Dominick Dawes begins his seventh season at the helm of Neumann men’s ice hockey team. Coach Dawes has compiled a record of 93-53-21 in his six seasons, making him the winningest coach in the program’s history.
The Knights finished 9-12-5 overall in the 2013-14 season and qualified for the postseason for the eighth straight season. Neumann fell to Manhattanville in the first round.
Coach Dawes led the Knights to their second ECAC West Championship during the 2012-13 season, this time winning on home ice. Neumann defeated Manhattanville as it hosted its first Championship Game at Ice Works and finished the season 19-6-3 overall. Braely Torris was named the NCAA Division III
Champion in save percentage with a .942 save percentage.
Coach Dawes has qualified for the postseason in all six seasons and the team has finished over the .500 mark five out of the six years. In the 2011-12 season, the Knights were the ECAC West Runners-Up and finished with a 15-8-3 record. During the 2010-11 season, Neumann was the ECAC West Runner-Up and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Knights finished 14-9-5. For the 2009-10 season, Neumann qualified for the ECAC West semifinals and finished 15-9-3.
During his first season in 2008-09, Coach Dawes led the Knights to their first NCAA Division III National Title. Coach Dawes was named the American Hockey Coaches Association (ACHA) Division III and USCHO.com Coach of the Year. Coaches Dawes is also the second person to win the NCAA Division III National Title as a coach and a player, winning with Norwich in 2003. That year, Neumann also won its first ECAC West Championship with a 3-2 win over Hobart College.
Before coming to Neumann, Coach Dawes spent two seasons as the assistant coach at Hamilton College. Originally from Utica, N.Y., Coach Dawes was a forward and defenseman at Norwich University and played in three National Frozen Fours, winning the National Championship in 2003. After college, Coach Dawes played two seasons of Professional Hockey for the Macon Trax and Florida Seals, making it to the Southern Professional Hockey League Finals in both seasons.
In 2004, Dawes earned his undergraduate degree in business management from Norwich University. Dawes and his wife Katherine are the proud parents of twins, Lily and Dom, and currently reside in Aston, Pa.
