey History". Retrieved 2011-06-10.
^ dggoddard. "Puck Swami's Know Your Opponent". Retrieved 2008-10-23.
^ AP. "Coach to Return to Canada". Retrieved February 28, 2013.

External links

Tom Bedecki Year-by-Year Coaching Record

[Dissertation-1] Tom Bedecki's PhD dissertation

[Obituary-2] Tom Bedecki's obituary

[nugget-3] "Colorado College Nugget (Yearbook)". Retrieved 2013-02-28.

[Austin-4] AP. "Colorado Hockey Coach to Resign". Retrieved February 28, 2013.

[CC-5] Colorado College Sports Information. "CC Hockey History". Retrieved 2011-06-10.

[Swami-6] rd. "Puck Swami's Know Your Opponent". Retrieved 2008-10-23.

[Greeley-7] AP. "Coach to Return to Canada". Retrieved February 28, 2013.

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v t e Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Broadmoor World Arena I (1938–1994) Cadet Ice Arena (1994–1998) Broadmoor World Arena II (1998–2021) Ed Robson Arena (2021–present)
Head coaches	John Atwood (1937–1938) Garrett Livingston (1938–1942) C.E. Moore (1944–1945) Cheddy Thompson (1945–1955) Tom Bedecki (1955–1958) Tony Frasca (1958–1963) Bob Johnson (1963–1966) John Matchefts (1966–1971) Jeff Sauer (1971–1982) Mike Bertsch (1982–1988) Brad Buetow (1988–1993) Don Lucia (1993–1999) Scott Owens (1999–2014) Mike Haviland (2014–2021) Kris Mayotte (2021–Present)
Seasons	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons Battle for Pikes Peak Denver Pioneers Battle for the Gold Pan
All-time leaders	Dave Delich (285 Points) Ron Hartwell (112 Goals) Jeff Sanger (76 Wins)
National championships	1950 1957
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1996 1997 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1978 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2011
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1978
Hobey Baker winners	Peter Sejna (2003) Marty Sertich (2005)
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey
Playing venues	OSU Ice Rink (1963–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Head coaches	Tom Bedecki (1963–1965) Glen Sonmor (1965–1966) Harry Neale (1966–1970) Dave Chambers (1970–1972) Gerald Walford (1972–1975) Jerry Welsh (1975–1995) John Markell (1995–2010) Mark Osiecki (2010–2013) Steve Rohlik (2013–present)
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–1973, 1975–2013) Big Ten (2013–present)
Culture & lore	Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic Ohio Hockey Classic Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Paul Pooley (270 Points) Paul Pooley (114 Goals) Mike Betz (73 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1998 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2009 2017 2018 2023
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1972 2004
Ohio State University Columbus, OH