Frank Pond

Frank Pond
Biographical details
Born	December 15, 1903; Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Playing career
1922–1924	Minnesota
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1930–1935	Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall	49–24–4 (.662)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1923 West Intercollegiate Champion (player); 1924 West Intercollegiate Champion (player); 1932 West Intercollegiate Champion; 1933 West Intercollegiate Champion; 1934 West Intercollegiate Champion

Frank Pond was an American ice hockey center and coach. He led the University of Minnesota to consecutive intercollegiate championships both as a player and head coach in the 1920s and 30s.^[1]

Career

A native Minnesotan, Pond began attending the state's flagship university in 1920. While the school had a club team at the time, the program was promoted to major varsity status during his sophomore year.^[2] Pond tried out for the team that year but was unable to make the cut. He made a second attempt the following year and earned a spot with the club. Pond helped the team finish atop the ranking of all western teams with a 10–1–1 record to earn the first Intercollegiate title for the program. He was elected team captain for his senior season and guided the Gophers to a second tile, going 13–1–0 and being regarded by some as the top team in the nation (though 14–1 Yale would beg to differ).^[3]

Pond returned to the team in 1930 as the team's head coach. Taking over after the resignation of Emil Iverson, Pond had a difficult first season, losing 7 of his first 9 games but got the team to improve as the year went along. The hard work paid off in his second season behind the bench when Minnesota won an intercollegiate title and finished 2nd in the national ranking behind only Harvard. He guided Minnesota to two more western titles over the next two years but a poor start in 1935 prevented the Gophers from being able to capture four straight crowns. After five seasons as coach, Pond resigned and left behind a sparkling legacy with the ice hockey program.^[4]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1922–23	Minnesota	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1923–24	Minnesota	Independent	14	10	3	13	2	—	—	—	—	—

Note: assists were not an official statistic at the time.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Postseason
Minnesota Golden Gophers Independent (1930–1935)
1930–31	Minnesota	7–11–1
1931–32	Minnesota	12–3–1	West Intercollegiate Champion
1932–33	Minnesota	10–1–0	West Intercollegiate Champion
1933–34	Minnesota	11–3–0	West Intercollegiate Champion
1934–35	Minnesota	9–6–2
Minnesota:		49–24–4
Total:		49–24–4
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

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References

^ "Frank Pond Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^ "Hockey Par With Major Sports". Minnesota Daily. December 1, 1921. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^ "Gopher Teams Victorious in Four Sports". Minnesota Daily. March 4, 1924. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^ "FRANK POND ERA: 1930-31 THROUGH 1934-1935". Minnesota Hockey Herritage. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey media guide 2021-22" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com

[1] "Frank Pond Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

[2] "Hockey Par With Major Sports". Minnesota Daily. December 1, 1921. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

[3] "Gopher Teams Victorious in Four Sports". Minnesota Daily. March 4, 1924. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

[4] "FRANK POND ERA: 1930-31 THROUGH 1934-1935". Minnesota Hockey Herritage. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

[media-5] "Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey media guide 2021-22" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	St. Paul Hippodrome (1923–1934) St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally) Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena) Williams Arena (1950–93) 3M Arena at Mariucci (1993–present)
Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–23) Emil Iverson (1923–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–2018) Bob Motzko (2018–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries and trophy games	Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Trophy with Michigan
Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)
National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003
Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014 2022 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007
Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber
Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)
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