He worked under Brian McCutcheon, who had been his head coach at Elmira, for five years but the returns for the big red weren't up to par and the entire staff was let go after the 1995 season.
He was in charge of recruiting for the River Hawks and instrumental in convincing Ron Hainsey, a draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens, to sign on with the program.
[3] Over 30 years, the team had been able to post just 5 winning seasons and had never won a championship of any kind let alone make and NCAA tournament appearance.
In the team's fourth year under Taylor, they made the NCAA tournament firs the first time on the strength of a conference championship and continued to raise their profile under his leadership.
[4] a few days before the game, Taylor was named as the recipient of the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the national D-III coach of the year.