Mark Dennehy
American ice hockey coach
Mark Dennehy (born October 18, 1967) is an American ice hockey head coach who most recently led the former Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League.
Career
Dennehy debuted for the Boston College Eagles in the fall of 1987, playing four years with the team that included three first place finishes, three NCAA tournament appearances and a Frozen Four appearance in 1990. After graduating, he played for the Ayr Raiders of the now-defunct British Hockey League in their final season of existence, finishing third in scoring for his team. Dennehy earned a tryout with the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets the following season but retired from playing soon thereafter.
After nearly a year away from hockey, Dennehy returned to his home state and was brought on by his former BC assistant coach Joe Mallen to help out with team practices for Massachusetts. Dennehy then became a full time coach, joining the staff at Princeton under Don Cahoon. After five years with the Tigers, which saw the program's first ever NCAA tournament appearance in 1998, Dennehy became the head coach for Fairfield. Dennehy took over the program after it posted one of the worst records in NCAA history the year prior of 1–31. His first season was only slightly better with only three wins in the 1999–00 season. After the poor season, Dennehy resigned and rejoined Cahoon as an assistant, this time with the Massachusetts Minutemen.
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