Ed Moller writes:
>Jack Kelley of Boston University has a greater legacy than Charlie Holt. He
>can claim seven coaches in D-1 who played for him:
> Ron Anderson - Merrimack
> Toot Cahoon - Princeton
> Jim Cross - Vermont
> Jack Parker - BU
> Billy Riley - Lowell
> Steve Stirling - Providence
> Dick Toomey - Brown
>
>Would someone confirm whether Cahoon's predecessor at Princeton, Jim
>Higgins, played for Kelley? I am not sure whether Buddy Powers played all
>four years for Jack Parker. He may have played one year for Leon Abbott.
>
>Parker can claim three head coaches in various levels of college hockey, not
>to mention the number of assistant coaches throughout the game who played
>for him:
> Ken Kuzyk - St. Anselm's
> Terry Meagher - Bowdoin
> Buddy Powers - RPI/Bowling Green
I was primarily referring to the present, although I will admit that Jack
Kelley's legacy is quite impressive. Charlie Holt does have quite a few
former players coaching at all levels - D3 to the NHL.
Greg Ambrose
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