Legendary former Michigan State hockey coach and athletic director Ron Mason has died, the Free Press has confirmed.
The news was first reported by mihockeynow.com.
The 76-year-old Mason led the Spartans to the 1986 NCAA national championship and was the winningest college hockey coach when he retired from coaching in 2002 with 924 wins over 36 seasons between Lake Superior State, Bowling Green and MSU. Mason was 635-270-69 in 23 seasons with the Spartans, leading MSU to the NCAA tournament 19 times.
He also served as MSU's athletic director from 2002 until Dec. 31, 2007. Mason was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.
Mason was just on Lansing radio last week, talking about the death of Gordie Howe:
