Kenneth Arthur Staples (November 9, 1926 – September 8, 2014) was a minor league baseball player and manager. He would serve as the head coach of the St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota) men's ice hockey team from 1955 to 1959.
| St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
| Playing venues | St. Paul Hippodrome (1920-?) - St. Paul Auditorium (?-1951) - State Fair Coliseum (1951–2003) - St. Thomas Ice Arena (2003–2025) - Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (2025–future) |
| Head Coaches | Harold Dudley (1920–21) - Joe Brandy (1921–23, 1925–26) - Dave Hayes (1923–24) - Bill Houle (1924–25) - Willard Faulk (1926–27)- John O'Halloran (1927–28) - Matt Coogan (1928–30) - Frank Penas (1930–32)- Joe Boland (1932–33)- Frank Halder (1933–35) - Frank Klingberg (1935–37) - Leo McGuire (1937–39) - Wee Walsh (1939–42) - Tom Cunningham (1946–48) - Bill Funk (1948–51, 1952–55) - Norm Robertson (1951–52) - Ken Staples (1955–59) - Don Saatzer (1959–62) - Tom Martinson (1962–63) - Joe Flood (1963–70) - Gus Schwartz (1970–82) - Terry Abram (1982–87) - Terry Skrypek (1987–2010) - Jeff Boeser (2010–2021) - Enrico Blasi (2021–present) |
| Seasons | - 2021–22 - 2022–23 |
| Conference affiliations | MIAC (1920–2021) - CCHA (2021–present) |
| Frozen Four appearances | 2000 - 2005 |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1988- 1990 - 1992 - 1994 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2004 - 2005 - 2008 - 2010 - 2012 - 2014 - 2020 |
| Conference Tournament titles | MIAC: 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2020 |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) - Saint Paul, Minnesota | |