Vic Heyliger

Vic Heyliger

Vic Heyliger from the 1950 Michiganensian
Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born	(1912-09-26)September 26, 1912 Concord, Massachusetts
Died	October 4, 2006(2006-10-04) (aged 94) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Playing career
1934–1937	Michigan
1937–1938	St. Paul Saints
1937–1938	Chicago Blackhawks
1938–1939	Detroit Holzbaugh
1943–1944	Chicago Blackhawks
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1943	Illinois
1944–1957	Michigan
1961–1963	West Germany National Team
1965–1966	US National Team
1968–1974	Air Force
Head coaching record
Overall	352-157-21
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1948 NCAA National Championship 1951 NCAA National Championship 1952 NCAA National Championship 1953 MCHL Regular Season Championship 1953 NCAA National Championship 1955 NCAA National Championship 1956 WIHL Regular Season Championship 1956 NCAA National Championship
Awards
1954 Spencer Penrose Award 1974 US Hockey Hall of Fame 1980 University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor 1982 Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey Award 1988 John MacInnes Award
Records
Most NCAA ice hockey championships: (6) Most consecutive NCAA ice hockey championships: (3) Most consecutive Frozen Four appearances: (10)

Victor Heyliger (September 26, 1912 – October 4, 2006) was a National Hockey League center and the head coach of the University of Michigan ice hockey team.

Born in Concord, Massachusetts, he attended the Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts and as an All-American at Michigan set a school record of 116 goals. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks in 1938 and 1944, bookending his tenure as coach at the University of Illinois from 1939–43, posting a record of 59–29–4.

Returning to Michigan as coach of the Wolverines, he led the team to six NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships in his thirteen years from 1944 to 1957: 1948 (the first NCAA title), 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956. His teams reached the Frozen Four in each of the first ten seasons it was held.