Ron Mason passed away last night, June 13th, at the age of 76.
Coach Mason was the head coach of the MSU Hockey for 23 years (1979-2002) posting a record of 635-270-69. He had an overall record of 924-380-83 which puts him second on the college hockey coaching wins list.
After a career behind the bench which included 17 CCHA regular-season and playoff titles, coaching 23 teams to the NCAA Tournament and a national title in 1986, Mason served as the Athletic Director for Michigan State from 2002-07.
According to MSU Athletics:
Mason was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (1994), Lake Superior Sports Hall of Fame (1996), St.