The Mason Era
6/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
June 11, 2008
The Mason Era
By Neil Koepke • Lansing State Journal
Ron Mason had two careers at Michigan State. The first, as the Spartans hockey coach, lasted 23 years. The second, as athletic director, had a run of 5 1/2 years.
In both jobs, Mason made a lot of major decisions. Some worked out just fine. Some didn't.
But at all times, whether he was trying to recruit players and win hockey games or hire coaches, balance the budget and improve facilities, Mason strived to do what was best for the university he loved and was dedicated to for 29 years: Michigan State.
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Commentary: Change was needed, and Mason delivered
By Joe Rexrode • Lansing State Journal
Ron Mason's official legacy at Michigan State is what he did at Munn Ice Arena from 1979 to 2002.
He's still college hockey's winningest coach with 924 wins, 635 of them and the 1986 national title at MSU, along with seven regular-season and a record 10 postseason CCHA crowns, seven Frozen Fours, while turning out more than 50 pros and several successful coaches - all done free of scandal and with a program that was in the dumps when he got it.
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