Roger Demment

Roger Demment
Sport(s) ice hockey
Biographical details
Born 1950 (age 65–66)
Troy, NY, USA
Alma mater Yale
Playing career
1967–1968 Trinity-Pawling School
1969–1972 Yale
1972–1975 Diables Rouges de Briançon
1977–1978 Diables Rouges de Briançon
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1975 Diables Rouges de Briançon
1975–1977 Trinity-Pawling School
1977–1981 Diables Rouges de Briançon
1985–1990 St. Mark's School
1990–1991 Dartmouth (assistant)
1991–1997 Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall 45-111-10 (.301)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1992–93 ECAC Coach of the Year

Roger Demment (born 1950) is a former American ice hockey coach who is currently an associate athletic director for Dartmouth College, the University he coached in the early- and mid-1990s.[1]

Career

Roger Demment was a member of the Yale's men's ice hockey team in the early 1970s.[2] While the Bulldogs didn't have much success while Roger was there he was named captain of the team for his senior season. After graduating Demment headed overseas to act as a player-coach for the Briançon Red Devils of the French Division II. Demment stayed with the team for three seasons before returning to the states to take over at his high school alma mater, Trinity-Pawling School. Two years later, however, he was back in Briançon, playing for one final campaign before hanging up his skates, though he remained as coach of the Red Devils until 1981. While in France he was also appointed as regional program director for French Ministry of Youth and Sport. Demment eventually headed back to North America to earn a Master's degree from Wisconsin in 1986. He returned to coaching high school hockey as well, leading St. Mark's School from 1985-1990 before getting his first opportunity at the college level.

In 1990 Dartmouth was wrapping up its 10th consecutive losing season[3] and Demment agreed to come in and help new head coach Ben Smith resuscitate the program. From the start of the season, however, nothing went right; Dartmouth posted its worst ever record (1-24-3) and Smith left once it was all over for greener pastures at Northeastern.[4] Demment decided to stay in Hanover, believing that he could return the Big Green to prominence on the ice.[5] Predictably the returns weren't great at the start, but in his second year (despite a losing record) the Big Green made their first conference tournament in 13 years. That was the extent to which Demment could raise Dartmouth, however, and it became apparent that they needed new blood. Demment was promoted to a directorial position within the university and replaced with Bob Gaudet.[6]

College Head Coaching record[7]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey) (1991-92–1996-97)
1991–92 Dartmouth 3-21-2 3-17-2 11th
1992–93 Dartmouth 11-16-0 9-13-0 8th ECAC Preliminary Round
1993–94 Dartmouth 5-21-1 4-17-1 12th
1994–95 Dartmouth 9-16-2 7-13-2 t-10th
1995–96 Dartmouth 7-20-3 6-14-2 9th ECAC Preliminary Round
1996–97 Dartmouth 10-17-2 5-15-2 11th
Dartmouth: 45-111-10 34-89-9
Total: 45-111-10

      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

  1. ↑ "Roger Demment". Dartmouth College. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Roger Demment". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  3. ↑ "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Ben Smith Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  5. ↑ "College Hockey Report". New York Times. 1994-01-26. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  6. ↑ "Bob Gaudet: Full Circle". USCHO.com. 1998-02-23. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  7. ↑ "2009-10 Media Guide Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
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