Legendary college head coach R.H. "Bob" Peters" passed away on Feb. 15 at the age of 84.
A native of Fort Frances, Ont., Peters began his coaching career with two seasons at his alma mater, the University of North Dakota, where he played as a goaltender before becoming an assistant coach for three years. He went 42-20-1 overall behind the bench at UND, before he took the reins at Bemidji State University beginning with the 1966-67 campaign.
In 36 seasons with the Beavers, Peters posted 22 seasons of 20 or more wins, and led BSU to five NCAA Division II national championships and one NCAA Division III national title. He also oversaw BSU's transition back to NCAA Division II in 1993, before overseeing its move to NCAA Division I and the now-defunct College Hockey America conference in 1999.
Peters retired after the 2000-01 season with an overall record of 744-313-61 (.694), including a 702-293-50 mark at BSU. He was named the WCHA Coach of the Year in 1964-65 with North Dakota, and earned the Eddie Jeremiah Award as the top head coach in NCAA Division III in 1983-84 with Bemidji State.
The Beavers are playing in their first season in the revamped Central Collegiate Hockey Assocation, after the dissolution of the men's WCHA. Last year's BSU squad made the NCAA Division I tournament for the fifth time in the program's history, and the first time since 2010, all under current head coach Tom Serratore.
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