Mike Guentzel

Mike Guentzel
Biographical details
Born	August 23, 1962 (age 62); Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Playing career
1981–1985	Minnesota
1984–1985	New Haven Nighthawks
1985–1986	Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989	St. Paul Vulcans (assistant)
1989–1992	St. Paul Vulcans
1992–1994	Omaha Lancers
1994–2008	Minnesota (assistant)
2008–2009	Colorado College (assistant)
2009–2010	Des Moines Buccaneers
2010–2011	Nebraska–Omaha (assistant)
2011–2018	Minnesota (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	2–1–0 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1996 WCHA Tournament Champion

Mike Guentzel (born August 23, 1962) is an American ice hockey coach and former defenceman. He currently works as a pro scout for the Utah Hockey Club.

Career

Guentzel played four years at Minnesota before embarking on a short professional career. After hanging up his skates in 1986 he turned to coaching and joined the staff of the St. Paul Vulcans of the USHL. After a year as an assistant he was named head coach, serving in that capacity for four campaigns before accepting the same position with the Omaha Lancers.^[1] In 1994 he returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach, serving under first Doug Woog and then Don Lucia after the former retired in 1999. Twice Guentzel served as head coach for Minnesota when Woog was suspended, first for the 1996 WCHA Title Game and a second time the following October. Guentzel helped the Golden Gophers win back-to-back national titles in 2002 and 2003 and stayed with the team until resigning to pursue other opportunities in 2008.^[2]

Guentzel's first stop was at Colorado College as an assistant for the 2008–09 season.^[3] The following year, after coaching his son Gabe, he returned to the USHL to lead the Des Moines Buccaneers but after a poor year he was back in the college ranks, this time with Nebraska–Omaha. Guentzel was again on the move after a year with the Mavericks and he returned to the Golden Gophers in the summer of 2011.^[4] Guentzel has remained with the Gophers since and was promoted to associate head coach in 2015.

Personal life

Three of Mike's sons, Ryan, Gabe and Jake have all played college ice hockey with both Gabe and Jake playing professionally.^[5]^[6]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA) (1996–1996)
1995–96	Minnesota	1–0–0†	0–0–0†	–	–
1996–97	Minnesota	1–1–0†	1–1–0†	–	–
Minnesota:		2–1–0	1–1–0
Total:		2–1–0
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

†Guentzel served as interim coach for three games while Doug Woog was suspended on two occasions

References

^ "Mike Guentzel Bio". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ "Guentzel Resigns as Men's Hockey Assistant Coach". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ "Guentzel Leaves CC for USHL Head Coaching Position". USCHO.com. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ "Minnesota Gopher Hockey: Mike Guentzel to replace John Hill- eventually Don Lucia too?". The Daily Gopher. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ "Gabe Guentzel". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ "Jake Guentzel". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Mike Guentzel Bio". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[2] "Guentzel Resigns as Men's Hockey Assistant Coach". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[3] "Guentzel Leaves CC for USHL Head Coaching Position". USCHO.com. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[4] "Minnesota Gopher Hockey: Mike Guentzel to replace John Hill- eventually Don Lucia too?". The Daily Gopher. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[5] "Gabe Guentzel". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[6] "Jake Guentzel". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

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v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	St. Paul Hippodrome (1923–1934) St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally) Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena) Williams Arena (1950–93) 3M Arena at Mariucci (1993–present)
Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–23) Emil Iverson (1923–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–2018) Bob Motzko (2018–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries and trophy games	Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Trophy with Michigan
Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)
National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003
Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014 2022 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007
Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber
Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN