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Vintage Minnesota Hockey - History
WILLARD “IKE” IKOLA
United States Hockey Hall of Fame Enshrinee
With his infamous hounds-toothed had, “Ike” was best known throughout the Land of 10, Lakes for his amazing coaching record of while at suburban Edina High School from
Ikola grew up as yet another in a long line of incredible goaltenders to come out of tiny Eveleth, MN.
Legends such as Frank Brimsek, Mike Karakas and Sam LoPresti, each Hall of Famers, were all heroes of Ikola.
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While he was fascinated by the heroic figures that preceded him in Eveleth, he more than lived up to the tradition.
As a freshman goalie, in , Ikola’s Golden Bears lost in the Minnesota state tournament semifinals.
Incredibly, he never lost again, running off undefeated seasons to win titles in , ’49 and ’50 as well.
From there, Ikola headed east, to attend the University of Michigan. After sitting out his freshman year, Ikola then led the W