title: Blaise MacDonald
text: # Blaise MacDonald
  
  Blaise MacDonald is an American college ice hockey coach currently heading the men's team at Colby College.
  
  ## Career
  
  Previously he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1986–87), Princeton (1987–88), UMass Lowell (1988–90) and Boston University (1991–96), and a head coach at Niagara (1996–2001), where he compiled an all-time record of 91–58–17 and UMass Lowell (2001–11) with an overall record of 150–178–44.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  Statistics overview :
  
  | Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Niagara Purple Eagles (ECAC West) (1996–1998) ||||||
  | 1996–97 | Niagara | 16–9–2 | 6–2–2 | 2nd | Ineligible |
  | 1997–98 | Niagara | 14–10–3 | 8–1–1 | 1st | ECAC West Champion |
  | Niagara: | Niagara: | 30–19–5 | 14–3–3 | | |
  | Niagara Purple Eagles (Independent) (1998–1999) ||||||
  | 1998–99 | Niagara | 17–12–3 | | | |
  | Niagara: | Niagara: | 17–12–3 | | | |
  | Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) (1999–2001) ||||||
  | 1999–00 | Niagara | 30–8–4 | 15–0–2 | 1st | NCAA West Regional semifinals |
  | 2000–01 | Niagara | 14–19–5 | 10–7–3 | 2nd | CHA consolation game (Tie) |
  | Niagara: | Niagara: | 44–27–9 | 25–7–5 | | |
  | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) (2001–2011) ||||||
  | 2001–02 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 22–13–3 | 12–9–3 | 4th | Hockey East Semifinals |
  | 2002–03 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 11–20–5 | 4–16–4 | t-8th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
  | 2003–04 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 15–18–7 | 7–12–5 | 6th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
  | 2004–05 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–12–4 | 11–10–3 | 5th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
  | 2005–06 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 14–20–2 | 11–14–2 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
  | 2006–07 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 8–21–7 | 7–16–4 | 9th | |
  | 2007–08 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 16–17–4 | 10–13–4 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
  | 2008–09 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–16–2 | 14–11–2 | 5th | Hockey East runner-up |
  | 2009–10 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 19–16–4 | 12–11–4 | t-3rd | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
  | 2010–11 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 5–25–4 | 4–21–2 | 10th | |
  | Massachusetts–Lowell: | Massachusetts–Lowell: | 150–178–42 | 92–133–33 | | |
  | Colby Mules (NESCAC) (2012–present) ||||||
  | 2012–13 | Colby | 7–15–3 | 5–11–2 | 7th | NESCAC quarterfinals |
  | 2013–14 | Colby | 11–11–3 | 8–9–1 | t-6th | NESCAC quarterfinals |
  | 2014–15 | Colby | 5–16–3 | 2–13–3 | 9th | |
  | 2015–16 | Colby | 9–11–5 | 6–9–3 | t-7th | NESCAC quarterfinals |
  | 2016–17 | Colby | 13–7–4 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | NESCAC quarterfinals |
  | 2017–18 | Colby | 17–11–2 | 9–7–2 | T–5th | NCAA Frozen Four |
  | 2018–19 | Colby | 10–10–5 | 7–7–4 | 6th | NESCAC quarterfinals |
  | 2019–20 | Colby | 7–14–3 | 3–13–2 | 10th | |
  | 2020–21 | Colby | 1–3–0 | — | N/A | |
  | Colby: | Colby: | 80–88–28 | 51–73–20 | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 321–324–87 | | | |
  | 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 ||||||
  