He was an alternate captain on the 1975 national championship team
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech National Champion and Sports Hall of Famer Bill Steele passed away on Friday at the age of 73.
A native of Toronto, Steele played 145 games for the Hockey Huskies from 1971-75, tallying 151 points on 65 goals and 86 assists. He was an alternate captain on the 1975 NCAA Championship team and was named an Honorable Mention All-American that season. Steele and the Huskies won the MacNaughton Cup as WCHA Champions in 1974, and he holds the Tech single-game record for assists with six in 1973 against Colorado College.
Bill was inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame on October 12, 2012 as an individual and again in 2016 with the 1975 NCAA Championship hockey team. He was on the ice earlier this season with his teammates, celebrating the 50-year anniversary of that accomplishment. Bill earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and graduated in 1975.
Bill played three seasons of pro hockey. He was employed in the Copper Country, and coached the Lake Linden hockey team during the 1978-79 season.
