Kris Mayotte

Kristofer Mayotte
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamColorado College
ConferenceNCHC
Biographical details
Born (1983-02-20) February 20, 1983 (age 41)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma materUnion College
Playing career
2002–2006Union
2005–2006San Diego Gulls
2005–2006Lowell Lock Monsters
2006–2007Arizona Sundogs
2007–2008Fresno Falcons
2008–2010Johnstown Chiefs
2008–2009Hershey Bears
2008–2009Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2009–2010Adirondack Phantoms
Position(s)Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2012Cornell (goalie)
2012–2014St. Lawrence (assistant)
2014–2019Providence (associate)
2019–2021Michigan (assistant)
2021–PresentColorado College
Head coaching record
Overall43–59–9 (.428)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2015 NCAA Champion (assistant)
Awards
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year (2024)

Kristofer Mayotte is an American ice hockey coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Colorado College's men's ice hockey team. Previously, he was an assistant coach at Providence College, and helped the team win its first national championship in 2015.[1] He has also coached at Cornell University, St. Lawrence University, and the University of Michigan.

Career

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Mayotte began his collegiate career at Union College in 2002. He became the team starting goaltender as a freshman and remained a fixture in net for four years. During Mayotte's tenure, the team didn't see much success, recording just one non-losing season and one playoff win (in 9 attempts). Despite this, Mayotte played well in goal, particularly in his senior season. He was named to the second All-ECAC team and posted a program record for both a season and career in shutouts (both have since been broken).[2]

After the season, Mayotte began his professional career by signing a PTO (Professional Try-Out) contract with the Lowell Lock Monsters.[3] After finishing out the season, Mayotte signed a full contract with the Colorado Avalanche in August and was eventually assigned to their CHL affiliate, the Arizona Sundogs.[4] Mayotte split starting duties with Chris King but neither goalie played particularly well and both were gone after the season. Mayotte ended up with the Fresno Falcons the following season and again shared starting duties. While he was the secondary netminder, Mayotte's numbers did improve and he ended up as the primary goaltender for the Johnstown Chiefs the next season. He played well enough to get two short stints at the AHL level but didn't distinguish himself enough to remain in AAA hockey. After a disappointing year with Johnstown in 2010, Mayotte retired as a player.

He spent the 2010–11 season working as a goaltending coach at Maryland and joined Cornell as a volunteer assistant the following year.[5] In 2012 he got his first full-time position at St. Lawrence. He worked mostly on goaltending an penalty killing for head coach Greg Carvel but left after two seasons to take similar position with Providence. He joined the Friars just in time to help the team go on a surprising run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament and win the championship. Providence's goaltender, Jon Gillies, was an All-American and NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player that season.[6]

Mayotte remained at Providence until 2019 when he left to join the coaching staff at Michigan. He helped the Wolverines put themselves in a position to make the NCAA tournament both years but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Michigan from playing in either 2020 or 2021.[7] After his second year with the Wolverines, Mayotte was named the 15th head coach for Colorado College.[8]

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2000–01 Cleveland Jr. Barons NAHL 17
2001–02 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 28 16 6 3 1538 66 3 2.57 .910
2002–03 Union ECAC Hockey 26 11 11 2 1474 67 2 2.73 .905
2003–04 Union ECAC Hockey 32 11 16 5 1899 85 2 2.69 .905
2004–05 Union ECAC Hockey 21 8 10 1 1186 66 1 3.34 .891
2005–06 Union ECAC Hockey 37 16 15 5 2265 88 5 2.33 .918
2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 1 0 1 0 59 2 0 2.05 .917
2005–06 San Diego Gulls ECHL 4 2 1 1 246 11 0 2.69 .931
2006–07 Arizona Sundogs CHL 28 13 11 2 1581 92 0 3.49 .887 2
2007–08 Fresno Falcons ECHL 35 18 9 4 1918 95 1 2.97 .901 1
2008–09 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 37 20 13 3 2194 105 0 2.87 .908
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 4 1 1 1 172 11 0 3.84 .843
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 3 2 1 0 189 10 0 3.17 .880
2009–10 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 33 10 16 5 1912 123 0 3.86 .892
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 1 0 1 0 30 4 0 7.97 .733
NCAA totals 116 46 52 13 6824 306 10 2.69 .907
ECHL totals 109 50 39 13 6270 334 1 3.20 .902 1
AHL totals 9 3 4 1 450 27 0 3.60 .859

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colorado College Tigers (NCHC) (2021–present)
2021–22 Colorado College 9–24–3 6–17–1 7th NCHC Quarterfinals
2022–23 Colorado College 13–22–3 6–15–3 7th NCHC Runner-Up
2023–24 Colorado College 21–13–3 14–8–2 T–3rd NCHC Quarterfinals
Colorado College: 43–59–9 26–40–6
Total: 43–59–9

      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

References

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  1. ^ "Kris Mayotte". Providence Friars. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Hockey Division I Record Book". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lowell Lock Monsters sign Mayotte to PTO". Union Dutchmen. April 12, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kris Mayotte, Pittsburgh Hornets Alumni, signs pro contract with Colorado Avalanche". Pittsburgh Hornets. August 21, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kris Mayotte". St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  7. ^ "Kris Mayotte". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Kris Mayotte Named Head Hockey Coach". Colorado College. April 7, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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