Mike Cavanaugh

{{short description|American ice hockey coach and player (born 1968)}}

{{distinguish|Mike Kavanagh}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Mike Cavanaugh

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Connecticut

| current_conference = Hockey East

| current_record =

| contract =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|7}}

| birth_place = North Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Bowdoin College

| player_years1 = 1987–1990

| player_team1 = Bowdoin

| player_years2 = 1990–1991

| player_team2 = Richmond Flyers

| player_years3 = 1994

| player_team3 = Pittsburgh Phantoms

| player_positions = Forward

| coach_years1 = 1990–1991

| coach_team1 = Richmond Flyers (player-coach)

| coach_years2 = 1991–1992

| coach_team2 = Belmont Hill School (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1992–1993

| coach_team3 = Bowling Green (graduate assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1993–1995

| coach_team4 = Dartmouth (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1995–2013

| coach_team5 = Boston College (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2013–present

| coach_team6 = Connecticut

| overall_record = 158–182–38 ({{winpct|158|182|38}})

| tournament_record =

| championships = As an assistant coach

4× National Champion (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012)

| awards = Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award (2025)
Terry Flanagan Award (2013)

| coaching_records =

}}

Mike Cavanaugh is an American ice hockey coach and former player. Cavanaugh was an assistant at Boston College for 18 seasons{{cite news|title=Mike Cavanaugh|url=http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/cavanaugh_mike00.html|publisher=Boston College Eagles|accessdate=2014-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904074205/http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/cavanaugh_mike00.html|archive-date=2014-09-04|url-status=dead}} before being named as Bruce Marshall's successor at Connecticut in the spring of 2013.{{cite news|title=Mike Cavanaugh Named Men's Ice Hockey Coach|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050813aac.html|publisher=UConn Huskies|date=2013-05-08|accessdate=2014-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104093334/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050813aac.html|archive-date=2016-11-04|url-status=dead}}

Head coaching record

{{CBB Yearly Record Start

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|postseason=

|poll=no

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{{CIH yearly record subhead

|name = Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey

|color = color:white; background:#000E2F; {{box-shadow border|a|#E4002B|2px}}

|startyear = 2013

|conflong = Atlantic Hockey

|conference = Atlantic Hockey

|endyear = 2014

|}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2013–14

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 18–14–4

| conference = 15–9–3

| confstanding = t–3rd

| postseason = Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 18–14–4 ({{winpct|18|14|4}})

| confrecord = 15–9–3 ({{winpct|15|9|3}})

}}

{{CIH yearly record subhead

|name = {{color|white|Connecticut Huskies}}

|color = color:white; background:#000E2F; {{box-shadow border|a|#E4002B|2px}}

|startyear = 2014

|conflong = Hockey East

|conference = Hockey East

|endyear =

|}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2014–15

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 10–19–7

| conference = 7–11–4

| confstanding = t-9th

| postseason = Hockey East Opening Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2015–16

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 11–21–4

| conference = 6–12–4

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = Hockey East Opening Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2016–17

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 12–16–8

| conference = 8–10–4

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason = Hockey East Opening Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017–18

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 15–19–2

| conference = 11–12–1

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2018–19

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 12–20–2

| conference = 7–15–2

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2019–20

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 15–15–4

| conference = 12–10–2

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = Tournament cancelled

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020–21

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 10–11–2

| conference = 10–10–2

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021–22

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 20–16–0

| conference = 14–10–0

| confstanding = T–4th

| postseason = Hockey East Runner-Up

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022–23

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 20–12–3

| conference = 13–9–2

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 15–19–2

| conference = 9–14–1

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Connecticut

| overall = 140–168–34 ({{winpct|140|168|34}})

| confrecord = 82–94–19 ({{winpct|82|94|19}})

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End

|overall = 158–182–38 ({{winpct|158|182|38}})

}}

References

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