BIRTHPLACE: Melrose, Mass.

BORN: July 17, 1922

DIED: March 17, 2000

TEAMS/ASSOCIATIONS: Colby College, University of New Hampshire

Considered a legend in the college coaching ranks, Charlie Holt began his college coaching career in 1962 at Colby College.  There he racked up 65 victories, and turned the school's hockey program around.  Then, in 1968 he took the head coaching job at the University of New Hampshire, where he remained for 18 seasons.  Under Holt's leadership, New Hampshire qualified for the ECAC playoffs 14 of his 18 seasons, played in the NCAA Division I Final Four three times - 1977, 1979 and 1982 - and accumulated a 347-232 win-loss record. 

The winner of the Spence Penrose College Coach of the Year Award on three different occasions, Holt's tribute is best stated by fellow Hall of Famer Bill Cleary, who said, "Charlie Holt's contributions to college hockey have been extraordinary as a coach and as an innovator.  His legacy is the many he coached who are now included in hockey as coaches and administrators."

Charlie is a true friend to the game of hockey, and has contributed to the advancement to the game on many levels.

"Charlie Holt's achievements as a superb and universally respected hockey coach at UNH are well known," said UNH President Joan Leitzel at the time of Holt's death in March of 2000.  "In addition, he left a great legacy on the ways student-athletes, coaches and citizens, in general, should conduct themselves and treat one another.  His high ideals for perfection, professionalism, mutual respect, discipline and excellence will always be remembered and he will continue to serve as a role model for us and posterity."