Bob Peters R . H . " Bob " Peters is a former men ' s ice hockey coach . He was the head coach of the Bemidji State University ice hockey team from 1967 to 2001 . With 744 wins , he ranks fifth all - time in career wins by a men ' s college ice hockey coach . Coaching history . Peters entered the college hockey head coaching ranks in 1964 as bench boss at the University of North Dakota . During his initial campaign , Peters , the eventual Western Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year , led the Fighting Sioux to a WCHA title and a third - place finish at the NCAA Championships . He coached in Grand Forks for two seasons , leading the Sioux to a 42 - 20 - 1 mark before making a career decision that would change the face of collegiate hockey . Peters left the Division I powerhouse in 1966 and took over at Bemidji State University . Within two seasons Peters led BSU to its first national championship and set the foundation for what would become one of the most dominant programs in college hockey . Thirty - five years later , Peters retired from coaching with one of the most impressive lists of achievements in the history of collegiate sports : 744 victories as a head coach , 702 coming at Bemidji State alone , to make Peters the first coach to win 700 or more games at a single school ; 13 small - college national championships ; and still - standing national collegiate records for most wins in an unbeaten season ( 31 - 0 - 0 in 1983 - ’ 84 ) and longest unbeaten streak ( 43 games from Nov . 8 , 1983 to Jan . 1 , 1985 ) . Today , only one coach in the sport — Michigan State ’ s Ron Mason — has won more games at the collegiate level . Peters , the only coach to lead a team to a national championship game in three divisions of college hockey and the only coach to reach the Final Four in all four divisions ( Division I , III , III and NAIA ) , developed five NHL players and numerous Olympians and All - Americans . A 1960 graduate of the University of North Dakota , Peters spent his collegiate days at goaltender for the Fighting Sioux . He coached at the high school level for one season before rejoining the UND staff as an assistant coach . CHA commissioner . Although now retired from coaching , Peters remains heavily involved in the sport of college hockey . In 2001 he became the commissioner of the College Hockey America ( CHA ) conference . In addition to appointing Peters CHA Commissioner , the athletic directors of the league ’ s member institutions approved the recommendation by the coaches to name the regular - season championship trophy in honor of Peters as the R . H . “ Bob ” Peters Cup . Contributions to college hockey . Peters ’ influence on college hockey also has stretched outside the arena . He has proven his administrative skills at Bemidji State by serving as athletic director and head hockey coach , and he lent service to several committees . Under Peters ’ guidance , BSU hockey progressed from NAIA to NCAA Division III to NCAA Division II , and in 1999 , BSU elevated its hockey program to Division I . He served on championship committees for the NAIA and NCAA for over 20 years , and in 2001 was named a Hobey Baker Legend of Hockey .