McGill University Men's Ice Hockey

Nobes, a 41-year-old native of West Hill, Ont., completed his fifth season as head coach of the McGill University men's hockey team in 2014-15. He enters the 2015-16 season with a 150-63-3 record overall (.701) at McGill, including an 105-33-0 mark in regular season play (.761) and a 30-12-0 record in post-season action (.714). Nobes has guided McGill to three appearances at the CIS national championship tournament, where the Redmen twice reached the gold medal game and claimed their first-ever University Cup title in 2012. He also directed McGill to the OUA East Division title in both 2011 and 2012, winning the Queen's Cup league championship both times. A McGill graduate, Nobes was appointed head coach in April, 2010, becoming the 28th coach in team history and the 11th former Redmen player to guide the squad. He was named OUA East coach of the year in his first season with the Redmen after guiding McGill to a school record win total, posting a 38-6-1 record overall -- including a 24-2-2 league record -- en route to capturing the Queen's Cup and winning a silver medal at the CIS hockey tourney in Fredericton, N.B. In his second year, he led the Redmen to another Queen's Cup banner and their first-ever CIS national championship, defeating Western 3-2 in double overtime in the gold-medal final. In his third season, he led an injury-plagued Redmen to a 17-11-0 second-place standing but the team fell 2-1 to Nipissing in the first best-of-three round of the playoffs. In his fourth campaign, he directed McGill to a division-leading 21-5-2 record. The team reached the Queen's Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to Windsor but advanced to the CIS tourney for the third time in four years. In his fifth year (2014-15), he led the Redmen to a 21-5-0 first-place finish atop the OUA East. Theteam appeared to be firing on all cylinders with a 2-1 quarterfinal series win over Concordia and a 2-0 sweep over Queen's but the Redmen stumbled in the divisional final and were swept by UQTR. McGill earned a berth at the OUA bronze medal game for a wildcard to Nationals but fell 2-1 in overtime at Windsor. Nobes established single-season school records for coaching victories in each of his three CIS institutions and registered CIS-leading win totals at Royal Military College in Kingston (2006-07), Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo (2008-09 and McGill (2010-11). Prior to taking over the reins at McGill, Nobes compiled nine years of head coaching experience in the CIS and his teams qualified for post-season play in each season. He spent the previous four campaigns at Laurier, where he posted an impressive 77-34-1 regular-season mark (.692), guiding the Golden Hawks to the second-highest win total of all 19 teams in the OUA during that span and also a berth at the CIS championships in 2007. His first head coaching post was a five-year stint at RMC, where he led the Paladins to a 32-81-7 tally, including more career victories (32) and playoff appearances (5) than any other coach in RMC history. Before his posting at RMC, Nobes spent six years at McGill, where he played from 1993 to 1997, followed by a brief pro playing stint in Majadahonda, Spain. After teaching for a year in Toronto, he returned to serve two more years with the Redmen as an assistant coach under Martin Raymond, who went on to coaching stints with Hamilton (AHL), Tampa Bay (NHL) and Drummondville (QMJHL). Nobes played four seasons at McGill, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education (1997) and master's degree in exercise physiology (2001). A speedy centre, he graduated as the ninth-leading scorer in Redmen history with 181 points, including 64 goals, in 131 career games. His most productive season was in 1995-96, when he tallied 20 goals and 63 points in 37 games overall. Nobes is married to Michelle, a McGill graduate (B.Ed '97) originally from Dollard des Ormeaux, Que., whom he met during his undergraduate years. They have four young children (son Bodie, daughters Darcy and Jetlyn and son Wesley). KELLY NOBES SEASON BY SEASON COACHING RECORD:   McGill Redmen Hockey Coaches (since 1909-10) SEASON    COACH    W - L - T 1909-10    *Harry Trihey (4-3-0) 1910-11    Art Ross (4-2-1) 1911-14    Laurie Roberts (17-14-2) 1914-16    (no head coach) (5-18-3) 1916-17    F.D. Poulin (6-6-1) 1917-18    *Vincent P. Heney (see overall record listed in 1929-20) 1918-19    *Harry Hyland (7-4-1) 1919-27    Frank Shaughnessy (61-56-2) 1927-28    Wallace Whitehead (8-7-0) 1928-29    *Vincent P. Heney (see overall record listed in 1929-20) 1929-30    *Vincent P. Heney (17-24-4) & Walter Smaill (4-8-1) 1929-37    *Dr. Bobby Bell (see overall record listed in 1944-45) 1937-42    *Hugh Farquharson (46-18-3) 1942-43    *Dr. Bobby Bell (see overall record listed in 1944-45) 1943-44    Lorne White (3-11-3) 1944-45    *Dr. Bobby Bell (137-58-25) 1945-51    Dave Campbell (62-40-4) 1951-58    *Rocky Robillard (54-64-5) 1958-61    Ken Murray (12-37-4) 1961-64    Kelly Burnett (22-29-6) 1964-68    Dave Copp (28-62-6) 1968-71    Brian Gilmour (29-41-6) 1971-72    Dave Dies (3-28-0) 1972-79    *Herb Madill (47-92-16) 1979-88    Ken Tyler (130-200-27) 1988-90    Al Grazys (46-24-6) & Jean Pronovost (see overall record listed below) 1990-94    Jean Pronovost (76-77-11) 1994-95    *Jamie Kompon (16-9-0) & *Martin Raymond (see overall record listed below) 1995-96    Terry Bangen (19-16-2) 1996-09    *Martin Raymond (293-192-35) 2009-10    *Jim Webster (34-14-1) 2010-14    *Kelly Nobes (150-63-3) Kelly Nobes , a 41-year-old native of West Hill, Ont., completed his fifth season as head coach of the McGill University men's hockey team in 2014-15. He enters the 2015-16 season with a 150-63-3 record overall (.701) at McGill, including an 105-33-0 mark in regular season play (.761) and a 30-12-0 record in post-season action (.714). Nobes has guided McGill to three appearances at the CIS national championship tournament, where the Redmen twice reached the gold medal game and claimed their first-ever University Cup title in 2012. He also directed McGill to the OUA East Division title in both 2011 and 2012, winning the Queen's Cup league championship both times. A McGill graduate, Nobes was appointed head coach in April, 2010, becoming the 28th coach in team history and the 11th former Redmen player to guide the squad. He was named OUA East coach of the year in his first season with the Redmen after guiding McGill to a school record win total, posting a 38-6-1 record overall -- including a 24-2-2 league record -- en route to capturing the Queen's Cup and winning a silver medal at the CIS hockey tourney in Fredericton, N.B. In his second year, he led the Redmen to another Queen's Cup banner and their first-ever CIS national championship, defeating Western 3-2 in double overtime in the gold-medal final. In his third season, he led an injury-plagued Redmen to a 17-11-0 second-place standing but the team fell 2-1 to Nipissing in the first best-of-three round of the playoffs. In his fourth campaign, he directed McGill to a division-leading 21-5-2 record. The team reached the Queen's Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to Windsor but advanced to the CIS tourney for the third time in four years. In his fifth year (2014-15), he led the Redmen to a 21-5-0 first-place finish atop the OUA East. Theteam appeared to be firing on all cylinders with a 2-1 quarterfinal series win over Concordia and a 2-0 sweep over Queen's but the Redmen stumbled in the divisional final and were swept by UQTR. McGill earned a berth at the OUA bronze medal game for a wildcard to Nationals but fell 2-1 in overtime at Windsor. Nobes established single-season school records for coaching victories in each of his three CIS institutions and registered CIS-leading win totals at Royal Military College in Kingston (2006-07), Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo (2008-09 and McGill (2010-11). Prior to taking over the reins at McGill, Nobes compiled nine years of head coaching experience in the CIS and his teams qualified for post-season play in each season. He spent the previous four campaigns at Laurier, where he posted an impressive 77-34-1 regular-season mark (.692), guiding the Golden Hawks to the second-highest win total of all 19 teams in the OUA during that span and also a berth at the CIS championships in 2007. His first head coaching post was a five-year stint at RMC, where he led the Paladins to a 32-81-7 tally, including more career victories (32) and playoff appearances (5) than any other coach in RMC history. Before his posting at RMC, Nobes spent six years at McGill, where he played from 1993 to 1997, followed by a brief pro playing stint in Majadahonda, Spain. After teaching for a year in Toronto, he returned to serve two more years with the Redmen as an assistant coach under Martin Raymond , who went on to coaching stints with Hamilton (AHL), Tampa Bay (NHL) and Drummondville (QMJHL). Nobes played four seasons at McGill, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education (1997) and master's degree in exercise physiology (2001). A speedy centre, he graduated as the ninth-leading scorer in Redmen history with 181 points, including 64 goals, in 131 career games. His most productive season was in 1995-96, when he tallied 20 goals and 63 points in 37 games overall. Nobes is married to Michelle, a McGill graduate (B.Ed '97) originally from Dollard des Ormeaux, Que., whom he met during his undergraduate years. They have four young children (son Bodie, daughters Darcy and Jetlyn and son Wesley). KELLY NOBES SEASON BY SEASON COACHING RECORD: 2010-14    * Kelly Nobes (150-63-3)