- Vic Heyliger
Victor Heyliger (
September 26 1912 -October 4 2006 ) was aNational Hockey League center and thehead coach of theUniversity of Michigan ice hockey team.Born in
Concord, Massachusetts , he attended the Lawrence Academy inGroton, Massachusetts and as anAll-America n at Michigan set a school record of 116 goals. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks in 1938 and 1944, bookending his tenure as coach at the University of Illinois from 1939–43, posting a record of 59–29–4.Returning to Michigan as coach of the Wolverines, he led the team to six
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship s in his thirteen years from 1944 to 1957: 1948 (the first NCAA title), 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956. His teams reached theFrozen Four in each of the first ten seasons it was held.In 1954 he received the
Spencer Penrose Award from theAmerican Hockey Coaches Association as the University Division Coach of the Year. Heyliger had an overall Michigan record of 228–61–13. After coaching the U.S. national team in 1966, he coached at theUnited States Air Force Academy from 1966–74, where he was 85–77–3.He was inducted into the
United States Hockey Hall of Fame in its second class of inductees in 1974. In 1988 he was awarded theJohn MacInnes Award by the AHCA, an honor which recognizes those individuals who have displayed an interest in amateur hockey and youth programs, as well as fostering high graduation rates among their players.He died at his home in
Colorado Springs, Colorado , aged 94.ee also
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* [http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/story.php?left_nav=0405&article=heroes0405&right_nav=normal USA Hockey Magazine]
* [http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Features/coaches_0203.htm Inside College Hockey: The 16 greatest coaches (#6)]
* [http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6030908 Associated Press obituary]
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