Harry Cleverly

Harry Cleverly
Biographical details
Born	February 21, 1912; Hull, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1968 (aged 56); Brattleboro, Vermont
Playing career
1935–1937	Boston University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1945–1962	Boston University
Head coaching record
Overall	212-142-10
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	1958 Spencer Penrose Award; 1959 Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame

Harry Leighton Cleverly (February 21, 1912 – December 3, 1968) was a college ice hockey and baseball coach for the varsity programs at Boston University for twelve seasons. He was also the head coach of the freshman football squad for his alma mater.[1]

Career

Harry Cleverly came to Boston University in the 1930s, joining the ice hockey squad in 1935 and playing two seasons for the Terriers before graduating in 1937.[1] Cleverly joined the staff of his former coach, Wayland Vaughan, as an assistant as well as joining the military before Boston University offered him the top job for both the ice hockey and baseball programs after World War II.[2]

The reconstituted ice hockey program played only 3 games in 1945-46 before returning to a more normal schedule the following season.[3] While the Terriers had played well prior to his installation, it wasn't until Cleverly was in charge that Boston University became a power in ice hockey. In his first three full seasons Cleverly got the Terriers to post school records in both wins and winning percentage and with the program firing on all cylinders the Athletic Department made the move to shift the team from a club sport to a Division I squad. Beginning in 1949–50 Cleverly set the Terriers up to compete with the other national powers, making the recently created NCAA tournament the first chance they had. The Terriers downed Michigan in the semifinal but were unable to overcome a monstrous 10-goal third period by Colorado College in the national final.[4]

Cleverly continued coaching BU to a high level, reaching the tournament three more times, but was unable to get them back to the title game.[5] Cleverly remained as the Terriers coach until 1962, staying on just long enough to see them be a founding member of ECAC Hockey before he resigned from his positions on both the hockey and baseball teams. After leaving BU Cleverly agreed to coach a newly created ice hockey program at Babson College for the 1965-66 season before turning it over to his successor Dave Coleman.[6] Tragedy struck two years later when Cleverly was killed in a car accident in Vermont.[7]

During his tenure as ice hockey coach Cleverly was awarded with the Spencer Penrose Award in 1958[8] and inducted into the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame the following year.[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Boston University Terriers (Independent) (1945–1949)
1945-46	Boston University	2-0-1
1946-47	Boston University	15-5-1
1947-48	Boston University	20-4-0
1948-49	Boston University	13-7-0
Boston University:		50-16-2
Boston University Terriers (Division I Independent) (1949–1961)
1949-50	Boston University	19-5-0			NCAA Runner-Up
1950-51	Boston University	16-5-0			NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
1951-52	Boston University	15-3-1
1952-53	Boston University	14-7-1			NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1953-54	Boston University	4-15-1
1954-55	Boston University	4-19-0
1955-56	Boston University	11-11-0
1956-57	Boston University	13-9-1
1957-58	Boston University	17-5-1
1958-59	Boston University	13-8-2
1959-60	Boston University	19-8-0			NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
1960-61	Boston University	10-14-0
Boston University:		155-109-7
Boston University Terriers (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1962)
1961-62	Boston University	7-17-1	7-16-1	22nd
Boston University:		7-17-1	7-16-1
Total:		212-142-10
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

[3]

References

"Harry Cleverly". Boston University Terriers. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"Boston University Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"2009-10 Boston University Media Guide: History" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"Harry Cleverly Year-By-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"BABSON ICE HOCKEY RECORD BOOK - YEARLY HISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"The Cleverly Years". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Harry Cleverly at Find a Grave

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jack Riley	Spencer Penrose Award 1957–58	Succeeded by John Kelley

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[HOF-1] "Harry Cleverly". Boston University Terriers. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] "Boston University Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[BU-3] "2009-10 Boston University Media Guide: History" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[4] "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[5] "Harry Cleverly Year-By-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[6] "BABSON ICE HOCKEY RECORD BOOK - YEARLY HISTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[7] "The Cleverly Years". Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[8] "NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Boston Arena (1918–1971) Walter Brown Arena (1971–2005) Agganis Arena (2005–Present)
Head coaches	Edgar Burkhardt (1917–1918) Harold Stuart (1919–1920) John O'Hare (1922–1924) Chippy Gaw (1924–1928) Wayland Vaughan (1928–1940) Syd Borofsky (1940–1941) Wayland Vaughan (1941–1943) Harry Cleverly (1945–1962) Jack Kelley (1962–1972) Leon Abbott (1972–1973) Jack Parker (1973–2013) David Quinn (2013–2018) Albie O'Connell (2018–)
Seasons	1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 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 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
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Boston College Eagles (Green Line Rivalry) Beanpot Maine Black Bears
All-time leaders	John Cullen (241 Points) Chris Drury (113 Goals) Sean Fields (62 Wins)
National championships	1971 1972 1978 1995 2009
Frozen Four appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2009 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1984 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 Hockey East: 1986 1991 1994 1995 1997 2006 2009 2015 2018
Hobey Baker winners	Chris Drury (1998) Matt Gilroy (2009) Jack Eichel (2015)
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