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Bill Kangas |
Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey wkangas@williams.edu 413-597-2036 |
Bill 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 in 1994
Bill Kangas
22 years, 291-205-45 (.579)*
*On January 17, 2012 with an 8-2 win over Wentworth
IT,
Bill Kangas became just the second coach at Williams to
record 300 wins in men's ice hockey.
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
7 – All-Americans
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Mike Monti |
Assistant Coach, Men's Hockey mike.monti@williams.edu 413-597-4185 |
Mike Monti enters his first season as an Assistant Coach to the
men’s ice Hockey Team at Williams College.
Prior to Williams, Monti spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach
and the Recruiting Coordinator for the Western New England
University men’s hockey team. The 2010-11 Golden Bears
qualified for the ECAC-Northeast playoffs, their first appearance
since 1999-00. The class of 2014, Monti’s first
recruiting class, collectively garnished 5 rookie-of-the-week votes
from the ECAC Northeast, and their top first-year was voted ECAC
Northeast Rookie Of The Year. Of the top 50 freshmen scorers in
national division III scoring, 5 were Golden Bears.
Prior to joining the Golden Bears’ staff full time, Monti
served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Western New England
College under former head coach Chris Bernard. Mike’s primary
responsibilities included opponent scouting and video analysis.
Mike spent two years coaching in the Atlantic Junior Hockey
League, with the Walpole Express (2007-08), and the Hartford Jr.
Wolfpack (2008-09). 37 former players during his combined
tenures with each club have moved on to play NCAA Hockey.
During the off season months, Monti works for Pride Hockey School
as a power skating instructor while also serving as one of their
marketing consultants.
The former New York Bobcat holds a bachelor’s degree of
Integrated Studies in Management and Psychology from Western New
England University.
Mike will receive his Masters in Business Administration from his
alma mater in May of 2012.
