Ben Syer
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Princeton |
Conference | ECAC Hockey |
Biographical details | |
Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Kitchener, Ontario, CAN |
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario Ohio University (MA) |
Playing career | |
1993–1994 | Kitchener Dutchmen |
1994–1995 | St. Thomas Stars |
Position(s) | Left wing |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1998–1999 | North Middlesex Stars (asst.) |
1999–2000 | Ohio (grad. asst.) |
2000–2011 | Quinnipiac (asst.) |
2011–2024 | Cornell (asst.) |
2024–present | Princeton |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
2018 Terry Flanagan Award | |
Ben Syer is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who is currently in charge of the program at Princeton.[1]
Career
Syer graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1998 with an honors degree in urban development. Though he had played junior hockey, he was not a member of the team at his alma mater. He travelled south for grad school and attended Ohio University. While earning a Master's in physical education, Syer began his coaching career. He first worked for the North Middlesex Stars before joining the staff at Ohio. In 2000, Syer transitioned to Division I and joined Rand Pecknold's staff at Quinnipiac. Syer spent the next eleven years as an assistant and recruiting coordinator with the Bobcats and helped the team transition from Atlantic Hockey to ECAC Hockey. In 2011, Syer was hired by Cornell as an assistant and was given the responsibility of running the defense. Over a 13-year stretch, the Big Red possessed one of the best defensive teams in the nation and routinely finished in the top-10 for goal against. In 2018, Syer's team finished first in defensive acumen and he was named as the recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award the same year.[2] After Cornell's second season as the best defensive team in 2024, Syer was named as the 18th head coach for Princeton, his first opportunity at running a program.[3]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (2024–present) | |||||||||
Princeton: | |||||||||
Total: | |||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Terry Flanagan Award 2017–18 | Succeeded by |
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- John Messuri (178 Points)
- Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals)
- Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
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