Herb Hammond
# Herb Hammond

Herbert B. Hammond (December 5, 1939 – July 23, 2009) was an American ice hockey coach and scout who led Brown for six seasons before beginning a professional career in the NHL. Hammond started coaching at Oswego State in 1968 and remained there for 12 years before moving on to Plattsburgh State. He took the Cardinals to the NCAA Division II National Title Game both years he was there (Losing to Lowell each time) and soon was offered the head coaching job at Brown. After six poor years Hammond left to become an NHL scout for 17 years and had his name etched on the Stanley Cup as part of the New York Rangers win in 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Hammond died in 2009 after a long fight with cancer.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oswego State Lakers (ECAC 2) (1968–1980) ||||||
| 1968–69 | Oswego State | 10–11–0 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Oswego State | 12–11–0 | | | |
| 1970–71 | Oswego State | 9–12–0 | | | |
| 1971–72 | Oswego State | 8–14–1 | | | |
| 1972–73 | Oswego State | 18–5–2 | | | |
| 1973–74 | Oswego State | 14–11–0 | | | |
| 1974–75 | Oswego State | 15–8–1 | | | |
| 1975–76 | Oswego State | 17–8–1 | | | ECAC 2 Quarterfinals |
| 1976–77 | Oswego State | 15–10–0 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Oswego State | 18–9–0 | | | ECAC 2 West Quarterfinals |
| 1978–79 | Oswego State | 13–15–0 | | | ECAC 2 West Quarterfinals |
| 1979–80 | Oswego State | 27–8–0 | | | ECAC 2 West Champion |
| Oswego State: | Oswego State: | 176–122–5 | | | |
| Plattsburgh State Cardinals (ECAC 2) (1980–1982) ||||||
| 1980–81 | Plattsburgh State | 27–4–2 | | | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 1981–82 | Plattsburgh State | 25–13–2 | | | NCAA Runner-Up |
| Plattsburgh State: | Plattsburgh State: | 52–17–4 | | | |
| Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey) (1982–1988) ||||||
| 1982–83 | Brown | 3–21–1 | 2–18–1 | 16th | |
| 1983–84 | Brown | 6–19–1 | 5–15–1 | t-15th | |
| 1984–85 | Brown | 9–17–0 | 6–15–0 | 9th | |
| 1985–86 | Brown | 4–19–0 | 3–18–0 | 12th | |
| 1986–87 | Brown | 11–16–0 | 9–13–0 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals |
| 1987–88 | Brown | 3–22–1 | 2–19–1 | 12th | |
| Brown: | Brown: | 36–114–3 | 27–98–3 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 264–253–12 | | | |
| 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 ||||||
