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Little Falls head hockey coach Tony Couture recorded his 300 win with the Flyers on Friday night beating Fergus Falls 5 to 1. Couture is in his 20th year as head coach of the Flyers.

Who are the other coaches that have recorded at least 300 wins in their career? Edina's Wilard Ikola I believe has the most at 616.

The ones that immediately come to mind:

Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo--I believe he has now passed Ikola
Tom Saterdalen, Bloomington Jefferson
Roy Nystrom, Albert Lea (maybe not all in MN, though?)
Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Tony Sarsland, Elk River (though he doesn't have as many wins as the record books claim he does)
Bill Lechner, Hill-Murray
Terry Skyrpek, Hill-Murray
Dave Morinville, Moorhead

karl(east) wrote:The ones that immediately come to mind:

Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo--I believe he has now passed Ikola
Tom Saterdalen, Bloomington Jefferson
Roy Nystrom, Albert Lea (maybe not all in MN, though?)
Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Tony Sarsland, Elk River (though he doesn't have as many wins as the record books claim he does)
Bill Lechner, Hill-Murray
Terry Skyrpek, Hill-Murray
Dave Morinville, Moorhead

Grosso did pass Ikola in 2011 against JM and 94 wins for Nystrom came in North Dakota.

Larry Ross (International Falls) ranks way up there somewhere, maybe No. 3?

He had 566 wins, 169 losses and 21 ties, and his teams went to 13 (single class) state tournaments, winning 6.

George Nemanich, Red Wing

Ken Pauly

pioneers wrote:

karl(east) wrote:The ones that immediately come to mind:

Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo--I believe he has now passed Ikola
Tom Saterdalen, Bloomington Jefferson
Roy Nystrom, Albert Lea (maybe not all in MN, though?)
Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Tony Sarsland, Elk River (though he doesn't have as many wins as the record books claim he does)
Bill Lechner, Hill-Murray 318-102-15
Terry Skyrpek, Hill-Murray 325-44-3
Dave Morinville, Moorhead

Wow, Lechner has that many losses. I'm guessing a lot of them came from his previous location.

Lechner record is all H-M

1998 Bill Lechner 14-9-2
1999 Bill Lechner 21-5-1
2000 Bill Lechner 17-9-1
2001 Bill Lechner 12-14-1
2002 Bill Lechner 23-6-2
2003 Bill Lechner 19-7-1
2004 Bill Lechner 21-7-0
2005 Bill Lechner 17-8-1
2006 Bill Lechner 27-3-1
2007 Bill Lechner 23-6-1
2008 Bill Lechner 27-3-11
2009 Bill Lechner 19-11-1
2010 Bill Lechner 27-3-1
2011 Bill Lechner 23-4-1
2012 Bill Lechner 24-7-0
2013 Bill Lechner 4-0-0

Hey Pioneers, can you give us Skyrpek's year by year record at HM? Just curious how his last few years compared to Lech's first few.

I was shocked to see a losing record for Lech in 2001. Do you recall if there were any issues that year?

Lee Smith

Greg Trebil posted a 325-73-17 record in 15 seasons at Holy Angels.

BodyShots wrote:Hey Pioneers, can you give us Skyrpek's year by year record at HM? Just curious how his last few years compared to Lech's first few.

I was shocked to see a losing record for Lech in 2001. Do you recall if there were any issues that year?

Here is the history of coaches at Hill snd H-M These came from the hmpioneers.net site Great site for H-M history. 2001 was a tough year. Very weak defensively. They scored plenty of goals, but gave them up even faster.


Hill-Murray Hockey Year-by-year Summary
Year Coach Record GF GA Conf Record Place Non-conf Section Record Place State Tourn. Place
1961 Ward Schuster 4-13-1 29 65 CCC 1-11-0 T6th 3-2-1
1962 Ward Schuster 10-10-0 51 52 CCC 4-6-0 3rd 5-2-0 1-2 6th
1963 Ward Schuster 14-6-1 84 38 CCC 8-2-0 2nd 6-3-1 0-1
1964 Ward Schuster 16-8-0 71 40 CCC 5-5-0 T2nd 9-2-0 2-1 2nd
1965 John Boland 20-3-2 130 40 CCC 8-2-0 T1st 10-0-2 2-1 2nd
1966 John Boland 9-13-0 57 80 CCC 4-6-0 4th 3-6-0 2-1 5th
1967 John Boland 13-9-1 76 65 CCC 9-5-0 4th 3-2-1 1-2 6th
1968 Andre Beaulieu 13-11-0 81 79 CCC 7-7-0 4th 5-2-0 1-2 6th
1969 Andre Beaulieu 16-8-0 92 65 CCC 10-4-0 T2nd 4-3-0 2-1 2nd
1970 Andre Beaulieu 20-4-1 140 49 CCC 13-1-0 1st 4-3-1 3-0 1st
1971 Andre Beaulieu 26-1-1 178 32 CCC 14-0-0 1st 9-0-1 1-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1972 Andre Beaulieu 24-4-0 136 51 CCC 14-0-0 1st 6-4-0 1-0 1st 3-0 1st
1973 Andre Beaulieu 21-7-0 164 58 CCC 11-1-0 1st 7-5-0 1-0 1st 2-1 3rd
1974 Terry Skrypek 22-2-1 183 34 CCC 11-1-0 1st 8-0-1 1-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1975 Terry Skrypek 25-2-0 188 33 CCC 11-0-0 1st 8-1-0 3 4-0 1st 2-1 3rd
1976 Terry Skrypek 22-5-0 150 50 CCC 9-1-0 1st 7-3-0 3 4-0 1st 2-1 3rd
1977 Terry Skrypek 24-3-0 142 66 MISHL 8-0-0 1st 10-2-0 3 4-0 1st 2-1 5th
1978 Terry Skrypek 25-3-0 164 43 City 8-1-0 1st 11-1-0 3 4-0 1st 2-1 5th
1979 Terry Skrypek 23-3-1 184 41 City 14-0-0 1st 5-1-1 3 4-0 1st 0-2
1980 Terry Skrypek 27-1-0 195 39 City 16-0-0 1st 5-0-0 3 4-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1981 Terry Skrypek 19-5-0 179 59 City 15-1-0 1st 2-3-0 3 2-1
1982 Terry Skrypek 20-4-0 161 56 City 15-1-0 1st 3-2-0 3 2-1
1983 Terry Skrypek 28-0-0 243 58 City 16-0-0 1st 5-0-0 3 4-0 1st 3-0 1st
1984 Terry Skrypek 22-4-0 185 50 City 15-1-0 T1st 3-1-0 3 4-0 1st 0-2
1985 Terry Skrypek 21-5-1 173 53 City 13-3-0 2nd 2-1-1 3 4-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1986 Terry Skrypek 24-3-0 174 52 City 14-0-0 1st 5-2-0 3 3-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1987 Terry Skrypek 23-4-0 172 47 City 14-0-0 1st 5-2-0 3 3-0 1st 1-2 6th
1988 Jeff Whisler 22-6-0 125 79 TCS 13-1-0 1st 4-4-0 3 3-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1989 Jeff Whisler 17-6-2 130 79 TCS 10-2-2 1st 6-3-0 3 1-1
1990 Jeff Whisler 19-5-0 107 51 TCS 11-3-0 T1st 7-1-0 3 1-1
1991 Jeff Whisler 23-6-0 152 89 TCS 9-5-0 3rd 7-1-0 3 4-0 1st 3-0 1st
1992 Bob Schwartz 22-4-2 129 62 TCS 12-1-1 1st 6-1-1 3-I 3-0 1st 1-2 6th
1993 Steve Rohlik 24-4-0 146 70 TCS 14-2-0 1st 5-1-0 3-I 3-0 1st 2-1 2nd
1994 Steve Rohlik 21-4-0 129 37 TCSE 11-1-0 1st 8-2-0 3AA 2-1 2nd
1995 Steve Rohlik 17-8-0 138 78 TCSE 11-1-0 1st 4-6-0 3AA 2-1 2nd
1996 Steve Rohlik 22-2-0 154 50 TCSE 12-0-0 1st 9-1-0 3AA 1-1
1997 Steve Rohlik 24-4-0 155 50 TCSE 12-1-0 1st 8-1-0 3AA 3-0 1st 1-2 4th
1998 Bill Lechner 14-9-2 103 74 TCSE 8-3-2 1st 4-5-0 3AA 2-1 2nd
1999 Bill Lechner 21-5-1 138 65 TCSE 9-2-1 2nd 9-1-0 3AA 3-0 1st 0-2
2000 Bill Lechner 17-9-1 97 69 TCSE 9-3-0 2nd 5-4-1 3AA 3-0 1st 0-2
2001 Bill Lechner 12-14-1 91 81 TCSE 6-4-0 3rd 5-9-1 3AA 1-1
2002 Bill Lechner 23-6-2 141 69 CSub 14-0-2 1st 4-5-0 3AA 3-0 1st 2-1 2nd
2003 Bill Lechner 19-7-1 107 64 CSub 13-2-1 2nd 5-4-0 3AA 1-1
2004 Bill Lechner 21-7-0 144 61 CSub 16-0-0 1st 3-6-0 3AA 2-1 2nd
2005 Bill Lechner 17-8-1 145 68 CSub 13-2-1 2nd 4-5-0 3AA 0-1
2006 Bill Lechner 27-3-1 188 50 CSub 15-1-0 1st 8-0-1 3AA 3-0 1st 1-2 4th
2007 Bill Lechner 23-6-1 152 56 CSub 15-1-0 T1st 5-3-1 3AA 3-0 1st 0-2
2008 Bill Lechner 27-3-1 196 46 CSub 14-1-1 1st 7-2-0 4AA 3-0 1st 3-0 1st
2009 Bill Lechner 19-11-1 134 73 CSub 11-4-1 T2nd 4-5-0 4AA 3-0 1st 1-2 6th
2010 Bill Lechner 27-3-1 167 51 CSub 15-1-0 1st 7-1-1 4AA 3-0 1st 2-1 3rd
2011 Bill Lechner 23-4-1 185 44 CSub 14-0-0 1st 7-3-1 4AA 2-1 2nd
2012 Bill Lechner 24-7-0 166 70 CSub 14-0-0 1st 5-6-0 4AA 3-0 1st 2-1 2nd
2013 Bill Lechner 4-0-0 14 5 CSub 0-0-0 4-0-0 4AA

Hermantowns Bruce Plante 400+

I believe Russ Welch, Hastings, has 400+

Bruce Johnson, Armstrong has 401

Dave Palmquist.

Not sure about all these coaches, but just throwing their names out: Gary Stefano, Eric Aus, Gus Hendrickson, Bill Franti, Jerry Peterson, Tom Oscieki,Lynn Gunderson,Gordy Genz,Carl Thorson, Dave Peterson,Oscar Almquist, Bob Gernander,Keith Schaffer, Jim Baxter, Sonny Roberge.

Tom Macho had 375 wins in his 31 years coaching New Ulm.

Here's what it says about Oscar Almquist from his US Hockey Hall of Fame page:

"When Almquist gave up coaching to become strictly athletic director and high school principal, his teams had posted a record of 404 wins, 148 losses, and 21 ties., including a 49-game winning streak from 1957-1959. A member of the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame, the "Big-O" was truly a "Giant of the North."

karl(east) wrote:The ones that immediately come to mind:

Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo--I believe he has now passed Ikola
Tom Saterdalen, Bloomington Jefferson
Roy Nystrom, Albert Lea (maybe not all in MN, though?)
Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Tony Sarsland, Elk River (though he doesn't have as many wins as the record books claim he does)
Bill Lechner, Hill-Murray
Terry Skyrpek, Hill-Murray
Dave Morinville, Moorhead

Randolph is currently stuck at 299. If things go according to plan he should get to 300, thursday, vs rival Cloquet.

The Insider wrote:

karl(east) wrote:The ones that immediately come to mind:

Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo--I believe he has now passed Ikola
Tom Saterdalen, Bloomington Jefferson
Roy Nystrom, Albert Lea (maybe not all in MN, though?)
Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Tony Sarsland, Elk River (though he doesn't have as many wins as the record books claim he does)
Bill Lechner, Hill-Murray
Terry Skyrpek, Hill-Murray
Dave Morinville, Moorhead

Randolph is currently stuck at 299. If things go according to plan he should get to 300, thursday, vs rival Cloquet.

No, he's at 499 going on 500. He joined the 300-win club long ago.

karl(east) wrote:

The Insider wrote:

karl(east) wrote:The ones that immediately come to mind:

Lorne Grosso, Rochester Mayo--I believe he has now passed Ikola
Tom Saterdalen, Bloomington Jefferson
Roy Nystrom, Albert Lea (maybe not all in MN, though?)
Mike Randolph, Duluth East
Tony Sarsland, Elk River (though he doesn't have as many wins as the record books claim he does)
Bill Lechner, Hill-Murray
Terry Skyrpek, Hill-Murray
Dave Morinville, Moorhead

Randolph is currently stuck at 299. If things go according to plan he should get to 300, thursday, vs rival Cloquet.

No, he's at 499 going on 500. He joined the 300-win club long ago.

Yeah thats horrible on my part. Sorry.

Randolph racks up #500 tonight!

Lee

Tom Simpson coached 11 years at White Bear Mariner followed by another nine at White Bear Lake.

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