Colgate University Athletics

Terry Slater was the head hockey coach at Colgate for 15 seasons. He was the architect of a highly-competitive Division I program that achieved remarkable growth and widespead esteem, while preserving the University's high academic standards. When Slater, the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association and Eastern College Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year, took over the Colgate program in the fall of 1977, he launched an energetic recruiting program that quickly established a winning tradition. In his second season with the Red Raiders, based on the strength of his first recruiting class, Slater guided Colgate to its first winning season in nine years. It was just a sampling of things to come. In 15 seasons under Slater, the Red Raiders qualified for the ECAC playoffs in 11 of his last 12 seasons, which included eight straight appearances. In 1990, the Red Raiders captured the ECAC regular season title and playoff championship, advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Tournament, and posted a school-record 31 wins. Slater, who produced 251 victories, established himself as the winningest coach in Colgate history. Twice he received Colgate's Howard Hartman Coach-of-the-Year Award. During his tenure, six players were named to the American Hockey Coaches Association All-America squad.