Mike Cavanaugh is in his 17th season on the Boston College staff, his eighth as associate head coach. Prior to coming to the Heights in 1995, Cavanaugh spent two years as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College and one year as Jerry York's assistant coach at Bowling Green State University. During his tenure at the Heights, Cavanaugh has established himself as one of the nation's finest assistant coaches. He has played an integral role in implementing the program's recruiting strategy that has produced three national titles (2001, 2008 and 2010), eight Hockey East Tournament championships and five league regular-season titles. Individually, 20 players have earned All-America accolades, including 2000 Hobey Baker Award recipient Mike Mottau, and 2008 USA Hockey College Player of the Year Nathan Gerbe. In his 16 seasons, 22 BC players have gone on to play in the National Hockey League. Cavanaugh has worked extensively with the Eagles' special teams, developing them into some of the country's most formidable units that perennially finish among the nation's elite. Cavanaugh served as assistant coach of Team Massachusetts in the 2002 USA Hockey Select 16 Festival that was held in Rochester, N.Y. Previously, he'd served as head coach of Team Massachusetts in the 1999 USA Hockey Select 15 Festival that was held in Ann Arbor, Mich. At Dartmouth, Cavanaugh was involved in all phases of the Big Green program, including recruiting, scouting and on-ice instruction. A 1990 graduate of Bowdoin College, Cavanaugh was a three-year ice hockey letterman for the Polar Bears. He served as team captain in 1989-90. Cavanaugh also captained and played wide receiver on the school's football team. Cavanaugh played his high school hockey at North Andover High School. There, he played for Eagle assistant coach Jim Logue and alongside former BC star Steve Heinze. Upon his graduation, Cavanaugh spent one year in London, England, serving as player/coach of the Richmond Ice Hockey Club. He returned to the United States and was the assistant hockey coach at the Belmont Hill School for the 1991-92 season. From there, he joined Jerry York's staff at Bowling Green. While at BGSU, Cavanaugh earned a master's degree in sports management. Mike and his wife Lynne, have a 6-year-old son Quinn, and a 3-year-old daughter, Caroline. They reside in Boston. |
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