Roland DePaul is an American former ice hockey
center who was an All-American for
Minnesota in the 1940s.
Career
DePaul was one of a bevy of American players to come from
Eveleth in the 1940s, He got his start at
Illinois under
Vic Heyliger but, half way through his first varsity season, he left the team abruptly. He was rumored to have fallen below the necessary
GPA and headed to
Akron to continue his career.[1] After
World War II he resurfaced in college hockey. Illinois had discontinued its program but DePaul found a landing spot closer to home with
Minnesota under the guidance of
Larry Armstrong. DePaul played three seasons for the Gophers, leading the team in scoring each campaign.[2] He was named
team captain for his senior season and inducted into the Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]