University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2007
- Class:
- 1972
Patrick Flaherty was an ice hockey player from 1969-72, earning first team all-America honors in 1972 as a goalie. That year, he led UMass to ECAC Division II championship.
At the time of his graduation, Flaherty held the career records for victories (38), saves (1,306), save percentage (.881), and goals against average (3.05), and he continues to rank among the program's all-time leaders in each category four decades later.
After his UMass playing days were over, Flaherty went to play professionally for four seasons. He joined the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans for the 1972-73 season. He spent the next two seasons, in the International Hockey League with Dayton and Fort Wayne, and finished his career with the Cape Codders of the North American Hockey League in 1975-76.
Flaherty graduated from UMass with a degree in Physical Education in 1972. He earned induction into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2007.
