Chart: Minnesota boys' hockey career coaching victory leaders

Career victory leaders

*Lorne Grosso - Rochester Mayo, 702 wins

*Roy Nystrom - Albert Lea, 688 wins

Willard Ikola - Edina, 616 wins

Tony Sarsland - Elk River, 588 wins

Larry Ross - International Falls, 566 wins

* active

Source: Breakdown Sports Media

Former Edina hockey coach and Olympian Willard Ikola has died
By David La Vaque, the Minnesota Star Tribune 01/21/2025, 4:45pm CST
Before coaching, Ikola led the University of Michigan to two NCAA hockey titles in 1952 and 1953 and the U.S. Olympic team to a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
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An awesome alley-oop to a terrific toe-drag goal: The top plays of the week from Minnesota high school sports
By NSPN.tv 01/18/2025, 12:00pm CST
Exclusive video highlights: Watch some of the most spectacular moments from NSPN.tv’s basketball and hockey coverage for the week of Jan. 13.
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The Minnesota Top 25, the Star Tribune’s statewide, class-crossing ranking of high school boys hockey teams
By David La Vaque, the Minnesota Star Tribune 01/15/2025, 6:30pm CST
Reporter David La Vaque saw little to lead to change this round but says Hockey Day Minnesota holds the potential to shake things up.
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Warroad teams to honor Native America survivors at doubleheader
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/10/2025, 5:00pm CST
The day will focus on the boarding school era, when the U.S. made attendance mandatory in residential boarding schools.
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Filthy wristers and draining it from deep downtown: Here are top plays of the week
By NSPN.tv 01/07/2025, 9:30pm CST
Check out a few of the most outstanding moments from NSPN.tv's coverage of high school basketball and hockey from across the state for Dec. 30-Jan. 4.
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