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college hockey players earn nomination
united states hockey hall of fame The United States
Hockey Hall of Fame announced today four inductees to the National Shrine of
American Hockey in Eveleth, Minnesota. The new inductees are Paul Coppo, a
native of Hancock, Michigan; Phil Housley of South St. Paul, Minnesota; Mike
Ilitch, of Detroit, Michigan; and Mark Johnson, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"This year's class of inductees truly represents a broad spectrum of ice hockey in the United States including ownership and players from amateur, college, Olympic, US National and professional ranks," said United States Hockey Hall of Fame Board of Directors' President James Findley. "We are proud to induct them and welcome them as the Class of 2004." The Hall's 31st Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner is Thursday, October 7, 2004. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner following at 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $100 per person, $50 for students 18 and under and $800 for a table of 8 people. Tickets can be obtained by calling the United States Hockey Hall of Fame at 1-800-HHF-PUCK or 1-800-443-7825. INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES TO FOLLOW:Paul Coppo Hancock, Michigan November 2, 1938 One of the top American-born centermen of his generation, Paul Coppo played college hockey at Michigan Technical University from 1956-60. He also led the team in scoring during his junior and senior years, and ended his career with a total of 134 points on 59 goals and 75 assists. During the 1958-59 season, he played center on a line that scored a school-record 60 goals, and his 31 assists for the year tied a Huskies record at the time. Coppo received All-America honorable mention recognition as a junior in 1959. The following year, he helped lead the Huskies into the NCAA finals, achieving all-tournament honors, and was named a First Team All-American. |
Coppo had only six penalties during his college career, which spanned 85 games over four years. Inducted on August 3, 1985 into Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame, he still ranks as one of the top 20 all-time scorers in the ice hockey program's history.
Coppo was the leading scorer for the 1962 US Men's National Team that won the bronze medal with a 5-2-0 record in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He competed and led his team in scoring in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria as the U.S. placed fifth. Coppo also represented the United States at the 1965, 1966 and 1969 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championships.
He played 15 years, 11 as a player and 4 as a player/coach, for the Green Bay Bobcats in the United States Hockey League. At Green Bay, Coppo recorded 559 points (231-328) and was the team's all time leading scorer. He recorded only 164 penalty minutes in his 15 years as a Bobcat. Coppo served as a youth hockey coach in DePere, Wisconsin for over a decade. Coppo and his wife, Carol, reside in DePere and raised two children, Christine and John.
Phil Housley South St. Paul, Minnesota March 9, 1964Known as one of the top offensive defensemen in the country, Phil Housley made the leap from South St. Paul High School to the professional ranks at age 18. During his senior season at South St. Paul High School, he registered 65 points (31-34) in 22 games. Housley was selected in the first round, sixth overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1982 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
After 1,495 regular-season games played, the most by any American, Housley is the top scoring U.S.-born and developed player, with 1,232 points (338- 894). Housley began his NHL career with Buffalo in 1982, where he compiled 558 points (178-380) in 608 games. In his rookie season he was tied for fourth in goals (19) and ranked fourth in points (66) by a rookie defenseman. Housley played for eight different NHL teams in his 21-year career, including the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks and finished with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2003. He is ranked fourth in all-time goals scored by a defenseman with 338 and fifth in assists by a defenseman with 894. Housley ranks 16th among all-time assist leaders, and second in that category among Americans.
In 1982, Housley competed in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship and skated for the U.S. at the IIHF Men's World Championship. In 1986 Housley once again donned the USA sweater in the World Championship, where he recorded two goals and six assists in 10 games. Housley was a seven-time member of the United States Men's National Team (1982, 1986, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2001 and 2003), as well as a member of the U.S. 2002 Olympic Men's Team that competed in Salt Lake City, Utah. He helped Team USA to a 4-1-1 record and the silver medal. Housley recorded five points (1-4) in six games, and registered the game-winning goal in the semifinal round in a 3-2 victory over Russia. In 2000 Housley was the team's leading scorer at the World Championship in Russia, with five points (2-3) in nine games. He was a member of the 2001 U.S. Men's National Team that finished fourth at the World Championship in Germany and was a member of the historic championship-winning U.S. team that competed in the inaugural World Cup of Hockey in 1996. Housley recently served as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the Four Nations Cup in November 2003 Hutwill, Switzerland. The team registered a 2-1-0 record and brought home the silver medal.
Housley was awarded USA Hockey's 2000 Bob Johnson Award, presented by Bauer Nike, for excellence in international competition. His jersey was the first retired at South St. Paul High School in a ceremony in February of 2004. He and his wife, Karin, reside in Lakeland, Minnesota, with their four children: Taylor, Reide, Wilson and Avery.
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