Donald Whiston
Donald Francis Whiston (June 19, 1927 – July 11, 2020)[1] was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[2] Afterwards he coached at Brown for three seasons.
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| Born | June 19, 1927 Lynn, Massachusetts, US |
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| Died | July 11, 2020 (aged 93) Ipswich, Massachusetts, US |
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| Playing career | ||||||||||||||
| 1948–1951 | Brown | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goaltender | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–1955 | Brown | |||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | 27–27–1 | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Brown Bears (Division I Independent) (1952–53–1954–55) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Brown | 6-11-0 | |||||||
| 1953–54 | Brown | 12-8-0 | |||||||
| 1954–55 | Brown | 9-8-1 | |||||||
| Brown: | 27-27-1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 27-27-1 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
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| AHCA First Team All-American | 1950–51 | |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1951 | [4] |
References
- ^ Donald Whiston obituary
- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-13. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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| Preceded by Ralph Bevins |
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1951 |
Succeeded by Ken Kinsley |
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