Dean Fuller

American ice hockey coach

Dean Fuller
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Fitchburg State
Conference	MASCAC
Biographical details
Born	Beverly, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Fitchburg State University
Playing career
1975–1978	Fitchburg State

Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1983	Fitchburg State (assistant)
1984–Present	Fitchburg State

Head coaching record
Overall	588–345–61 (.622)

Dean Fuller is a college men's ice hockey coach. Fuller had been the head coach of the program at Fitchburg State University since 1984, recording more than 500 wins in that time.^[1]

Career

Fuller played for the men's ice hockey team for four years, graduating in 1978 with a degree in special education. Fuller remained with the team as an assistant coach under Jim Gorman. Two years later, after Gorman's retirement, Fuller took over the position. Over the next 15 seasons Fuller built the Falcons into a powerhouse in their conference, winning multiple championships throughout the 90's. After a conference realignment in the late-90's, After the MASCAC began sponsoring ice hockey in 2009, Fuller led Fitchburg to a pair of conference titles as well as the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

When Fitchburg cancelled their 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fuller was 19th all-time with 561 wins.^[2]

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fitchburg State Falcons (ECAC 3) (1984–1985)
1984–85	Fitchburg State	17–11–0	16–4–0	5th	ECAC 3 Quarterfinals
Fitchburg State:		17–11–0	16–4–0
Fitchburg State Falcons (ECAC North/South) (1985–1992)
1985–86	Fitchburg State	16–10–0	15–5–0	T–5th	ECAC North Division Semifinals
1986–87	Fitchburg State	19–9–0	15–4–0	6th	ECAC North Division Runner-Up
1987–88	Fitchburg State	22–6–1	18–1–1	4th	ECAC North/South Runner-Up
1988–89	Fitchburg State	18–10–0	14–6–0	T–8th	ECAC North Division Semifinals
1989–90	Fitchburg State	21–7–0	17–4–0	4th	ECAC North/South Champion
1990–91	Fitchburg State	21–5–0	17–0–0	1st	ECAC North/South Runner-Up
1991–92	Fitchburg State	17–9–1	14–2–1	2nd	ECAC North/South Runner-Up
Fitchburg State:		134–56–2	110–22–2
Fitchburg State Falcons (ECAC Central) (1992–1998)
1992–93	Fitchburg State	11–10–2	10–4–2	T–3rd	ECAC North/South/Central Quarterfinals
1993–94	Fitchburg State	18–5–1	13–2–1	1st	ECAC North/South/Central Champion
1994–95	Fitchburg State	22–6–0	16–0–0	1st	ECAC North/South/Central Runner-Up
1995–96	Fitchburg State	20–6–0	12–2–0	1st	ECAC North/South/Central Runner-Up
1996–97	Fitchburg State	18–9–2	10–2–0	1st	ECAC North/South/Central Runner-Up
1997–98	Fitchburg State	21–5–1	14–1–1	1st	ECAC North/South/Central Semifinals
Fitchburg State:		110–41–6	75–11–4
Fitchburg State Falcons (ECAC Northeast) (1998–2009)
1998–99	Fitchburg State	20–5–3	14–1–2	T–1st	ECAC Northeast Champion
1999–00	Fitchburg State	18–6–4	10–1–2	2nd	ECAC Northeast Runner-Up
2000–01	Fitchburg State	11–13–2	9–7–1	T–6th	ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2001–02	Fitchburg State	15–9–2	9–6–0	6th	ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2002–03	Fitchburg State	16–8–2	12–3–1	4th	ECAC Northeast Semifinals
2003–04	Fitchburg State	9–13–2	7–6–3	6th	ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2004–05	Fitchburg State	12–12–1	8–6–1	5th	ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2005–06	Fitchburg State	14–11–1	8–7–0	T–6th	ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals
2006–07	Fitchburg State	14–10–3	9–4–2	5th	ECAC Northeast Semifinals
2007–08	Fitchburg State	13–10–4	8–5–3	T–6th	ECAC Northeast Semifinals
2008–09	Fitchburg State	13–9–5	9–5–3	5th	ECAC Northeast Semifinals
Fitchburg State:		155–106–29	103–51–18
Fitchburg State Falcons (MASCAC) (2009–present)
2009–10	Fitchburg State	20–6–1	14–4–0	1st	MASCAC Runner-Up
2010–11	Fitchburg State	18–9–1	9–8–1	4th	MASCAC Champion
2011–12	Fitchburg State	9–13–4	8–7–3	4th	MASCAC Quarterfinals
2012–13	Fitchburg State	11–14–2	9–8–1	5th	MASCAC Semifinals
2013–14	Fitchburg State	11–14–1	8–9–3	5th	MASCAC Semifinals
2014–15	Fitchburg State	10–13–3	8–8–2	T–3rd	MASCAC Quarterfinals
2015–16	Fitchburg State	11–14–2	7–9–2	3rd	MASCAC Semifinals
2016–17	Fitchburg State	11–15–1	7–10–1	4th	MASCAC Semifinals
2017–18	Fitchburg State	18–7–3	11–4–3	2nd	NCAA First Round
2018–19	Fitchburg State	12–12–2	9–7–2	5th	MASCAC Quarterfinals
2019–20	Fitchburg State	14–8–4	11–3–4	2nd	MASCAC Semifinals
Fitchburg State:		145–125–24	101–77–22
Total:		561–339–61
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