Chris Serino
Biographical details
Born(1949-08-01)August 1, 1949
Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 2012(2012-10-15) (aged 63)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1987Saugus High School
1988–1991Northfield Mount Hermon School
1991–1998New Hampshire (assistant)
1998–2005Merrimack
2005–2012Malden Catholic High School
Head coaching record
Overall78–149–27 (college)

Christie Serino Jr. (August 1, 1949 – October 15, 2012)[1] was an American ice hockey coach who worked for various college and high school programs over a 32-year span. His career peaked as the head coach for Merrimack for seven seasons.[2]

Career

Serino started his coaching career with Saugus High School in his home town of Saugus, Massachusetts, heading the program for seven seasons. In 1988 he became the bench boss for Northfield Mount Hermon School and remained there for three years before he accepted an offer to become an assistant coach at New Hampshire under Dick Umile. Serino served in that capacity until 1998 when he became the head coach for Merrimack.[3] When he took over the program the Warriors had not had a winning season since joining Hockey East in 1989 and during his entire 7-year tenure that trend continued. Merrimack never finished above 7th place in the conference and lost every Hockey East tournament game they played. In his final season Serino had by far his worst record, going 1–22–1 in the conference and missing the tournament. Unconfirmed reports at the time asserted that the players on the team had asked Serino to resign as head coach, which he did do after the season, but not before he accepted a move back to the High School ranks, this time at Malden Catholic.[4] Serino remained the head coach for Malden until his death in 2012 as a result of throat cancer, a disease he had been diagnosed with in 2001.[5]

Head coaching record

College ice hockey

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Merrimack Warriors (Hockey East) (1998–2005)
1998–99 Merrimack 11–24–17–16–18thHockey East Quarterfinals
1999–00 Merrimack 11–19–66–12–67thHockey East Quarterfinals
2000–01 Merrimack 14–20–47–14–38thHockey East Quarterfinals
2001–02 Merrimack 11–23–26–16–28thHockey East Quarterfinals
2002–03 Merrimack 12–18–67–13–47thHockey East Quarterfinals
2003–04 Merrimack 11–19–66–12–67thHockey East Quarterfinals
2004–05 Merrimack 8–26–21–22–19th
Merrimack: 78–149–2740–105–23
Total:78–149–27

      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

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Christie Serino, Jr. Obituary". Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Homes. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Merrimack Mourns Passing of Former Hockey Head Coach Chris Serino". Merrimack Warriors. 2012-10-06. Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Merrimack Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Serino leaves Merrimack College". Boston.com. 2005-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Former Merrimack coach, Chris Serino, passes away after courageous battle with cancer". themackreport.com. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Merrimack Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Merrimack Warriors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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