“Coach Mason was most prepared and detailed coach I had privilege of playing 4”. His 924 victories upon his retirement in 2002 stood then as the most of any coach in the sport’s history – a mark that was surpassed by Boston College coach Jerry York in 2012.
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Mason was born in Ontario, Canada, and passed away Monday in Haslett, Mich.
The longtime bench boss, who was head coach for almost 1,000 games over the course of 36 seasons with Lake Superior State, Bowling Green and Michigan State, was the winningest coach in NCAA history when he retired in 2002.
After he stepped down as head coach he served as athletic director at MSU from 2002-2008.
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Ron Mason, who guided the Michigan State hockey team to the 1986 national title, died Sunday night, the university confirmed. Mason was 635-270-69 in 23 seasons with the Spartans, leading MSU to the NCAA tournament 19 times. In 2013, he was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. “Always being in the championship hunt, always being in the NCAA hunt, always thinking we could win another league championship or another national championship”.
