Reginald Norman 'Woody' Wood (?– February 19, 2015) was an American ice hockey player and head coach who headed the program at Princeton for six years.[1]

R. Norman Wood
Biographical details
BornMarblehead, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 19, 2015 (age 84)
Manchester, Massachusetts
Playing career
1951–1954Harvard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959–1965Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall49–88–1

Career

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A Massachusetts native, Wood attended Harvard in the early 1950s, playing varsity hockey for 3 years and serving as team captain in his senior season.[2] After graduating Wood served in the military before returning to college hockey as a head coach for Princeton in 1959. Wood's first season with the Tigers was a mild success as the team compiled a winning season for the first time in four years but afterwards the club lost ground and routinely finished near the bottom of the newly created ECAC Hockey standings. He stayed with the program until 1965 before stepping down in favor of John E. Wilson.

After leaving Princeton Wood returned to Massachusetts and joined the Boston-area real estate firm of Hunneman & Company. In 1969 he was elected as president and CEO of National Realty Investors and later became president of Moors & Cabot Properties, Inc.[3]

Personal life

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While living in Massachusetts Wood became a season ticket holder for the Boston Bruins and would regularly take his sons to games.[4] His eldest, Randy, ended up playing in the NHL for several years[5] and was followed by Norman's grandson Miles Wood who made his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils in 2016.

Norman Wood died at Kaplan house on February 19, 2015, at the age of 84.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Princeton Tigers Independent (1959–1961)
1959–60 Princeton 12–11–0
1960–61 Princeton 9–14–0
Princeton: 21–25–0
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1965)
1961–62 Princeton 8–12–1 8–12–1 19th
1962–63 Princeton 6–17–0 5–16–0 25th
1963–64 Princeton 8–16–0 6–16–0 24th
1964–65 Princeton 6–18–0 4–17–0 14th
Princeton: 28–63–1
Total: 49–88–1

      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

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References

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  1. ^ "Princeton Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  2. ^ "R. Norman Wood". Town Topics. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  3. ^ "R. Norman Wood". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. ^ "PRO HOCKEY; Islanders Rally in Overtime". New York Times. 1990-02-11. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ^ "Randy Wood". NJSports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. ^ "Men's Hockey Year-by-Year". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved 2017-07-10.