Legendary PMHS ice hockey coach Ed Witz retires after winning second state title
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Ed Witz (middle) wins his second state title
PMHS ice hockey coach Ed Witz has retired two days after winning the 2022 New York State Division II Championship.
Witz has been the headman with the Pelicans since the 1984-1985 season. In that span, he wracked up 513 wins, 12 section championships, eight regional titles and two state trophies.
With a 37-year career coming to an end, Witz will go down in school history as one of the greatest coaches to lead a PMHS team.
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Charlie Parent, Assistant Managing Editor (2021-22)
Charlie is a class of 2022 graduate of Pelham Memorial High School. He played varsity soccer, basketball and tennis throughout his PMHS career. Charlie...
Tim Loughran • Mar 16, 2022 at 7:44 am
Congratulations on a truly legendary career!…One question: Why is Coach Witz being called just “one of the greatest coaches” in PMHS history?…Is there another coach in any sport in the history of PMHS who dedicated almost 40 years of his life to Pelham athletes, or guided his/her teams to even 1 state title or more than even a small fraction of his dozen regional titles or his teams’ 500+ wins?
Syd Thayer • Mar 16, 2022 at 7:19 pm
Good semantical question Tim. Let the stats rule. I would guess he comes out as GOAT!