Ben Kirtland

Ben Kirtland is a former coach for the Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey team and former associate athletic director at the University of Kansas.

Professional career

Kirtland coached seven seasons at the Division III level from 1981 to 1988. He led the team to one winning season during his tenure, leaving with an overall career coaching record of 85 wins, 98 losses, and 2 ties.^[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Connecticut Huskies (ECAC 2) (1981–1985)
1981–82	Connecticut	9–11–0	5–11–0	22nd
1982–83	Connecticut	10–14–0	8–11–0	19th
1983–84	Connecticut	13–15–0	7–13–0	21st
1984–85	Connecticut	14–10–0	10–8–0	12th	ECAC East Quarterfinals
Connecticut:		46–50–0	30–43–0
Connecticut Huskies (ECAC East) (1985–1988)
1985–86	Connecticut	16–17–0	12–10–0	T–6th	ECAC East Quarterfinals
1986–87	Connecticut	11–16–2	10–9–2	6th	ECAC East Quarterfinals
1987–88	Connecticut	12–15–0	9–12–0	9th
Connecticut:		39–48–2	31–31–2
Total:		85–98–2
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

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Kirtland was the former associate athletic director at the University of Kansas up until mid-2011.

Controversies

Kirtland was a part of the Kansas Ticket Gang, which made money off of reselling tickets for the University of Kansas's football and basketball games.^[3]

Kirkland pleaded guilty in February 2011 for conspiracy to defraud the United States, interstate transport of stolen property, and tax obstruction. He was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. ^[4]

References

^ "Statistics". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "2012–13 Connecticut hockey Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
^ Fredrickson, H. George (October 23, 2019). Hot Tickets. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9781476637488.
^ "Ex-KU official Ben Kirtland sentenced". ESPN. ABC, Inc. 12 May 2011.

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[:0-1] "Statistics". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[2] "2012–13 Connecticut hockey Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-08-23.

[3] Fredrickson, H. George (October 23, 2019). Hot Tickets. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9781476637488.

[4] "Ex-KU official Ben Kirtland sentenced". ESPN. ABC, Inc. 12 May 2011.

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v t e UConn Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Connecticut Agricultural College Aggies
Playing venues	UConn Ice Rink (1961–1998) Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (1998–2016) XL Center (2014–2023) Toscano Family Ice Forum (2023–present)
Head coaches	John Chapman (1960–1981) Ben Kirtland (1981–1988) Bruce Marshall (1988–2012) David Berard (2012–13) (interim) Mike Cavanaugh (2013–present)
Seasons	1911–12 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 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	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2014) Hockey East (2014–present)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Bryan Krygier (219 Points) Todd Krygier (99 Goals) Louis Parker (54 Wins)
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2000
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT