Dick Rondeau
Biographical details | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island | December 18, 1921
Died | January 18, 1989 Dallas, Texas | (aged 67)
Playing career | |
1941–1944 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Forward |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1942–1943 | Dartmouth |
1952–1956 | Providence |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–41–1 (.488) |
Richard Rondeau (December 18, 1921 – January 18, 1989) was an American ice hockey player. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Rondeau played his college hockey at Dartmouth College and was a member of the 1942 NCAA championship team. The team won 21 games and lost 2, while Rondeau led the nation in scoring with 45 goals and 32 assists. Dartmouth would go on to win 41 straight games over a 4-year period. Rondeau captained the 1943 team as well, and also served as coach when Coach Eddie Jeremiah entered the Navy in mid-season. He was captain again in 1944. Over his four-year college career Rondeau shattered nearly all of the school's scoring records, tallying 103 goals and 73 assists for an average 4.4 points per game. Rondeau still holds eight Collegiate Ice Hockey records, including most goals and assists in one game (12 goals, 11 assists), however, because he played before NCAA sponsorship, none of his marks are currently recognized nationally. Signed by The Boston Bruins, Rondeau's professional career was cut short due to an accident during military service. Rondeau played professionally in the Pacific Coast Hockey League for the San Diego Skyhawks and later the Atlantic Hockey League for the New Haven Bears prior to leaving for active duty in The Pacific. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. He died in Dallas, Texas in 1989. Rondeau was inducted as a charter member of the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
Statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1941–42 | Dartmouth | NCAA | — | 45 | 31 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1942–43 | Dartmouth | NCAA | — | 27 | 22 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | Dartmouth | NCAA | — | 31 | 20 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 40 | 103 | 73 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Dartmouth Indians (Quadrangular League) (1942–1943) | |||||||||
1942–43 † | Dartmouth | 14–0–1 | |||||||
Dartmouth: | 14–0–1 | ||||||||
Providence Friars Independent (1952–1956) | |||||||||
1952–53 | Providence | 6–8–0 | |||||||
1953–54 | Providence | 4–10–0 | |||||||
1954–55 | Providence | 8–7–0 | |||||||
1955–56 | Providence | 7–16–0 | |||||||
Providence: | 25–41–0 | ||||||||
Total: | 39–41–1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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† Rondeau shared interim coaching duties with the football team's assistant coach George T. Barclay.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database
- Dick Rondeau U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1921 births
- 1989 deaths
- American men's ice hockey centers
- Boston Olympics players
- Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Providence, Rhode Island
- Providence Friars men's ice hockey coaches
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey center stubs