Thomas George Bedecki (May 4, 1929 – December 15, 1993) was a Canadian

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player, and

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head coach at

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, and

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Education

Bedecki attended

St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada. History St. Franc ...

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where he also played hockey. He earned an M.A. in Education from

Springfield College Springfield College is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It confers undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is known as the birthplace of basketball because the sport was invented there in 1891 by Canadian-American instructor J ...

in 1953.

Career as coach

Bedecki started his head coaching career at

before accepting the same position at Colorado College in June 1955. At CC, Bedecki lead the Tigers to the school's second

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in 1957 with a 13–6 win over the

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. The 13 goals remains tied (along with the 1950 Colorado College team) for most goals scored in an NCAA championship game. Bedecki resigned abruptly following his third season in 1958. He owned a 59–28–1 record as Colorado College's head coach. In 1963,

established a varsity ice hockey program and chose Bedecki as its first head coach. Bedecki coached the Buckeyes for two seasons compiling a 6–14–0 record before resigning in March 1965.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Tom Bedecki Year-by-Year Coaching Record
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