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Article: Averill father, sons were winners on ice
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- February 17, 1991
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WAYLAND -- He coached his three sons in Little League and youth
hockey, and followed their hockey careers closely as each
matriculated at Northeastern University. So, it was with some sense
of nostalgia and pride that Bob Averill watched his youngest son, NU
senior defenseman Will Averill, play in the Beanpot Tournament at
Boston Garden for the final time this month.
The Averill-Northeastern hockey connection began in the early
1950s when Bob (also known as Bo) -- just out of the Marine Corps
after serving in Korea and then at Parris Island as a drill
instructor -- earned a starting spot on the varsity his junior year.
Not bad for a walk-on who never played high school hockey at ...