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TRANSITION PHOTOS BY Harry Thompson; USA Hockey Tournament Photographers; USA Hockey Archive by HARRY THOMPSON 26 // APRIL 2023 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM he Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships have always been a family affair. Parents, siblings and grand- parents converge on host cities all over the U.S. to watch sons and daughters compete for youth hockey's holy grail. Edge Ice Arena in suburban Denver was one of those scenes as families packed the lobby between the two-sheet facility on the opening day of the Tier II 14U Nationals. Away from the crowds sits the winningest coach in NCAA history, having lunch with his family as they wait for the North Pittsburgh Wildcats team to take the ice. Not only is this a chance to see his grandson, Colin, play in his first Nationals tour- nament, but it marks one of only a handful of times that Jerry York has stepped foot inside a hockey rink since retiring from his alma mater Boston College after a historic 50-year coaching career. As the old saying goes, you can take the hockey coach out of the game, but you can't take the game out of the hockey coach. York proves this during the second period intermission as he offers his assessment of the Wildcats first foray on National championship ice. T Colin York and the North Pittsburgh Wildcats qualified for the Tier II 14U Nationals. Coaching Icon Jerry York Returns To The Rink, This Time To Watch His Grandson Compete At Nationals Jerry York