John Ronan (ice hockey)

American ice hockey coach

John RonanCurrent position

Title| Assistant coach
Team| Union
Conference| ECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born|  (1980-07-06) July 6, 1980 (age 43)
South Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater| University of Maine
Playing career
2001–2005| Maine
2004–2005| Alaska Aces
2005–2006| Florida Everblades
2006–2007| Rocky Mountain Rage
2006–2008| Austin Ice Bats
2008–2009| Huntsville Havoc
2009–2010| Flint Generals
2010–2011| Eaters Limburg
2011–2012| Evansville Icemen
Position(s)| Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013–2014| Union (volunteer asst.)
2014–2015| Youngstown Phantoms (asst.)
2015–2016| Mercyhurst (asst.)
2016–2022| Union (asst.)
2022| Union (interim)
2022–Present| Union (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall| 8–8–1 .500

John Ronan is an American ice hockey coach and former forward, who is currently an assistant coach for the Union Garnet Chargers.

## Career[edit]

Ronan was a four-year player at Maine. As a two-way forward, he helped the Black Bears reach the championship game in 2004 and was lauded by his coach for inspiring the team to victory after finding themselves down 1–4 to Harvard.[1] Ronan played professionally for several years, mostly in the lower North American leagues, but did spend a season in the Dutch Premier League shortly before his retirement.

Ronan returned to Maine to finish his degree in 2013 and then worked as a volunteer assistant at Union during the Dutchmen's national championship run.[2] The following year he became a full time assistant in the USHL before returning to the college ranks and eventually wound up back at Union. He remained as an assistant under Rick Bennett until his former boss was suspended in January 2022 after allegations of improper coaching conduct.[3] Ronan was made the interim head coach and remained in that position after Bennett's resignation a week later.[4] Ronan led the team to an 8–8–1 finish.

After the season, Union decided to name Josh Hauge as the new head coach, however, Ronan was retained as an assistant with the Dutchmen.[5]

## Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Union Dutchmen (ECAC Hockey) (2022–present)
2021–22 | Union | 8–8–1† | 5–5–1† | 7th | ECAC Quarterfinals
Union: | 8–8–1 | 5–5–1 |
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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

† mid-season replacement

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Union men's hockey interim head coach Ronan knows how to lead". The Daily Gazette. February 10, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
2. ^ "John Ronan". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
3. ^ "Report: Union men's hockey coach Bennett being investigated after allegation, placed on paid administrative leave". USCHO. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
4. ^ "Union men's hockey coach Bennett steps down after 'an allegation about his coaching style and practices that was substantiated through an investigation by the college'". USCHO. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
5. ^ "Hauge named Union men's hockey head coach". The Daily Gazette. April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey

Formerly the Union Skating Dutchmen and Union Dutchmen

Playing venues|

* Achilles Rink (1975–2025)
* Mohawk Harbor Event Center (2025–Future)

Head coaches|

* Ambrose Clark (1919–1920, 1921–1922, 1923–1924)
* Elmer Oliphant (1922–1923)
* Henry Gardner (1924–1925)
* Harold A. Larrabee (1925–1930)
* William Harkness (1930–1933)
* Henry L. Achilles (1933–1935)
* Arthur C. Lawrence (1935–1936, 1939–1942, 1947–1949)
* Duke Nelson (1936–1939)
* Ned Harkness (1975–1977)
* Bob Driscoll (1978)
* Charles Morrison (1978–1988)
* Bruce Delventhal (1988–1996)
* Stan Moore (1996–1998)
* Kevin Sneddon (1998–2003)
* Nate Leaman (2003–2011)
* Rick Bennett (2011–2022)
* John Ronan (2022)
* Josh Hauge (2022–Present)

Seasons|

* 1903–04
* 1905–06
* 1906–07
* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1919–20
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 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

Conference affiliations|

* ECAC 2 (1975–1984)
* ECAC West (1984–1991)
* ECAC Hockey (1991–present)

Rivalries|

* RPI Engineers

All-time leaders|

* Mike Vecchione (176 Points)
* Gil Egan (83 Goals)
* Colin Stevens (53 Wins)

National championships|

* 2014

Frozen Four appearances

* 1984
* 1985
* 2012
* 2014

NCAA Tournament appearances

* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1989
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2017

Conference Tournament titles|

* ECAC West: 1985
* ECAC: 2012
* 2013
* 2014

* Union College
* Schenectady, NY

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Current men's head coaches of ECAC Hockey

* Brendan Whittet (Brown)
* Casey Jones (Clarkson)
* Mike Harder (Colgate)
* Mike Schafer (Cornell)
* Reid Cashman (Dartmouth)
* Ted Donato (Harvard)
* Ben Syer (Princeton)
* Rand Pecknold (Quinnipiac)
* Dave Smith (RPI)
* Brent Brekke (St. Lawrence)
* Josh Hauge (Union)
* Keith Allain (Yale)

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