As the head coach at Norwich University from 1996 to 2018, he led his teams to the Frozen Four nine times and NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003, 2010 and 2017.
In six years at New Hampton, McShane compiled a 122-26-2 record and led the school to three Division I Prep Championships.
[1] In July 1985, McShane signed a multiyear contract to serve as the head ice hockey coach at Providence College.
At the time of his hiring, Providence College athletic director Lou Lamoriello called McShane "probably one of the strongest people I've met in the coaching ranks ... a tireless worker and, most important, he's the type of person we want to represent us at Providence College.
"[1] McShane spent nine years as the hockey coach at Providence, including four consecutive seasons with at least 21 wins between 1989 and 1992.
[2] During the 1994-1995 season, McShane worked as a consultant for the Ottawa Senators,[2] and took time off to complete a master's degree program at Boston University.
His Norwich teams advanced to the Frozen Four eight times and won NCAA Division III national championships in 2000, 2003, 2010, and 2017.
"[8] In 2014, McShane's longtime assistant coach Steve Mattson was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Terry Flanagan Award.
[11] McShane has coached a number of players who went on to professional hockey careers, including Tom Fitzgerald, Rob Gaudreau, Craig Darby, Chris Therien, Joe Hulbig, Hal Gill, Chris Terreri, Keith Aucoin, Randy Sexton, Marc Bellemare, and Kurtis McLean.
Conference tournament champion † Providence finished the season in 3rd place but was surpassed by Boston University after Maine was retroactively forced to forfeit 13 games.