Jay Pandolfo

Jay Pandolfo
Born	Jay Paul Pandolfo (1974-12-27) December 27, 1974 Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey player, coach
Years active	1996–2014 (player), 2014–present (coach)
Known for	NHL player for New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins; head coach of Boston University Terriers

Jay Paul Pandolfo (born December 27, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey forward and current collegiate coach. He presently serves as the head coach for the Boston University Terriers.

Pandolfo's NHL tenure was predominantly with the New Jersey Devils, before concluding his playing career with the New York Islanders during the 2011–12 season and the Boston Bruins in 2012–13. His younger sibling, Mike Pandolfo, also had a brief NHL career.

Playing career

Raised in Burlington, Massachusetts, Pandolfo completed his studies at Burlington High School in 1992. He contributed to the Massachusetts state championship Bantam team in 1989.

Selected 32nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft after his initial year at Boston University, Pandolfo remained at BU for three additional seasons, amassing 167 points across 133 games. In his senior year, he topped the Hockey East goal-scoring charts with 38 goals and received accolades including NCAA All-American and Hockey East Player of the Year.

Following two more seasons of development, Pandolfo established himself as a New Jersey regular in 1998–99, tallying 14 goals and 27 points over 70 games. He earned two Stanley Cup championships with the Devils (2000, 2003), delivering his strongest playoff showing in 2003 with six goals and twelve points in twenty-four contests.

During the NHL lockout in 2004–05, he took on an assistant varsity coaching role at Burlington High School.

Pandolfo was nominated for the Frank J. Selke Trophy after the 2006–07 campaign and acted as one of four alternate captains for New Jersey during both the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. On October 31, 2007, he achieved his inaugural NHL hat trick, contributing to the Devils' first home victory at the Prudential Center.

His streak of consecutive games played ended at 307 on November 30, 2007, marking the fourth-longest such streak in franchise history.

The Devils placed Pandolfo on waivers and bought out his contract on June 30, 2010, just before free agency commenced.

On September 3, 2011, he attended New York Islanders training camp on a tryout basis and subsequently signed a one-year deal on October 4. He netted his 100th NHL goal on November 17, 2011.

Invited to the Boston Bruins' training camp on January 11, 2013, Pandolfo practiced with their AHL affiliate before being promoted on February 17. He appeared in eighteen games for Boston.

Pandolfo officially retired from professional play on January 30, 2014.

Hockey camp

Together with former New Jersey Devils teammate Scott Gomez, Pandolfo co-manages a hockey camp located in Andover, Massachusetts.

Coaching career

Between 2014 and 2016, Pandolfo worked as a development coach for the Bruins. On May 14, 2016, he was elevated to assistant coach, a role he fulfilled until July 2021. Subsequently, he departed Boston to join his alma mater's staff as an assistant coach for the Terriers. On May 5, 2022, he was named head coach of Boston University’s men's ice hockey program.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Burlington High School	HS-MA		23	33	30	63	18		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Burlington High School	HS-MA		20	19	27	46	10		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Burlington High School	HS-MA		20	35	34	69	14		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Boston University	HE		37	16	22	38	16		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Boston University	HE		37	17	25	42	27		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Boston University	HE		20	7	13	20	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Boston University	HE		39	38	29	67	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Albany River Rats	AHL		5	3	1	4	0		3	0	0	0	0
1996–97	Albany River Rats	AHL		12	3	9	12	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	New Jersey Devils	NHL		46	6	8	14	6		6	0	1	1	0
1997–98	Albany River Rats	AHL		51	18	19	37	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	New Jersey Devils	NHL		23	1	3	4	4		3	0	2	2	0
1998–99	New Jersey Devils	NHL		70	14	13	27	10		7	1	0	1	0
1999–2000	New Jersey Devils	NHL		71	7	8	15	4		23	0	5	5	0
2000–01	New Jersey Devils	NHL		63	4	12	16	16		25	1	4	5	4
2001–02	New Jersey Devils	NHL		65	4	10	14	15		6	0	0	0	0
2002–03	New Jersey Devils	NHL		68	6	11	17	23		24	6	6	12	2
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	13	13	26	14		5	0	0	0	0
EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL |19 |5 |7 |12 |0 |— |— |— |— |—
New Jersey Devils | NHL |82 |10 |10 |20 |16 |9 |1 |4 |5 |0
New Jersey Devils | NHL |82 |13 |14 |27 |8 |11 |1 |0 |1 |4
New Jersey Devils | NHL |54 |12 |12 |24 |22 |5 |0 |0 |0 |2
New Jersey Devils | NHL |61 |5 |5 |10 |10 |7 |1 |0 |1 |0
New Jersey Devils | NHL |52 |4 |5 |9 |6 |— |— |— |— |—
Springfield Falcons | AHL |12 |2 |4 |6 |4 |— |— |— |— |—
New York Islanders | NHL |62 |1 |2 |3 |8 |— |— |— |— |—
Boston Bruins | NHL |18 |0 |0 |0 |2 |— |— |— |}
NHL totals				899	100	126	226	164		131	11	22	33	12 International Year Team Tournament   GP G A Pts PIM 1994 United States WJC 7 0 0 0 2 1999 United States WC 2 0 0 0 0 Junior career totals 7 0 0 0 2 Senior career totals 2 0 0 0 0 Awards and honors Recognition Year All-Hockey East First-Team All-Star selection 1995–96 AHCA East First-Team All-American distinction 1995–96 NCAA National Champion in College Hockey 1995 Hockey East All-Tournament Team inclusion 1996 NHL Stanley Cup winner 2000, 2003 References 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book External links Boston University Terriers biography