Bentley University

In 1996, John Maguire became the hockey program’s 11^th player inducted into the Bentley Athletic Hall of Fame. He followed his older brother, Joe, who was a member of the Hall of Fame class of 1988.
 
During the four years that John played, the Falcons posted a 56-32-2 record, won an ECAC Division Ill Championship and made two other appearances in the ECAC Division Ill playoffs. He finished his career with 149 points (58 goals and 91 assists), a school record until 2000, and still good for fourth on the program’s all-time list. He still holds the Bentley records for points in a game (8) and is number two in career assists.
 
John joined the hockey team as a freshman for the 1980-81 season, a team his brother co-captained. The younger Maguire had an immediate impact on a club that repeated as ECAC Division Ill champions, with his 32 points (on 10 goals and 22 assists) ranking second on the team. The team, which finished 20-1 overall (losing only to Division II Saint Anselm in overtime), also set a school record with a 14-game winning streak to end the season.
 
"It was great to play with my brother that one season, especially since we were a part of the best team in school history and won the ECAC Championship. We had a lot of fun that year,'' John reminisced.
 
As a sophomore, John scored 17 goals and 27 assists, including a five-goal game (a school record at the time) against Southeastern Massachusetts. The team made it to the semifinals of the ECAC Division Ill playoffs before losing to UMass-Boston.

John was the team's captain as a junior in 1982-83, sc0ring 17 goals and 16 assists, including one hat trick.
 
In his senior season, John was one of the team's assistant captains and was named to the first team AII-ECAC squad. His 14 goals and 26 assists helped the Falcons return to the ECAC Division Ill playoffs.
 
'We made it back to the playoffs my senior season on guts," he said. "We had great coaching, which got the best performance out of every person, and a lot of players that helped us be an overachieving team. It was a good feeling to end a career on."