Robert (“Bob”) Crocker, former head coach of Penn’s now-defunct hockey program, died December 22. He was 90.

Mr. Crocker, who played at Boston University in the 1950s, served as an assistant coach at Boston University, where his team won two NCAA championships (1971, 1972). He served as head coach at Penn for four seasons from 1972 to 1976. The 1972-1973 team finished fourth in the ECAC and advanced to the ECAC semifinals, which was the best finish in the program’s short history.

After leaving Penn, he became well-known for his scouting, earning the moniker the “Dean of New England Scouts.” He scouted for the New York Rangers 1992-2005, winning a Stanley Cup there. He later scouted for the Los Angeles Kings, with whom he won another pair of Cups. Mr. Crocker also won the AHL’s Calder Cup with the Hartford Wolfpack, returning to where he was an assistant general manager in the NHL with the Whalers after leaving college hockey.

Mr. Crocker was honored with the NHL’s Lester Patrick Award in 2015 for his contributions to ice hockey in the US. He was also inducted into the Massachusetts Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his wife, Anna; daughter, Patricia Sheerin (Paul) and son, Stephen (Jenny).