Herb Hammond

Herb Hammond

Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born	December 5, 1939 Boston, MA, USA
Died	July 23, 2009 (aged 69) Fort Gratiot, MI, USA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1980	Oswego State
1980–1982	Plattsburgh State
1982–1988	Brown
1988–1989	Minnesota North Stars (scout)
1989–2000	New York Rangers (scout)
2001–2002	Montreal Canadiens (scout)
2002–2005	Minnesota Wild (scout)
2005–2006	Port Huron Flags (general manager)
Head coaching record
Overall	264–253–12 (.510)

Herbert B. "Herb" Hammond was an American ice hockey coach and scout who led Brown for six seasons before beginning a professional career in the NHL.^[1] Hammond started coaching at Oswego State in 1968 and remained there for 12 years before moving on to Plattsburgh State.^[2] He took the Cardinals to the Division II National Title Game both years he was there (Losing to Lowell each time) and soon was offered the head coaching job at Brown. After six poor years Hammond left to become an NHL scout for 17 years and having his name etched on the Stanley Cup as part of the New York Rangers win in 1994 Stanley Cup Finals.^[3] Hammond died in 2009 after a long fight with cancer.

College Head Coaching record^[4]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Oswego State Lakers (ECAC 2) (1968–69–1979–80)
1968–69	Oswego State	10–11–0
1969–70	Oswego State	12–11–0
1970–71	Oswego State	9–12–0
1971–72	Oswego State	8–14–1
1972–73	Oswego State	18–5–2
1973–74	Oswego State	14–11–0
1974–75	Oswego State	15–8–1
1975–76	Oswego State	17–8–1
1976–77	Oswego State	15–10–0
1977–78	Oswego State	18–9–0
1978–79	Oswego State	13–15–0
1979–80	Oswego State	27–8–0		1st
Oswego State:		176–122–5
Plattsburgh State Cardinals (ECAC 2) (1980–81–1981–82)
1980–81	Plattsburgh State	27–4–2			NCAA Runner-Up (D-II)
1981–82	Plattsburgh State	25–13–2		1st	NCAA Runner-Up (D-II)
Plattsburgh State:		52–17–4
Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey) (1978–79–1981–82)
1982–83	Brown	3–21–1	2–18–1	16th
1983–84	Brown	6–19–1	5–15–1	t-15th
1984–85	Brown	9–17–0	6–15–0	9th
1985–86	Brown	4–19–0	3–18–0	12th
1986–87	Brown	11–16–0	9–13–0	8th	ECAC Quarterfinals
1987–88	Brown	3–22–1	2–19–1	12th
Brown:		36–114–3	27–98–3
Total:		264–253–12
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

References

1. "Herbert B. Hammond, 69". SalemNews.com. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
2. "Herb Hammond Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
3. "Hockey icon Herb Hammond of Beverly dies". The Salem News. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
4. "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

External links

• Herb Hammond's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Herb Hammond's career statistics at Elite Prospects