Dave Witting was born in Hancock, Mich., and played youth hockey with the Copper Country Youth Hockey Association. He played for the Lauren Juvenile Team in 1964-65, that won the national championship, and scored seven goals and two assists in one game. Witting attended the Detroit Red Wings junior camp and was invited to play in Western Canada. He was offered a scholarship to play at Michigan Tech University, but went on to play for the University of Wisconsin-Superior, a team he captained as a senior. Following his collegiate career, Witting played semi-pro hockey with the Copper Country Chiefs of the United States Hockey League, and than played adult hockey with the CLK Wolves, the Eagle River Falcons and the Fond du Lac Bears.
Subsequent to a very successful playing career, Witting would go on to great achievements in coaching and mentoring hockey players. After short stays as a teacher and coach in Fond du Lac and Alaska, Witting would settle in Beloit and begin the first of two stints as a teacher and the coach for the Beloit Memorial High School boys hockey team. During the break in his coaching career at Beloit Memorial, he took on the head coaching job for the UW-Whitewater Club Hockey Team. |