Doug Woog

Douglas W. Woog ( born January 26, 1944 in South St. Paul, Minnesota ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player and coach. He coached from 1985 to 1999, the university team from the University of Minnesota and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.

Career as a player

Woog grew up in South St. Paul and played in his youth ice hockey and football. In his ice hockey team at the South St. Paul High School, he was one of the best players. Three years in a row he was elected to the All- State team. By its completion in 1962, he participated with his team of four Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournaments. He then began studying at the University of Minnesota and played ice hockey team the Golden Gophers. In his first season, he collected the most points scorer in his team and was an All-American player. In his second year he led the Golden Gophers as a team captain on the second place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. For the Golden Gophers, he scored 48 goals in 80 games and had 53 assists. In 1967 he achieved his bachelor's degree with honors. This was followed by a master's degree at the College of St. Thomas.

In 1967 he was appointed to the U.S. national team, and participated in the World Championships 1967 in Vienna. Later he finished his career as a player and worked as a teacher and coach at various high schools.

Career as a coach

1971 Woog coaches in the Midwest Junior Hockey League with the St. Paul Vulcans and the Minnesota Junior Stars, with whom he won two titles. In 1977 he returned as a hockey coach back to the South St. Paul High School. In between, he took on different tasks for the U.S. Hockey Association. He was assistant coach for Team USA at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. In 1985 he became coach of the Golden Gophers. Under his leadership, they were among the top teams of the United States. In the 14 seasons as coach the Gophers won three times the WCHA Championship and took twelve participate in the NCAA tournaments. Six times they were in the NCAA Final Four. As a coach Woog had after his resignation in 1999 to the balance of 389 victories in 187 defeats and 40 draws. He then took advantage of another activity at the University and later began as a TV commentator for Fox Sports North to work.

Woog was inducted into the University of Minnesota 's Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2002 into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2008 he received the John MacInnes Award. He is married and has three children.