Brian Cavanaugh
# Brian Cavanaugh

Brian Cavanaugh is a former ice hockey coach who led Canisius for 23 years before being fired during the 2004-05 season. Though he had established himself over a long tenure with the Golden Griffins, leading them to becoming a Division I program, Cavanaugh was fired by the athletic director in December 2004 due to a slew of complaints from the team. He has since retired as the athletic director at D'Youville College.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canisius Golden Griffins (ECAC West) (1980–1982) ||||||
| 1980-81 | Canisius | 13-12-2 | | | |
| 1981-82 | Canisius | 16-12-1 | | | |
| Canisius: | Canisius: | 29-24-3 | | | |
| Canisius Golden Griffins (ECAC West) (1983–1998) ||||||
| 1983-84 | Canisius | 5-21-1 | | | |
| 1984-85 | Canisius | 15-12-2 | | | |
| 1985-86 | Canisius | 18-9-2 | | | |
| 1986-87 | Canisius | 21-11-0 | | | |
| 1987-88 | Canisius | 15-12-0 | 10-7-0 | | |
| 1988-89 | Canisius | 15-19-1 | 13-9-0 | | |
| 1989-90 | Canisius | 12-14-2 | 11-14-2 | | |
| 1990-91 | Canisius | 9-18-0 | 8-16-0 | | |
| 1991-92 | Canisius | 12-14-2 | 11-14-2 | | |
| 1992-93 | Canisius | 18-11-1 | 17-6-1 | | |
| 1993-94 | Canisius | 17-8-1 | 7-3-0 | | |
| 1994-95 | Canisius | 16-6-4 | 4-2-2 | | |
| 1995-96 | Canisius | 18-7-2 | 6-3-1 | | |
| 1996-97 | Canisius | 13-11-2 | 1-8-2 | | |
| 1997-98 | Canisius | 12-11-3 | 4-5-1 | | |
| Canisius: | Canisius: | 216-184-23 | 92-87-11 | | |
| Canisius Golden Griffins (MAAC) (1998–2003) ||||||
| 1998-99 | Canisius | 16-15-5 | 12-11-5 | 4th | MAAC Runner-Up |
| 1999-00 | Canisius | 21-10-4 | 16-8-3 | 3rd | MAAC Quarterfinals |
| 2000-01 | Canisius | 17-12-4 | 13-9-4 | 4th | MAAC Semifinals |
| 2001-02 | Canisius | 14-17-4 | 13-9-4 | 5th | MAAC Quarterfinals |
| 2002-03 | Canisius | 12-21-4 | 11-13-2 | 7th | MAAC Quarterfinals |
| Canisius: | Canisius: | 80-75-21 | 65-50-18 | | |
| Canisius Golden Griffins (Atlantic Hockey) (2003–2005) ||||||
| 2003-04 | Canisius | 10-16-8 | 9-11-4 | 6th | Atlantic Hockey Semifinals |
| 2004-05 † | Canisius | 7-7-1 † | 6-2-0 † | | |
| Canisius: | Canisius: | 17-23-9 | 15-13-4 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 342-306-56 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

† Cavanaugh was fired mid-season

