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Jerry Keefe

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Jerry Keefe
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamNortheastern
ConferenceHockey East
Record59–42–9 (.577)
Biographical details
Born (1976-02-27) February 27, 1976 (age 48)
Billerica, MA, USA
Alma materProvidence College
Playing career
1996–2000Providence
1999–2000Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
1999–2000Trenton Titans
2000–2001Belfast Giants
2001–2002Cardiff Devils
2001–2002Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
2003–2004Orlando Seals
2003–2004Charlotte Checkers
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2007Massachusetts–Boston (assistant)
2007–2009Westfield State
2009–2011Brown (assistant)
2011–2021Northeastern (assistant)
2021–presentNortheastern
Head coaching record
Overall70–51–13 (.571)
Tournaments0–1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Hockey East Regular Season (2022)
Beanpot (2023)

Jerry Keefe is the current head coach for Northeastern. Previously he served as an assistant for 10 years, taking over for Jim Madigan when his predecessor was promoted to Athletic Director.[1]

Career

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Keefe began his college career with Providence in 1996. After two pedestrian seasons, Keefe's production exploded as a junior, more than doubling his career totals in one season. He was honored as the most improved player in New England and helped the Friars climb to 4th in the conference.[2] Keefe wasn't able to keep up the pace in his senior season and he left the Friars mid-way through the year to pursue a professional career.

Keefe's abbreviated first season as a pro went fairly well. Though he didn't catch on in the AHL, he became a near point-per-game player for the Trenton Titans and helped the team reach the Turner Cup semifinals, finishing second in postseason scoring. Despite the success, Keefe headed to Europe and played for the Belfast Giants in the team's inaugural season. Keefe had a fairly bland year and joined the Cardiff Devils at the start of the 2002 season. He left after 9 games and returned across the Atlantic, finishing out the year with the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies.

After a year off, Keefe returned to the game with the Orlando Seals but injuries limited him to 33 games. He signed a contract to continue with the Seals the following year, however, due to a disagreement with the WHA, the entire league shut down after 2004 and Keefe decided to call it a career.[3]

Keefe began his coaching career with Massachusetts–Boston but left after one year to take over at Westfield State. The Owls were a club team at the time but returned to varsity status in 2008. Keefe oversaw a swift rebuild and got the team to post a winning season as they joined Division III competition. Keefe jumped up to Division I in 2009, joining Brown as an assistant in 2009. Two years later he transitioned into a similar role with Northeastern when Jim Madigan took over. Keefe remained with the Huskies for a decade, helping build the program into a Hockey East power and getting the program to three NCAA Tournaments.

When Jeff Konya left his position as Athletic Director to take over the same role at San Jose State, Northeastern acted quickly and promoted Madigan to AD while advancing Keefe to head coach within a week.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Omaha Lancers USHL 47 25 36 61 75
1995–96 Omaha Lancers USHL 38 18 40 58 40
1996–97 Providence Hockey East 29 9 14 23 20
1997–98 Providence Hockey East 23 5 9 14 10
1998–99 Providence Hockey East 35 16 36 52 34
1999–00 Providence Hockey East 17 0 9 9 6
1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 7 0 1 1 2
1999–00 Trenton Titans ECHL 26 7 15 22 14 10 7 5 12 4
2000–01 Belfast Giants BISL 39 3 11 14 26 6 0 0 0 4
2001–02 Cardiff Devils BNL 9 5 15 15 2
2001–02 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 30 11 14 25 12 10 2 3 5 2
2003–04 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Orlando Seals WHA2 33 11 22 33 48
USHL totals 85 43 76 119 115
NCAA totals 104 30 68 98 70
ECHL totals 58 18 29 47 26 20 9 8 17 6

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Westfield State Owls (ECAC Northeast) (2008–2009)
2008–09 Westfield State 11–9–4 7–7–3 T–8th ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
Westfield State: 11–9–4 (.542) 7–7–3 (.500)
Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East) (2021–present)
2021–22 Northeastern 25–13–1 15–8–1 1st NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal
2022–23 Northeastern 17–13–5 14–7–3 3rd Hockey East Quarterfinals
2023–24 Northeastern 17–16–3 9–14–1 7th Hockey East Quarterfinals
Northeastern: 59–42–9 38–29–5
Total: 70–51–13

      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

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  1. ^ "Northeastern veteran bench boss Madigan promoted to AD; associate coach Keefe to take Huskies' helm". USCHO.com. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Jerry Keefe". Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Keefe, Gordon to Return to Seals". Orlando Seals. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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