Ted Donato

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Ted Donato
Donato in 2023
Born (1969-04-28) April 28, 1969 (age 56)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL draft 98th overall, 1987
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1991–2004
Coaching career
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHarvard
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Alma materHarvard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–presentHarvard
Head coaching record
Overall318–276–75 (.531)
Tournaments2–8 (.200)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2006 ECAC Tournament champion
2015 ECAC tournament champion
2017 ECAC regular season champion
2017 ECAC tournament champion
2022 ECAC tournament champion

Edward Paul Donato (born April 28, 1969) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and is currently the head coach at Harvard University.[1] He is the winningest coach in the program's history.[2]

Early and personal life

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Donato grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts and attended Catholic Memorial High School, where he became the high school's all-time leading goalscorer.[3][4]

Playing career

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Donato was selected 98th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played his high school hockey at Catholic Memorial, college hockey at Harvard University, and then moved up to the NHL for the 1991–92 season. Donato played 796 career NHL games, scoring 150 goals and 197 assists for 347 points. During his career, Donato played for the Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.

He played his youth hockey for the Hyde Park Eagles, a Boston neighborhood organization, where a banner still hangs honoring his time playing for Hyde Park Youth Hockey.

Donato is the second professional hockey player to appear on the show The Price Is Right (winning his way on-stage and making it to the Showcase Showdown), the first player in the NHL to appear.

In 2023 he would be named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.[5]

Donato is currently the head coach of his alma mater, Harvard University. On December 6, following a 3–0 victory against the Brown Bears, Donato became the winningest men's ice hockey coach in Harvard history, surpassing his former coach Bill Cleary.[2]

Personal life

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Donato is married to Jeannine Donato. The couple have four children.[4] His son Ryan was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays with the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Catholic Memorial School HS-MA 22 29 34 63 30 — — — — —
1987–88 Harvard Crimson ECAC 28 12 14 26 24 — — — — —
1988–89 Harvard Crimson ECAC 34 14 37 51 30 — — — — —
1989–90 Harvard Crimson ECAC 16 5 6 11 34 — — — — —
1990–91 Harvard Crimson ECAC 28 19 37 56 26 — — — — —
1991–92 United States Intl 52 11 22 33 24 — — — — —
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 10 1 2 3 8 15 3 4 7 4
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 82 15 20 35 61 4 0 1 1 0
1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 84 22 32 54 59 13 4 2 6 10
1994–95 TuTo Hockey SM-l 14 5 5 10 47 — — — — —
1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 47 10 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 82 23 26 49 46 5 1 2 3 2
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 67 25 26 51 37 — — — — —
1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 79 16 23 39 54 5 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 14 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
1998–99 New York Islanders NHL 55 7 11 18 27 — — — — —
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 13 3 2 5 10 1 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 81 11 19 30 26 — — — — —
2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 65 8 17 25 26 8 0 1 1 0
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 36 18 25 43 19 5 1 3 4 0
2001–02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 18 8 12 20 14 — — — — —
2002–03 New York Rangers NHL 49 2 1 3 6 — — — — —
2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 63 6 5 11 18 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Providence Bruins AHL 15 3 9 12 24 — — — — —
NHL totals 796 150 197 347 396 58 8 10 18 22

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1988 United States WJC 6th 7 3 2 5 18
1992 United States OG 4th 8 4 3 7 8
1997 United States WC 6th 8 4 2 6 8
1999 United States WC 6th 6 2 6 8 6
2002 United States WC 7th 7 1 3 4 2
Junior totals 7 3 2 5 18
Senior totals 29 11 14 25 24

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey) (2004–present)
2004–05 Harvard 21–10–3 15–5–2 2nd NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2005–06 Harvard 21–12–2 13–8–2 4th NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2006–07 Harvard 14–17–2 10–10–2 t-7th ECAC Quarterfinals
2007–08 Harvard 17–13–4 12–7–3 3rd ECAC Runner-Up
2008–09 Harvard 9–16–6 9–7–6 t-5th ECAC First Round
2009–10 Harvard 9–21–3 7–12–3 t-8th ECAC Quarterfinals
2010–11 Harvard 12–21–1 7–14–1 6th ECAC Quarterfinals
2011–12 Harvard 13–10–11 8–5–9 3rd ECAC Runner-Up
2012–13 Harvard 10–19–3 6–14–2 12th ECAC First Round
2013–14 Harvard 10–17–4 6–12–4 11th ECAC First Round
2014–15 Harvard 21–13–3 11–8–3 6th NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
2015–16 Harvard 19–11–4 12–6–4 3rd NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2016–17 Harvard 28–6–2 16–4–2 t-1st NCAA Frozen Four
2017–18 Harvard 15–14–4 11–8–3 4th ECAC Semifinals
2018–19 Harvard 19–11–3 13–7–2 T–3rd NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2019–20 Harvard 15–10–6 11–6–5 5th ECAC Quarterfinals
2021–22 Harvard 21–11–3 14–6–2 T–2nd NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2022–23 Harvard 24–8–2 18–4–0 2nd NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals
2023–24 Harvard 7–19–6 6–10–6 8th ECAC Quarterfinals
2024–25 Harvard 13–17–3 9–10–3 7th ECAC Quarterfinals
Harvard: 318–276–75 214–173–64
Total: 318–276–75

      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

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament team 1989 [6]
NCAA Tournament MVP 1989
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1990–91

References

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  1. ^ "Ted Donato – Harvard Head Coach". Harvard Crimson. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Donato Becomes Winningest Coach in Hockey Program History as Harvard Beats Brown 7-3 | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "Ted Donato - 1990-91 - Men's Ice Hockey". Harvard University. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Ted Donato '91 - The Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey - Staff Directory". Harvard University. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Bruins Announce “Historic 100” Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal
  6. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database