Bill Horn

William Horn is a Canadian ice hockey coach and retired goaltender who was an All-American for Harvard.
==Career==
Horn graduated from Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in 1985 and was recruited by Bill Wilkinson to play for Western Michigan. He became the team's starter as a freshman, taking over after the graduation of Glenn Healy, and backstopped the team to their best season in history. Horn set a program record and led the nation with 25 wins, helping WMU win 32 games that year (the only 30-win season for the program as of 2021). Horn played well during the regular season, helping the team finish in a second place tie in the CCHA, but it was in the playoffs where he became a star. While WMU had been led by their powerful offense, Horn kept his team in the semifinal against Bowling Green, winning the game in overtime. He then held top-seeded Michigan State to a single goal to claim the team's first conference championship (the Broncos would not win another for 26 years). Horn was named the Tournament MVP and led his team to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. While the team was swept out of the quarterfinals, Horn received a fair bit of notoriety from his performance and was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the succeeding NHL Draft.
Western Michigan dropped back to the middle of the pack the following year but Horn played well enough to make the All-conference second team. Both he and the team saw moderate gains in his junior season but the Broncos were unable to recapture the magic of his freshman year and the team finished with a losing record in Horn's final season. The diminishing returns after the stellar freshman season left a bit of a damper on Horn's prospects, but he still was able to carve out a decent tenure as a minor league goaltender. After a year off, he made his first appearance for the Roanoke Valley Rebels in 1990 and would find himself returning to the region many times over the succeeding decade. He joined the Michigan Falcons for their inaugural season the following year and helped the team win the inaugural Colonial Hockey League regular season title. he bounced between several leagues over the next three years, never staying in one place for too long. He retired after helping the Greensboro Monarchs make an improbable run to the Riley Cup finals in 1995.
Horn returned as a player two years later, playing for three teams in the area in parts of two seasons before hanging up his pads. After several years off, he appeared in two games during the 2002–03 season for the St. Pete/Winston-Salem Parrots in their only year of existence.
After his graduation from Western Michigan Horn had started coaching the goaltending position, founding Horn Goaltending, but he began to make it a full-time position at the tail end of his professional career. In 1998 he served as a player-coach for the Winston-Salem IceHawks and continues to instruct as of 2021. Horn's sons also played hockey; Brett reaching the college ranks with SUNY Potsdam and Zac last appearing for the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes of the USPHL Premier league. In 2020–21, Horn served as the goaltending coach for the Jr. Canes.
He was inducted into the Western Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
1985–86 	Western Michigan 	CCHA 		30 	25 	5 	0 	— 	— 	0 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Western Michigan 	CCHA 		36 	19 	16 	0 	2066 	136 	2 	3.95 	.890 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Western Michigan 	CCHA 		33 	15 	13 	2 	— 	— 	1 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Western Michigan 	CCHA 		37 	12 	19 	6 	2181 	153 	1 	4.21 	.867 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Roanoke Valley Rebels 	ECHL 		51 	18 	21 	6 	2719 	194 	1 	4.28 	.900 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		1 	1 	0 	0 	60 	5 	0 	5.00 	.833 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Michigan Falcons 	CoHL 		43 	20 	13 	3 	2179 	147 	1 	4.05 	— 		4 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Detroit Falcons 	CoHL 		8 	5 	2 	1 	484 	34 	0 	4.21 	.816 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Greensboro Monarchs 	ECHL 		27 	16 	9 	0 	1465 	81 	3 	3.32 	.899 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		2 	1 	1 	0 	120 	5 	0 	2.50 	.911 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		6 	3 	1 	1 	304 	22 	0 	4.34 	.868 		1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Wheeling Thunderbirds 	ECHL 		4 	2 	0 	0 	107 	5 	0 	2.80 	.911 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		25 	9 	9 	5 	1394 	81 	0 	3.49 	.873 		1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		8 	2 	1 	1 	288 	15 	0 	3.12 	.889 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Greensboro Monarchs 	ECHL 		20 	13 	5 	1 	1134 	58 	0 	3.07 	.902 		13 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Raleigh Icecaps 	ECHL 		29 	7 	16 	2 	1512 	101 	0 	4.01 	.889 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Columbus Cottonmouths 	CHL 		3 	2 	1 	0 	158 	17 	0 	6.43 	.819 		2 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Winston-Salem IceHawks 	UHL 		24 	12 	12 	0 	1358 	87 	1 	3.84 	.876 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	St. Pete/Winston-Salem Parrots	ACHL 		2 	0 	1 	0 	79 	6 	0 	4.55 	.813 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 		136 	71 	53 	8 	7933 	542 	4 	4.10 	.876 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
CoHL/UHL totals	CoHL/UHL totals 	CoHL/UHL totals		75 	37 	27 	4 	4021 	268 	2 	4.00 	— 		4 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 		131 	56 	51 	9 	6937 	439 	4 	3.80 	.898 		13 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 		10 	3 	2 	1 	408 	20 	0 	2.94 	.895 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		32 	13 	10 	6 	1758 	108 	0 	3.69 	.871 		2 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1985–86	
CCHA All-Tournament Team 	1986 	
All-CCHA Second Team 	1985–86	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:Roanoke Valley Rebels players
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Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
Category:Greensboro Monarchs players
Category:Wheeling Thunderbirds players
Category:Raleigh IceCaps players
Category:Columbus Cottonmouths (CHL) players
Category:Winston-Salem IceHawks players
Category:Hartford Whalers draft picks