Sorry about the repost but the mailer bit off the first paragraph!
Officially dedicated in on Jan 14, 1972 at a cost of 2.6 million, the MTU
Student Ice arena will be rededicated Friday night.
A resolution to be passed by the MTU board of control on Friday, will
Officially change the name of the 4,200 seat facility to the
John MacInnes Student Ice Arena
In honor of the Late John MacInnes
Huskie head coach from 1956 thru 1982. John Passed away on
March 6, 1983, at the time of his death he was the winningest
coach in college hockey history with 555 victories. The "STUDENT"
part of the name will remain at request of John who would have it
no other way.
Taken from my MTU Huskie Yearbook, here are some more facts about
the career of one of the greatest coaches in college hockey
history.
Born: July 1, 1925 in Toronto, Ont
MTU head coach 26 years 1956-1982
wins: 555 loses: 295 ties: 39
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3... 1962, 1965, 1975
WCHA CHAMPIONSHIPS: 7... 62,65,66,69,71,74,76
NCAA COACH OF THE YEAR: twice... 70,76
WCHA COACH OF THE YEAR: 6... 60,62,66,71,76,81
OTHER HONORS:
- Charter member UP Sports Hall of Fame March 11, 1972
- 94% of letter winners graduated with degrees
- Great Lakes Invitational trophy named after him in 1982
- charter member of MTU Sports Hall of Fame, 1984
- NHL's Lester Patrick award winner Jan 7, 1986
- Posted winning records against every WCHA team
- finished in the top four of The WCHA 17 times, more than any other team
- 21 MacInnes coached Huskies were named All American
It is my hope that the rest of College Hockey will Join Michigan Tech this
weekend in Honoring the late JOHN MACINNES
Bob
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