Steve Stirling
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Sport:
Ice Hockey |
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Year
Graduated: 1971 |
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Year
Inducted: 1984 |
As a sophomore, Steve Stirling helped the Terrier hockey
team to a 20-9-3 record with 13 goals and 20 assists. As a
junior, he was second on the team in scoring with 20 goals
and 31 assists as the Terriers finished with a 20-7 record
and won the Beanpot title.
The captain of the team his senior year, Stirling led Boston
University to its first national title. Scoring twice in the
4-2 win over Minnesota in the NCAA championship game, Stirling
led the team with 27 points and 43 assists. Following that
season, he was named All-American, All-East and All-New England.
The MVP of the Beanpot Tournament, which Boston University
won, Stirling also won thef Gordon "Mickey" Cochrane
Award as the University's top athlete and shared the E. Ray
Speare Award with Richie Taylor.
A native of Clarkson, Ontario, Stirling finished his career
with 60 goals and 94 assists which placed him second, at the
time, on the Terriers' all-time scoring list. Today, he is
ninth on the all-time scoring list and seventh in all-time
assists.
The head hockey coach at Providence College, Stirling earned
national college division Coach of the Year honors at Babson
College in 1980.
