On April 13, the Boston College men’s hockey team underwent a monumental change when Jerry York retired after 28-years as the head coach of the Eagles. The announcement came about a month after BC’s season had ended in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East Tournament and marked the first time in nearly three decades that there would need to be a coaching search for a new man to stand behind the bench.
The time spent immediately after York’s retirement was, appropriately, spent celebrating the legendary career of the greatest college hockey coach of all time. York retired with almost 200 more wins to his name than anyone else in the sport’s history as well as five national championships, four of which he won while at BC.