John MacInnes, the ₃winningest coach in college hockey,₄ was Michigan Tech₂s head hockey coach from 1956 to 1982. During that period, the Hockey Huskies brought home three NCAA championships (1962, 1965, 1975) and seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association championships (1962, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, and 1976). Twenty-three of his 26 seasons were winning ones. He was named coach of the year by the American Hockey Coaches Association twice, in 1970 and 1976. The WCHA named him coach of the year six times. MacInnes was interviewed for the position of coach for the 1980 American Olympic hockey ₃Dream Team,₄ but withdrew his name from consideration to continue with the Michigan Tech team. He was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 and the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. MacInnes was born in Toronto, Canada in 1925. He came to the US to play college hockey as a goalie for the University of Michigan. He played with the Boston Bruins, the Detroit Red Wings, and the International Hockey League, before coming to Michigan Tech in 1956.
From the description of John MacInnes Papers, 1939-2007. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 728660520
