Roland DePaul - Wikipedia

Roland DePaul
Born	Eveleth, Minnesota, USA
Position	Center
Played for	Minnesota
Playing career	1940–1949

Roland DePaul is an American former ice hockey center who was an All-American for Minnesota in the 1940s.

Career

DePaul was one of a bevy of American players to come from Eveleth in the 1940s, He got his start at Illinois under Vic Heyliger but, half way through his first varsity season, he left the team abruptly. He was rumored to have fallen below the necessary GPA and headed to Akron to continue his career.^[1] After World War II he resurfaced in college hockey. Illinois had discontinued its program but DePaul found a landing spot closer to home with Minnesota under the guidance of Larry Armstrong. DePaul played three seasons for the Gophers, leading the team in scoring each campaign.^[2] He was named team captain for his senior season and inducted into the Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015.^[3]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1941–42	Illinois	NCAA	7	10	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Minnesota	NCAA	—	13	20	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	Minnesota	NCAA	—	22	9	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Minnesota	NCAA	—	24	16	40	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals			—	69	49	118	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
AHCA Second Team All-American	1947–48	^[4]

References

^ "Mario Palazzari, DePaul Leave University". The Daily Illini. January 28, 1942. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ "Roland DePaul". "M" Club Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "2015 Hall of Fame Class". Facebook. June 23, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	St. Paul Hippodrome (1923–1934) St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally) Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena) Williams Arena (1950–93) 3M Arena at Mariucci (1993–present)
Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–23) Emil Iverson (1923–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–2018) Bob Motzko (2018–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries and trophy games	Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Trophy with Michigan
Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)
National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003
Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014 2022 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007
Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber
Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN