Robert "Bob" Schiller is a Canadian retired ice hockey

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who won back-to-back

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for

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in the 1950s.

Career

Schiller was one of many

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-natives to be recruited by

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and helped to continue Michigan's 10-year run as an NCAA superpower. When he made the varsity team as a sophomore, Schiller helped the Wolverines establish themselves as one of the top defensive teams in the country and reach the NCAA tournament. Schiller was one of three Wolverines to earn AHCA Second Team All-American honors that year. In the tournament Schiller earned only a single assist but his defensive work earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Second Team. In his junior season the Michigan defense was nearly impenetrable and Schiller was again named an All-American. In their march towards a sixth championship Michigan needed all the defensive work they could summon in the semifinal. Despite a furious effort,

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was held to a single goal in their overtime win. The Wolverine offense showed up in the final, scoring 7 goals against

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, including one from Schiller, and the team captured its second consecutive title. In his senior season Michigan again reached the championship game, however, the team could not restrain the dominating offense from

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and lost 6–13, the highest-scoring championship game in history (as of 2020). After graduating with a degree in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Schiller played two seasons for the

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while earning his

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiller, Bob 1933 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Windsor, Ontario Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players Toledo Mercurys players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans