C. J. Marottolo

C. J. Marottolo
Current position
TeamSacred Heart
Biographical details
BornNorth Haven, CT, USA
Alma materNortheastern University
Playing career
1984–1985Choate Rosemary Hall
1985–1989Northeastern
1989–1991Hockey Club de Metz
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1991Hockey Club de Metz
1992–1994Trinity (assistant)
1996–2009Yale (assistant)
2009–PresentSacred Heart
Head coaching record
Overall188–291–55 (.404)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2010 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year

C. J. Marottolo is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach Sacred Heart and was previously an assistant at Yale.[1]

Career

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Marottolo joined the program at Northeastern in 1985 and remained with the team for four seasons. During his time with the Huskies Marottolo was listed as a member of the team but never played in a game and is not listed as having revived a letter.[2] After graduating Marottolo went to France, joining the French division IV Hockey Club de Metz as a player/coach for two years and also coached the Euro-Sport/Drummond Hockey School.[3] In 1992 Marottolo returned to the North Haven area to serve as an assistant at Trinity in Hartford and later transitioned to the same position at Yale.

Marottolo worked for Yale for thirteen seasons, helping the team reach the NCAA tournament in 1998, the first time the program had done so in 46 years. In 2009 the Bulldogs won their first conference tournament championship and returned to the NCAA bracket. Marottolo was expected to continue his role at Yale until Shaun Hannah, the head coach at nearby Sacred Heart, suddenly resigned a month before the 2009–10 season began.[4] Marottolo was enticed to take over as the fourth head coach in program history.[5]

The team responded to the new hire by winning 10 more games than they had done the year before, finishing the year as runner-up for both the regular season and tournament title in Atlantic Hockey and earning Marottolo the conference coach of the year award. The following year, Sacred Heart dropped in the standings and remained there for three years, winning a school-low 2 games in 2013. After the three-year slump the Pioneers started to recover and produced double-digit wins in each of the following five seasons, but weren't able to produce a winning record. Despite the lack of regular season success Sacred Heart has been able to produce a small modicum of positive postseason results, winning three series over eight seasons despite being a lower seed.

College head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sacred Heart Pioneers (Atlantic Hockey) (2009–present)
2009–10 Sacred Heart 21–13–4 16–9–3 2nd Atlantic Hockey Runner-Up
2010–11 Sacred Heart 6–25–6 5–16–6 5th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2011–12 Sacred Heart 6–28–3 4–20–3 T–11th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2012–13 Sacred Heart 2–30–4 2–21–4 12th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2013–14 Sacred Heart 12–24–0 11–16–0 10th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2014–15 Sacred Heart 13–19–6 10–12–6 8th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2015–16 Sacred Heart 13–20–4 10–15–3 9th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2016–17 Sacred Heart 23–19–5 10–15–3 9th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2017–18 Sacred Heart 13–22–4 9–15–4 11th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2018–19 Sacred Heart 16–17–4 14–11–3 4th Atlantic Hockey First Round
2019–20 Sacred Heart 21–10–3 18–8–2 2nd Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Sacred Heart 6–10–2 6–6–1 6th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2021–22 Sacred Heart 15–18–4 11–12–3 5th Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2022–23 Sacred Heart 17–17–3 14–9–3 3rd Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2023–24 Sacred Heart 14–19–3 14–10–2 3rd Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
Sacred Heart: 188–291–55 154–195–47
Total: 188–291–55

      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

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  1. ^ "C.J. Marottolo". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. ^ "Northeastern Men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. ^ "C.J. Marottolo". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. ^ "Shaun Hannah Resigns as Men's Ice Hockey Coach". Sacred heart Pioneers. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  5. ^ "Sacred Heart Snares Longtime Yale Assistant Marottolo". USCHO.com. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  6. ^ "Sacred Heart Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year
2009–10
Succeeded by