Bob Whidden
| Bob Whidden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1946 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Cleveland Crusaders | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1977 | ||
Robert J. "Bob" Whidden (born July 27, 1946) is a
and was involved in ice hockey in various capacities for over fifty years.Playing career
Whidden played junior hockey with the
Coaching
Whidden spent 21 years as the coach of the hockey team at
Whidden's Eagles won ten OHSAA state titles and seven Baron Cups (Greater Cleveland Championships), and finished with a career record of 507-149-28.[4] His 507 wins rank fourth among coaches in OHSAA history.[5] He retired in March 2005 after winning the tenth title and being named Ohio High School Hockey Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
In July 2009, St. Edward named Whidden to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame, class of 2009.[6]
Honours
- 1967 Memorial Cup Winner (player)
- 10 OHSAA state titles (coach)
- 7 Baron Cups (coach)
- 500 Wins as a high school head coach
- Cleveland Hockey Legends Ring of Honor[7]
- In 2011, his hometown inducted him into the House of Kin Sudbury Hall of Fame [8]
Personal life
He is married to Irma and has three sons, Rob and Jarrett, both of whom followed in their father's coaching footsteps, and Tyler. Rob took over as head coach of St. Edward's hockey team in 2005 and won the 2008 Ohio state championship.[9] In August 2006, Jarrett was named head coach of Kent State Golden Flashes men's ice hockey team following a minor league career.[10]
References
- ^ Memorial Cup Archived June 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bob Whidden's profile at hockeydb.com
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ West Life Newspaper – Sports Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "State Records : Ice Hockey". Ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced - St. Edward High School". Alumni.sehs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "Barons Weekly Report". 28 February 2005.
- ^ nurun.com (2011-04-25). "Whidden a winner both on and off the ice". Sudbury Star. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "2008 State Ice Hockey Tournament Results".
- ^ Weber, Norm (2009-03-07). "COLLEGE HOCKEY: National Championship coming to Cleveland; Jarret Whidden-coached Kent a participant". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database