Alumni

A note from former coach Bill:
As the local high school hockey teams started, I was asked to help the Urbana Ice Hockey
team develop and grow during its early years. There were many memorial moments, both on
the ice and off the ice, that I remember. A few memories include: 7 men in the penalty box at
one time, the tournaments in Cumberland, seeing a goalie make saves that astonished the
crowd and left the other team speechless, our never ending battle to beat Walkersville, going
to Hooters in a limo, and one of the classics was promising to share my niece's email address
with any player who scored 3 goals in one game. I still have and wear my Urbana Coach Bill
practice jacket but do not need it often in New Orleans.

I started the Urbana Alumni Annual Hockey Game as a way to have the former players return
back to where they skated as a team and did their best to play hard but also have a good
time. There is always a place for tradition and that was my contribution to the legacy. This
year I can not be there to watch so I decided to pay for the ice and will be thinking of you on
Dec. 27th.

A day cannot go by without me thinking of Urbana's team and what it meant to me. On my
desk is a puck from a group of players from Urbana and I smile every time I look at it. Here is
the picture: