Lou Reycroft

Louis Reycroft
Biographical details
Born	1951 (age 72–73); Northborough, MA, USA
Alma mater	Brown
Playing career
1969–1972	Brown
Position(s)	Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978	Rensselaer (Assistant)
1978–1982	Cornell (Assistant)
1982–1987	Cornell
1987–1993	Calgary Flames (Scout)
1993–Present	New Jersey Devils (Scout)
Head coaching record
Overall	74-58-9 (.557)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1986 ECAC Tournament Champion

Louis M. Reycroft (born 1951) is an NHL scout for the New Jersey Devils. He was coach of the Cornell Big Red during a transition period in the mid-1980s. Reycroft has been an NHL scout for almost 30 years, working for both the Devils and the Calgary Flames.^[1]

Career

Lou Reycroft's college career began as a goaltender for Brown from 1969 to 1972. He would return to the college ranks a few years after graduating as an assistant for Rensselaer under Jim Salfi.^[2] After two winning seasons in Troy Reycroft moved to Ithaca and took over the same position with Cornell as Dick Bertrand's assistant. Reycroft remained with the Big Red until Bertrand resigned to take over as head coach for Ferris State.^[3] Cornell soon named Reycroft as the successor behind the bench.^[4]

Reycroft was taking over a team that had just seen its first losing season in 21 years and only one tournament appearance since 1973.^[5] The first few years under Reycroft weren't much better, but by 1985 it looked like the Big Red were beginning to regain their power that had been waning since the start of the decade. That year, however, also coincided with the schism that occurred in the ECAC conference. Spearheaded by Providence coach Lou Lamoriello, seven members broke away from the ECAC to form Hockey East after years-long arguments over scheduling could not be resolved.^[6] In the first year under the new (smaller) conference Reycroft led the Big Red to an 18-win season and followed that up with a 21-win campaign as well as a conference championship and an appearance in the 1986 tournament.^[7] Reycroft would not last much longer at Cornell, however, after the team dropped to an 11-16-0 record the next year he was out as head coach.

in 1987 Reycroft left the college ranks behind and accepted a scouting position with the Calgary Flames. He was with the organization when it won its first (and thus far only) Stanley Cup in 1989.^[8] four years later he accepted a similar position with the New Jersey Devils, serving under former rival coach Lou Lamoriello. As of 2016 Reycroft is still a scout for the Devils, even surviving into the new regime of Ray Shero. Reycroft was with New Jersey for each of their three titles (1995, 2000 and 2003) and while he was part of 4 championship teams, he has yet to have his name engraved on the cup.

Head Coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Cornell Big Red (ECAC Hockey) (1982–1987)
1982–83	Cornell	13-10-3	10-8-3	9th
1983–84	Cornell	11-15-0	9-12-0	12th
1984–85	Cornell	18-10-2	14-6-1	4th	ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1985–86	Cornell	21-7-4	13-6-2	3rd	NCAA Quarterfinals
1986–87	Cornell	11-16-0	8-14-0	9th
Cornell:		74-58-9	54-46-6
Total:		74-58-9
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

^ "Louis Reycroft". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Rensselaer Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Dick Bertrand Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Cornell Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Cornell University Hockey". Arcadia. 2004. ISBN 9780738536729. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "1986: Early Statement in a New East". Cornell Hockey Waft. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Lou Reycroft Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Calgary Flames - 1989". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "2006-07 Cornell Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Louis Reycroft". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[2] "Rensselaer Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[3] "Dick Bertrand Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[4] "Cornell Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[5] "Cornell University Hockey". Arcadia. 2004. ISBN 9780738536729. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[6] "1986: Early Statement in a New East". Cornell Hockey Waft. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[7] "Lou Reycroft Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[8] "Calgary Flames - 1989". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[9] "2006-07 Cornell Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

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v t e Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Beebe Lake (1906–1948) Lynah Rink (1957–present)
Head coaches	G.A. Smith (1900–1901) Talbot Hunter (1909–1912, 1914–1916) Edmund Magner (1912–1913) E.J. Sawyer (1913–1914) Nick Bawlf (1920–1947) Arthur Boeringer (1947–1948) Paul Patten (1957–1963) Ned Harkness (1963–1970) Dick Bertrand (1970–1982) Lou Reycroft (1982–1987) Brian McCutcheon (1987–1995) Mike Schafer (1995–present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 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 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	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1909–1913) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Harvard
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic
All-time leaders	Lance Nethery (271 Points) Brock Tredway (113 Goals) Ken Dryden (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	Ken Dryden (1) Joe Nieuwendyk (25)
National championships	1967 1970
Frozen Four appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1981 1986 1991 1996 1997 2002 2003 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2017 2018 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1973 1980 1986 1996 1997 2003 2005 2010 2024
Cornell University Ithaca, NY