Mark Bolding

Mark Bolding (born April 21, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach for Yale. He previously served as the head coach for Norwich, where he won two NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament championships in 2011 and 2018.

Mark Bolding

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Yale
Conference	ECAC
Record	88–42–3
Biographical details
Born	(1970-04-21) April 21, 1970 (age 54) Red Deer, Alberta
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2019	Norwich
2020–present	Yale
Head coaching record
Overall	354–110–43
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× ECAC Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) AHCA Coach of the Year (2022) 4× NCAA Division III AHCA Coach of the Year (2010–12, 2018)

Playing career

Bolding played college ice hockey at Norwich from 1991 to 1994. He served as captain during his final three seasons, and finished his career at Norwich with 21 goals and 73 assists for 94 points.^[1] In 2005, he was inducted into the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame.^[2]

Coaching career

Norwich University

Following his playing career, Bolding was hired by Mike McShane as an assistant coach at Norwich in 1996. He again served as an assistant coach during the 1999–2000 season, and helped the team win their first NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament national championship.^[3]

Bolding was named the inaugural head coach at Norwich during the 2007–08 season.^[4] During the 2009–10 season, he led the Cadets to a 20–6–5 record and their first NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament championship game, where they lost to Amherst.^[5] During the 2010–11 season, he led the Cadets to a 25–4–1 record and their first NCAA Division III national championship in program history.^[6] During the 2011–12 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–3–1 record and their third consecutive NCAA Division III national championship game.^[7] During the 2013–14 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–4–0, including a perfect 16–0–0 record during conference play. They became the first team in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) history to finish with a perfect conference record.^[8] During the 2017–18 season, he led the Cadets to a 27–1–3, and their second NCAA Division III national championship.^[9]

On April 9, 2019, Bolding stepped down as head coach at Norwich.^[8] During his tenure at Norwich, he compiled a 266–68–22 overall record. He guided the Cadets to nine New England Hockey Conference titles, the NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament Frozen Four six times, the national championship game five times, and two national championships. He became the seventh coach in NCAA Division III history to reach the 200-win milestone. He was named the NCAA Division III American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) National Coach of the Year four times.^[10]

Yale University

On April 10, 2019, Bolding was named the head coach at Yale.^[11][12] During the 2021–22 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 26–9–1 record, and their first NCAA women's ice hockey tournament appearance in program history, where they advanced to the Frozen Four. Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year and AHCA Coach of the Year.^[13][14] During the 2022–23 season, he led the Bulldogs to a 28–4–1 record, and their first ever ECAC conference regular season championship.^[15] Following the season, he was named ECAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.^[16]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Norwich University (NEHC) (2007–2019)
2007–08	Norwich	12–11–2	9–8–2	4th
2008–09	Norwich	19–9–1	14–6–1	3rd
2009–10	Norwich	20–6–5	13–3–3	3rd	NCAA Division III Runner-Up
2010–11	Norwich	25–4–1	17–0–1	1st	NCAA Division III Champion
2011–12	Norwich	27–3–1	17–0–1	1st	NCAA Division III Runner-Up
2012–13	Norwich	22–4–3	16–2–0	1st
2013–14	Norwich	27–4–0	16–0–0	1st	NCAA Division III Runner-Up
2014–15	Norwich	22–6–3	15–0–2	1st
2015–16	Norwich	21–7–0	15–2–0	1st	NEHC Runner-Up
2016–17	Norwich	23–7–1	18–1–0	2nd	NCAA Division III Frozen Four
2017–18	Norwich	27–1–3	17–0–0	1st	NCAA Division III Champion
2018–19	Norwich	21–4–2	18–0–1	1st	NCAA Division III First Round
Norwich:		266–68–22	185–22–11
Yale University (ECAC) (2019–present)
2019–20	Yale	17–15–0	13–9–0	5th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2021–22	Yale	26–9–1	16–5–1	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2022–23	Yale	28–4–1	19–2–1	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2023–24	Yale	17–14–1	12–9–1	6th	ECAC Quarterfinals
Yale:		88–42–3	60–25–3
Total:		354–110–43
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. "Yale names longtime Norwich coach Bolding new women's coach". USCHO.com. May 17, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. "Mark Bolding". norwichathletics.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. Goodman, Jasper (December 28, 2017). "Bolding having fun at top". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
4. Hartt, Pete (October 27, 2018). "Cadet women set to start 1st varsity season". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
5. "Women's Ice Hockey: Amherst Defeats Norwich, 7-2, To Capture National Championship". ritathletics.com. March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
6. Venniro, Joe (March 18, 2011). "Norwich wins the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey National Championship". ritathletics.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
7. "Women's Hockey: Cadets fall 4-1 to RIT in National Championship". ritathletics.com. March 17, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
8. "Norwich women's hockey coach steps down". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. April 9, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
9. Ryan, Ted (March 17, 2018). "Late goal lifts Norwich to first NCAA women's hockey title since 2011". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
10. {"Mark Bolding biography". yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
11. Smith, Eamonn (April 11, 2019). "WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Bolding hire brings experience and excitement". Yale Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
12. Danforth, Austin (April 10, 2019). "Norwich women's hockey coach Mark Bolding headed to Yale". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
13. "Yale's Mark Bolding is 2022 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". ahcahockey.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
14. McIntosh, Sean (March 11, 2022). "Red Deer's Mark Bolding named 2021-22 ECAC Coach of the Year". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
15. King, Spencer (March 16, 2023). "WOMEN'S HOCKEY: No. 2 Bulldogs claim first-ever ECAC Regular Season Championship". Yale Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
16. {"ECAC Hockey Announces Women's Hockey Major Awards". ecachockey.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com