Bill Selman

Bill Selman
Biographical details
Born	Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	North Dakota
Playing career
1960–1963	North Dakota
Position(s)	Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1966	North Dakota (assistant)
1966–1968	North Dakota
1968–1970	Minnesota–Duluth
1970–1979	St. Louis
1979–1980	Dayton Gems
1981–1983	Lake Superior State
1982	US National Team
Head coaching record
Overall	277-217-21 (.558)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1963 National Champion (player); 1967 WCHA Champion; 1967 WCHA Tournament Champion; 1968 WCHA Tournament Champion; 1973 CCHA Champion; 1974 CCHA Tournament Champion; 1975 CCHA Champion; 1975 CCHA Tournament Champion; 1976 CCHA Tournament Champion; 1977 CCHA Champion
Awards
	1967 WCHA Coach of the Year; 1977 CCHA Coach of the Year; 2014 St. Louis Sport Hall of Fame President's Choice Award; 2016 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award

William G. Selman (born c. 1939) is a retired head coach of men's college, university and professional ice hockey teams.^[1]

Career

Bill Selman was a three year letterman for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, winning a national title with the team in his senior season. After two seasons as an assistant in Grand Forks Selman became the third consecutive assistant coach to be promoted to head coach of the Sioux in 1966.^[2] Selman led North Dakota to two conference tournament titles in each of his first two seasons, finishing as runners up in 1968. After only two years Selman left his alma mater to take over at Minnesota–Duluth. Two seasons later Selman once again changed universities, this time leading the new Division I program at Saint Louis.

The Billikens would only remain in the upper echelon for nine years but Selman stayed with the team for the entire time being a driving force behind the formation of the CCHA, capturing three conference titles, three conference tournament championships and coaching three future NHL players (Mike Krushelnyski, Mario Faubert and Lindsay Middlebrook). Once Saint Louis ended their program Selman moved on to be the head coach of the IHL's Dayton Gems for the 1979–80 season.^[3] After a year off Selman was back in the college ranks, this time with the Lake Superior State Lakers. He coached Team USA at the 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships^[4] but finished with a disastrous 0-6-1 record that saw the US relegated out of the top bracket. Selman would only coach Lake Superior State for 20 games the following season before retiring from coaching and taking a job with Anheuser-Busch in the sports marketing department.

In his career Selman was named as coach of the year for both the WCHA (1967) and CCHA (1977) while also receiving the 2014 President's Choice Award from the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame and the 2016 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award.^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA) (1966–1968)
1966–67	North Dakota	19-10-0	16-6-0	1st	NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1967–68	North Dakota	20-10-3	13-8-1	3rd	NCAA Runner-Up
North Dakota:		39-20-3	29-14-1
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA) (1968–1970)
1968–69	Minnesota–Duluth	6-23-0	3-19-0	8th	WCHA Regional Semifinals
1969–70	Minnesota–Duluth	13-15-1	10-13-1	8th	WCHA Regional Semifinals
Minnesota–Duluth:		19-38-1	13-32-1
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1970–1971)
1970–71	Saint Louis	9-19-2
Saint Louis:		9-19-2
Saint Louis Billikens (CCHA) (1971–1979)
1971–72	Saint Louis	15-15-3	7-3-2	2nd	CCHA Runner-Up
1972–73	Saint Louis	27-11-0	13-3-0	1st	CCHA Runner-Up
1973–74	Saint Louis	28-12-0	5-3-0	2nd	CCHA Champion
1974–75	Saint Louis	26-13-1	5-3-0	1st	CCHA Champion
1975–76	Saint Louis	24-15-2	10-5-1	2nd	CCHA Champion
1976–77	Saint Louis	27-11-1	13-2-1	1st	CCHA Runner-Up
1977–78	Saint Louis	21-17-2	10-10-0	2nd	CCHA Runner-Up
1978–79	Saint Louis	16-16-3	9-13-2	5th
Saint Louis:		184-110-12	72-42-6
Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA) (1981–1982)
1981–82	Lake Superior State	19-17-3	11-15-2	5th	CCHA Quarterfinals
1982–83	Lake Superior State	7-13-0†	5-11-0†
Lake Superior State:		26-30-3	16-26-2
Total:		277-217-21
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

† Selman resigned in December 1982 ^[6]

References

^ "BILL SELMAN". St. Louis Sport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ "2015-16 North Dakota Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=30351
^ Canada Confident of win over Italy: The Ottawa Citizen, April 21, 1982, page 35
^ "Former Lakers coach Bill Selman named Hobey Baker "Legend of College Hockey"". Lake Superior State Athletics. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ "2013-14 Lake Superior State Lakers Media Guide 28-46" (PDF). Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

External links

Bill Selman career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by John MacInnes	WCHA Coach of the Year 1966–67	Succeeded by Murray Armstrong
Preceded by Ron Mason	CCHA Coach of the Year 1976–77	Succeeded by Ron Mason
Sporting positions
Preceded by Larry Mickey	Dayton Gems (IHL) Head Coach 1979–1980	Succeeded by none

[1] "BILL SELMAN". St. Louis Sport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[2] "2015-16 North Dakota Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[3] ttp://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=30351

[4] Canada Confident of win over Italy: The Ottawa Citizen, April 21, 1982, page 35

[5] "Former Lakers coach Bill Selman named Hobey Baker "Legend of College Hockey"". Lake Superior State Athletics. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[media-6] "2013-14 Lake Superior State Lakers Media Guide 28-46" (PDF). Lake Superior State Lakers. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

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v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the North Dakota Flickertails and North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Venues	Winter Sports Building (1936–1972) Ralph Engelstad Arena (old; 1972–2001) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new; 2001–present)
Head coaches	Joe Brown (1929–1932) Noland Franz (1932–1933) Buck Cameron (1935–1936) John Jamieson (1946–1947) Don Norman (1947–1949) Fido Purpur (1949–1956) Al Renfrew (1956–1957) Bob May (1957–1959) Barry Thorndycraft (1959–1964) Bob Peters (1964–1966) Bill Selman (1966–1968) Rube Bjorkman (1968–1978) John Gasparini (1978–1994) Dean Blais (1994–2004) Dave Hakstol (2004–2015) Brad Berry (2015–present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 Program Suspended (1933–34) 1935–36 Program Suspended (1936–37 through 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	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Denver Minnesota Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Greg Johnson (272 Points) Ben Cherski (131 Goals) Karl Goehring (80 Wins)
National championships	1959 1963 1980 1982 1987 1997 2000 2016
Frozen Four appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1997 2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1967 1968 1979 1980 1987 1997 2000 2006 2010 2011 2012 NCHC: 2021
Hobey Baker winners	Tony Hrkac (1987) Ryan Duncan (2007)
Mike Richter winners	Zane McIntyre (2015)
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

v t e Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Duluth Amphitheater (1930–1932) Duluth Curling and Skating Club (1946–1966) DECC Arena (1966–2010) AMSOIL Arena (2010–present)
Head coaches	Frank Kovach (1930–32) Joe Oven (1946–47) Hank Jensen (1947–51) Gord Eddolls (1951–54) Bob Boyat (1954–55) Connie Pleban (1955–59) Ralph Romano (1959–68) Bill Selman (1968–70) Terry Shercliffe (1970–75) Gus Hendrickson (1975–82) Mike Sertich (1982–2000) Scott Sandelin (2000–present)
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 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	MIAC (1946–1961) WCHA (1965–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dan Lempe (222 Points) Thomas Milani (100 Goals) Hunter Shepard (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	9 Keith Christiansen 14 Bill Watson 29 Brett Hull
National championships	2011 2018 2019
Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2004 2011 2017 2018 2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1984 1985 1993 2004 2009 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1984 1985 2009 NCHC: 2017 2019 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Tom Kurvers (1984) Bill Watson (1985) Chris Marinucci (1994) Junior Lessard (2004) Jack Connolly (2012) Scott Perunovich (2020)
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN

v t e Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey
Playing venues	St. Louis Arena (1970–1979)
Head coaches	Bill Selman (1970–1979)
Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
Conference affiliations	Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (club teams) CCHA (1971–1979)
All-time leaders	John Nestic (268 Points) John Nestic (141 Goals)
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1974 1975 1976
Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO

v t e Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Pullar Stadium (1966–1976) Taffy Abel Arena (1976–Present)
Head coaches	Ron Mason (1966–1973) Rick Comley (1973–1976) Rick Yeo (1976–1981) Bill Selman (1981–1982) Frank Anzalone (1983–1990, 2001–2005) Jeff Jackson (1990–1996) Scott Borek (1996–2001) Jim Roque (2005–2014) Damon Whitten (2014–Present)
Seasons	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	Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) 1972–2013, 2021–Present Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) 2013–2021
All-time leaders	Jim Dowd (274 Points) Randy McArthur (113 Goals) Darrin Madeley (71 Wins)
National championships	1988 1992 1994
Frozen Four appearances	1988 1992 1993 1994
NCAA Tournament appearances	1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1991 1992 1993 1995
Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan