American ice hockey coach and broadcaster (1944–2019)
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Doug Woog
Biographical details
Born
(1944-01-28)January 28, 1944 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
December 14, 2019(2019-12-14) (aged 75) Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Minnesota
Playing career
1963–1966
Minnesota
1966–1967
U.S. Nationals
1967–1968
Minnesota Nationals
1968
US National Team
Position(s)
Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1972
Minnesota Junior Stars
1973–1977
St. Paul Vulcans
1982
US World Junior Team (assistant)
1984
US Olympic Team (assistant)
1985
US World Junior Team
1985–1999
Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall
388–187–40 (.663)
Tournaments
21–17 (.553)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1988 WCHA Regular Season Champion 1989 WCHA regular season champion 1992 WCHA regular season champion 1993 WCHA Tournament champion 1994 WCHA tournament champion 1995 WCHA regular season champion 1996 WCHA tournament champion 1997 WCHA regular season champion
Awards
1990 WCHA Coach of the Year 2002 US Hockey Hall of Fame 2008 John MacInnes Award
Douglas William Woog (January 28, 1944 – December 14, 2019) was an American ice hockey coach and broadcaster. He was a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 2002. Woog was coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey team from 1985 to 1999. He was assistant coach of the 1984 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team.
He was a broadcaster for Gopher hockey games for FSN North through the 2009 to 2010 season. In 2008, he was awarded the John MacInnes Award for his work in amateur hockey in the United States. Woog died December 14, 2019.[1]
^"Longtime Gopher Hockey Coach Doug Woog Dies at 75". December 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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