Former St. Lawrence University hockey star Ron Mason '64 has been named to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, the first inductee with a St. Lawrence association.

Mason was recognized for his 924 college hockey wins over a 36-season head-coaching career at Lake Superior State (1966-73), Bowling Green (1973-79) and Michigan State (1979-2002). He is currently second all-time in wins and his winning percentage of .696 is among the top ten in the sport.

He won the NAIA national championship at Lake Superior in 1972 and led Michigan State to the NCAA title in 1986. He took 22 of his teams to the NCAA tournament. He was an architect of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and went on to capture 10 CCHA regular season titles and 13 tournament championships. The American Hockey Coaches National Coach of the Year in 1992, he was CCHA Coach of the Year seven times.

He coached two Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners, 35 All Americas and more than 50 future NHL players. He was a member of both the NCAA Ice Hockey Committee and the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee. The Director of Athletics at Michigan State from 2002-07, he is a member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and the Michigan State and Lake Superior State Sports Halls of Fame.

He was inducted into the St. Lawrence Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and was a three-year standout for the Saints in hockey. A two-time All ECAC selection, he scored 67 career goals and had 141 career points, which rank among the top 15 in program history. He was the leading scorer on the 1961-62 team which won the first ECAC Championship team and helped the 1960-61 team to a spot in the NCAA Championship Game.