Willard Ikola coached the team for a total of 33 years, leading the Hornets to 19 state tournament appearances from which they took home eight state titles.

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Legendary Edina hockey coach Willard Ikola dies at 92

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 all-time great goaltender who somehow went on to have an even more iconic coaching career, Willard Ikola — a titan of Minnesota high school hockey — died Monday. He was 92. The coach known for sporting a houndstooth hat on the bench morphed Edina into a statewide power. In 33 years at the helm, Ikola guided the Hornets to 616 wins, 22 conference titles, 19 section titles and eight state championships. Prior to that, he was excellent in his ow…

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Ikola was also the goalie on the U.S. Olympic team that captured silver in 1956 in Italy

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Former Eveleth High School state champion, Olympic silver medalist and eight-time Minnesota state high school championship coach Willard Ikola passed away Monday night at age 92.

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Hockey legend Willard Ikola dies at 92

The Edina community is mourning the loss of a legend in Minnesota high school hockey. The school announced on Tuesday that former coach Willard Ikola has passed away at the age of 92.

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Former Edina hockey coach and Olympian Willard Ikola has died

EDINA, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Edina community is mourning the loss of a legend in Minnesota high school hockey. Former Edina High School boys hockey coach Willard Ikola has passed away at the age of 92. Remembering Willard Ikola What we know: In a statement, Edina Public Schools writes that Coach Ikola passed away on Monday evening. He served as Edina High School’s boys hockey coach for more than three decades before retiring in 1991. What they’re …

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