University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2008
Jack Canniff served as the hockey coach from 1967-79, leading UMass to its only conference championship in program history to that point, as the then-Redmen won the ECAC Division II title in 1972.
A fixture on the bench, Canniff reset the UMass all-time career victories record with 120 during his tenure. Canniff was named the ECAC Coach of the Year in 1972 as he led the squad to a 19-7-0 overall record. UMass captured the ECAC crown with an 8-1 win over Buffalo on March 11, 1972 in Amherst.
Canniff ranks second all-time in career win percentage among all hockey coaches and second among all coaches in career playoff appearances. He developed three all-Americans, all from the 1972 team (P.J. Flaherty, Pat Keenan and Brian Sullivan). Canniff graduated from Boston College in 1954.
Canniff was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2008.
