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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External links
- [https://uconnhuskies.com/coaches.aspx?rc=352 Official Biography, UConn Huskies]
- {{icehockeystats}}
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{{Hockey East men's coach navbox}}
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Category:People from North Andover, Massachusetts
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Category:Ice hockey people from Essex County, Massachusetts
Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts