Roman Bussetti often watched from the Zamboni tunnel at the Flyers Skate Zone as the cherry-and-white-clad players whizzed around the ice.
After the Owls named Bussetti their coach on June 29, he has become an integral part of a program he once admired from afar, during 10 years as the general manager of the indoor ice rink in Northeast Philadelphia where the team plays its home games.
“It’s a great school,” Bussetti said of Temple. “It’s one of the best schools in Philadelphia. I know they are known across the country for their education, so when you have a better school playing in your building, you’re intrigued to watch them and see how they’re doing.