Glenn Thomaris

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Glenn Thomaris
Biographical details
BornPotsdam, New York, USA
Alma materClarkson University
Playing career
1974–1977Clarkson
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1982Potsdam State (assistant)
1982–1984Northwood School
1984–1987Clarkson (assistant)
1987–2001Elmira
2001–2007Potsdam State
2013–2016Elmira Jackals (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall316–198–23 (.610)
Tournaments8–12–2 (.409)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1988 Edward Jeremiah Award
1991 Edward Jeremiah Award

Glenn Thomaris is an American ice hockey coach who was twice named as the NCAA Division III coach of the year.[1]

Career[]

Thomaris played parts of three seasons for Clarkson. In his final year he helped the team finish atop the ECAC Hockey standings but the team fell in the conference semifinals and missed out on a berth into the NCAA Tournament. After graduating in 1977, Thomaris returned home and joined the coaching staff at Potsdam State a year later. The Bears were playing just their third season and saw little success early on. However, in 1981 the team posted its first non-losing season and nearly repeated the feat the next season. After four years with the team, Thomaris left to become the head coach at Northwood School.

In 1984, Thomaris returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach He helped the Golden Knights produce three winning seasons before being offered his second head coaching job. In 1987, Brian McCutcheon left Elmira to take the top job at Cornell and Thomaris was chosen as his replacement. In his very first season, Thomaris led the team to a program record 27-win season and reached the 1988 championship game. He was named as the Division III coach of the year for the tremendous season. After a small decline in year two, Thomaris had the Eagles return to the national tournament for five consecutive years, winning at least 20 games each time. He got Elmira back into the Frozen Four twice more and tied his own wins record in 1991. The team flagged in the mid-90s and, while they only had one losing season, Elmira made just one NCAA appearance over a seven-year period.[2]

In 2001, Thomaris left Elmira and returned to Potsdam. A year later he was behind the bench at Potsdam State, this time as the head coach. His tenure got off to a rocky start when he was arrested for DWI but he retained his position.[3] On the ice, the wins decreased each season and Thomaris was fired after the 2007 season.

Thomaris returned to Elmira afterwards and became a junior hockey coach. In 2013 he was brought on by the Elmira Jackals, a minor professional outfit, as an assistant and worked for the team for three years. As of 2021, he's working as a coach and physical education instructor at the Notre Dame High School.[4]

Thomaris was inducted into the Elmira College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.[5]

Statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 25 5 5 10 4 — — — — —
1975–76 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 31 12 13 25 14 — — — — —
1976–77 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 30 3 6 9 16 — — — — —
NCAA totals 86 20 24 44 34 — — — — —

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
(ECAC West) (1987–2001)
1987–88 Elmira 27–6–0 20–2–0 1st NCAA Runner-Up
1988–89 Elmira 19–10–0 14–7–0 6th ECAC West Semifinal
1989–90 Elmira 24–8–1 19–3–1 2nd NCAA Quarterfinals
1990–91 Elmira 27–6–0 23–3–0 1st NCAA Third Place Game (loss)
1991–92 Elmira 21–10–0 18–4–0 2nd NCAA Quarterfinals
1992–93 Elmira 26–7–0 19–5–0 2nd NCAA Third Place Game (win)
1993–94 Elmira 21–6–2 19–1–0 1st NCAA Quarterfinals
1994–95 Elmira 9–13–4 2–4–2 4th ECAC West Semifinal
1995–96 Elmira 13–13–0 4–4–0 4th ECAC West Semifinal
1996–97 Elmira 15–9–5 5–3–2 3rd NCAA Quarterfinals
1997–98 Elmira 14–11–0 4–6–0 5th
1998–99 Elmira 16–8–2 4–1–1 2nd ECAC West Semifinal
1999–00 Elmira 21–6–0 5–1–0 T–1st ECAC West Runner-Up
2000–01 Elmira 16–10–0 3–3–0 2nd ECAC West Semifinal
Elmira: 269–123–14 159–47–6
Potsdam State Bears (SUNYAC) (2002–2007)
2002–03 Potsdam State 14–13–2 7–6–1 T–4th SUNYAC Semifinals
2003–04 Potsdam State 11–14–2 9–4–1 T–2nd SUNYAC Semifinals
2004–05 Potsdam State 10–14–3 6–6–2 T–4th SUNYAC Quarterfinals
2005–06 Potsdam State 7–15–4 6–7–1 6th SUNYAC Quarterfinals
2006–07 Potsdam State 5–19–1 3–10–1 8th
Potsdam State: 47–75–12 31–33–6
Total: 316–198–23

      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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2012-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Elmira Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Potsdam's Thomaris Arrested on DWI Charges". USCHO.com. November 16, 2002. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Glenn Thomaris". Linked In. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Department of Athletics Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Class". Elmira Soaring Eagles. September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edward Jeremiah Award
1987–88
1990–91 		Succeeded by
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