Hockey Unlimited is entering its 50th year of teaching boys and girls the fundamentals of ice hockey.  The program also offers some parents and grandparents the opportunity to coach and play alongside offspring.

For most of those 50 years, the organization has had one person at the helm. This year marks the 44th season Tim Dyer has been coaching for Hockey Unlimited. He began this “labor of love” when he was just out of college.

After the organization’s head coach moved to Florida two years later, Dyer was offered the reins. He has served as managing director and head coach for nearly 42 years now. Along the way, he has several relatives, including his two children, six nephews, one niece and a grandnephew.

His son, TJ, still serves as an assistant coach when home from Northeastern University.

Hockey Unlimited is planning a small ceremony Saturday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 a.m. to formally commemorate the start of its 50th season.