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Doug Woog Luncheon

By Minnesota Minute Man, 10/31/11, 11:09AM CDT

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Woog Luncheon

Fans, friends and family joined the Minute Men in honoring Doug Woog for his generosity and commitment to Minnesota Sports community. The luncheon was held at Mancini's on Friday Sept 9th, Friday at 11:30, with more than 160 attending.

Minute Men Courage Award

The Minute Men presented Doug with the Courage Award for outstanding service to the community. Some past recipients include: Hubert Humphrey, John Mariucci and Call Stoll.

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Doug Woog's Bio

South St. Paul, Minnesota

The former University of Minnesota men’s head hockey coach guided the Golden Gophers to an average of nearly 28 wins per season and seven league championships during his 14-year tenure (1985-1999). During this time, the Gophers made 12 NCAA appearances in 14 seasons, six NCAA Final Four appearances, and Woog became Minnesota's all-time winningest coach with a 389-187-40 record (.664).

Woog is a 1962 graduate of South St. Paul High School, where he garnered all-state hockey honors for three consecutive years and played in four Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournaments. He attended the University of Minnesota and played under the legendary coach, John Mariucci. Woog led the Gophers in scoring and earned All-American honors his junior year (1965). He captained the Gophers his senior season and was named team Most Valuable Player.

Woog played for the 1967 U.S. National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championships in Vienna, Austria. In 1971, Woog joined the coaching ranks and directed the St. Paul Vulcans to two Junior National titles. Woog returned to South St. Paul High School in 1977 as head coach of the boys’ hockey team. In six years, his Packer teams won two conference titles and advanced to the state tournament four times. Woog served in various coaching positions on U.S. National Teams from 1978-1989 and served as assistant coach for the 1984 Olympic Team that competed in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. He was a national committee member for the AHAUS and Chairman of the National Skating Committee for USA Hockey.

In 2000, Woog was inducted into the University of Minnesota’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Minnesota Hokcey Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2008, Woog received the Ralph MacInnis Award and was inducted into the South St. Paul Athletic Hall of Fame. His #7 jersey was retired at So. St. Paul High School in 2010. Woog currently works as an FSNorth analyst during Gopher Hockey broadcasts.

Woog resides in South St. Paul with his wife Jan. They have three children that also live in the St. Paul area, Amy, Steve and Dan. Doug and Jan have eight grandchildren – seven granddaughters and one grandson.

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