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Bill Kangas |
Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey wkangas@williams.edu 413-597-2036 |
Kangas was hired in the spring of 1989 to succeed long-time Eph
head hockey coach Bill McCormick who retired with 336 wins. Kangas
guided the Ephs to their first winning season in 10 years and was
named the New England Div. 2/Div. 3 Coach of the Year in 1991.
Kangas owns Williams records for most wins in a season (18 –
2003-04, 1998-99, & 1997-98), longest unbeaten streak (10
– 2003-04) and second longest unbeaten streak (9 –
2005-06). Additionally, Kangas' 2005-06 Eph team, tied the
Eph in-season record for most consecutive wins (8) set in 1961-62
under Bill McCormick and 1993-94 also under Kangas.
Kangas graduated in 1982 from the University of Vermont with a
bachelor of arts in zoology. He also won the Wasson Award as
the top men's senior student-athlete at UVM and received a Master's
in Education from North Adams State College in1994
Bill Kangas
18 years, 234-173-35 (.569)
Little Three Championships: 11 outright and one
tie
Won: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
& 2005
Tie: 1990 & 2007
1991 – New England Div. 2/Div. 3 Coach of the Year
1994 – ECAC East Champions
1994 – National Shriner's All-Star Game Coach
2006 – Co-NESCAC Coach of the Year
2006 – Finalist for Div. 3 National Coach of the Year
6 – All-Americans
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Peter Langella |
Assistant Coach of Men's Ice Hockey Peter.P.Langella@williams.edu 413-597-2036 |
Peter Langella is in his first year at Williams as an assistant to Bill Kangas.
Langella is a 2006 graduate of Norwich University where he played on the Cadet hockey team and majored in communications with a minor in English. A defenseman, he helped Norwich win three ECAC-East championships and qualify for three NCAA tournaments, including one Final Four.
After college, Langella played professionally for the Huntsville Havoc of the
Southern Professional Hockey League for one season and spent the last
two years at Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, MA. He taught history and creative writing and served as the Assistant Director of Athletics at Eaglebrook.
Langella is currently finishing his master's degree in organizational leadership through Norwich.
Peter
and his wife Jesse live in Williamstown.
