Bob Prier

Bob Prier
Biographical details
Born	August 15, 1976 (age 47); Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	St. Lawrence University
Playing career
1992–1995	Nepean Raiders
1995–1999	St. Lawrence
1999–2000	Pee Dee Pride
Position(s)	Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000	Nepean Raiders (Assistant)
2000–2001	Denver (Assistant)
2001–2002	Princeton (Assistant)
2002–2011	St. Lawrence (Assistant)
2011–2014	Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall	29–84–11 (.278)

Robert Prier is a Canadian ice hockey former player and head coach who is noted for his brief tenure with the men's program at Princeton.^[1]

Career[edit]

Prier began his college career in 1995 after finishing second in the CJHL in scoring the year before.^[2] Prier continued his scoring at the college level, leading St. Lawrence in goals his junior season. In his senior season he led the team in goals and points while the Saints made their first NCAA appearance in seven years.^[3] After graduating with a degree in economics Prier had a 3-game career as a professional with the Pee Dee Pride before retiring as a player.^[4]

The same year Prier was hired by his former junior team as an assistant coach but quickly jumped back to the college ranks the following year. He spent one year at both Denver and Princeton before signing on with his alma mater in 2002. Prier spent two years as an assistant and another seven as associate head coach before he was offered the top position with Princeton in 2011. Prier's first two seasons with the Tigers ended with poor but respectable records but his third saw the tigers finish last in the ECAC. Prier resigned after the season and it was reported that he had done so under pressure from outgoing athletic director Gary Walters.^[1]

College Head Coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (2011–2014)
2011–12	Princeton	9–16–7	6–12–4	11th	ECAC Hockey First Round
2012–13	Princeton	10–16–5	8–12–4	t-7th	ECAC Hockey First Round
2013–14	Princeton	6–26–0	4–18–0	12th	ECAC Hockey First Round
Princeton:		25–58–12	18–42–8
Total:		25–58–12
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

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References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Bob Prier Resigns at Princeton". College Hockey News. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
^ "CJHL 1994 - 1995 REGULAR SEASON STATS". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
^ "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
^ "BOB PRIER NAMED HEAD COACH OF MEN'S HOCKEY AT PRINCETON". Princeton Tigers. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
^ "Men's Hockey Year-by-Year". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

External links[edit]

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[CHN-1] "Bob Prier Resigns at Princeton". College Hockey News. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.

[2] "CJHL 1994 - 1995 REGULAR SEASON STATS". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2017-07-12.

[3] "St. Lawrence Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

[4] "BOB PRIER NAMED HEAD COACH OF MEN'S HOCKEY AT PRINCETON". Princeton Tigers. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2017-07-12.

[media-5] "Men's Hockey Year-by-Year". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

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v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
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