Ben Syer

Ben Syer
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Princeton
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born	1975 (age 48–49); Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario; Ohio University (MA)
Playing career
1993–1994	Kitchener Dutchmen
1994–1995	St. Thomas Stars
Position(s)	Left wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999	North Middlesex Stars (asst.)
1999–2000	Ohio (grad. asst.)
2000–2011	Quinnipiac (asst.)
2011–2024	Cornell (asst.)
2024–present	Princeton
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	2018 Terry Flanagan Award

Ben Syer is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who is currently in charge of the program at Princeton.^[1]

Career

Syer graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1998 with an honors degree in urban development. Though he had played junior hockey, he was not a member of the team at his alma mater. He travelled south for grad school and attended Ohio University. While earning a Master's in physical education, Syer began his coaching career. He first worked for the North Middlesex Stars before joining the staff at Ohio. In 2000, Syer transitioned to Division I and joined Rand Pecknold's staff at Quinnipiac. Syer spent the next eleven years as an assistant and recruiting coordinator with the Bobcats and helped the team transition from Atlantic Hockey to ECAC Hockey. In 2011, Syer was hired by Cornell as an assistant and was given the responsibility of running the defense. Over a 13-year stretch, the Big Red possessed one of the best defensive teams in the nation and routinely finished in the top-10 for goal against. In 2018, Syer's team finished first in defensive acumen and he was named as the recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award the same year.^[2] After Cornell's second season as the best defensive team in 2024, Syer was named as the 18th head coach for Princeton, his first opportunity at running a program.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (2024–present)
Princeton:
Total:
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

References

^ "Ben Syer Named Head Men's Ice Hockey Coach". Princeton Tigers. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "Ben Syer". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "Longtime Cornell, Quinnipiac men's hockey assistant Syer chosen new head coach at Princeton". USCHO. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike Guentzel	Terry Flanagan Award 2017–18	Succeeded by Kevin Patrick

[1] "Ben Syer Named Head Men's Ice Hockey Coach". Princeton Tigers. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[2] "Ben Syer". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[3] "Longtime Cornell, Quinnipiac men's hockey assistant Syer chosen new head coach at Princeton". USCHO. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

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v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 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 1999–2000 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
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
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