Len Ceglarski

Leonard Stanley Ceglarski (June 27, 1926 – December 16, 2017) was an American ice hockey player and coach. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway. Ceglarski was also known as a baseball player. While at Boston College, his .429 batting average as a senior second baseman was best in New England. After serving as team captain for his senior season, Ceglarski joined the US national team and earned a spot on the roster for the 1952 Winter Olympics. Ceglarski served as a depth player for team USA, recording 3 points in 8 games, but did help the team to a silver medal finish. After the Olympics, Ceglarski's playing career was largely finished but he did make a brief appearance with the Worcester Warriors in 1954.

Coaching A native of East Walpole, Massachusetts, Ceglarski taught and coached at Walpole High for four years before beginning his collegiate coaching career. He took the reins of the Golden Knights’ program from retiring Clarkson mentor Bill Harrison. At Clarkson, he had various responsibilities. He was responsible not only for varsity coaching, but for the freshman team, the rink, the equipment, and the laundry, and served as his secretary and the team's skate sharpener. Ceglarski was the winner of the 1984–85 CCM / Bob Kullen Award. Sponsored by CCM, the award is given in the name of Bob Kullen, who served as head coach of the New Hampshire Wildcats. The award goes to the head coach who is considered to have demonstrated the highest number of significant accomplishments throughout the season as voted by the conference's head coaches.

The Len Ceglarski Award for Individual Sportsmanship was given by the league to one player who had consistently demonstrated superior conduct and sportsmanship on the ice. The directors of Hockey East established the Award in 1992. Each school nominates one player and the award is then voted upon by head coaches, sports information directors, and league officials. The first winner was Joe Flanagan, a senior forward from the University of New Hampshire. One of Ceglarski's former players, John T. McLennan honored his mentor by creating a $1.5 million endowment to fund the Leonard S. Ceglarski Chair at Clarkson. McLennan was offered an athletic scholarship to play hockey at Clarkson in 1964, and McLennan earned a master's degree in industrial management and went on to become president and CEO of Bell Canada before retiring in 1997. McLennan credits Ceglarski with the success he achieved in his life. The chair will fund the Clarkson men's head hockey coach position.

Playing record Year Team GP G A P PIM 1950–51 Boston College 20 21 13 34 0 1951–52 U.S. Olympic Team N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1954–55 Worcester Warriors 3 0 1 1 0

Head coaching record

Awards and honors Award Year AHCA Second team all-american 1949–50