| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Minnesota |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 136–71–17 (.645) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 27, 1961 Austin, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | St. Cloud State |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1980 | Austin Mavericks/Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 1979–1980 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 1983–1987 | St. Cloud State |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–87 | St. Cloud State (assistant) |
| 1986–91 | North Iowa (USHL) |
| 1991–1992 | Miami (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | Denver (assistant) |
| 1994–1998 | Miami (assistant) |
| 1999–2001 | Sioux Falls (USHL) |
| 2001–2005 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 2005–2018 | St. Cloud State |
| 2017–2018 | US Men's National Junior Ice Team |
| 2018–present | Minnesota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 412–263–66 (.601)[1] |
| Tournaments | 12–11 (.522) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Robert Giles Motzko (born March 27, 1961) is the head coach of the University of Minnesota men's hockey team in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he had previously served as Assistant Coach in 2001–05.[2] He was previously the head coach of the St. Cloud State Huskies from 2005 to 2018. During his time at SCSU, he was named the WCHA Coach of the Year in 2006 and again in 2007.
In 2014, he was named the inaugural NCHC Herb Brooks Coach of the Year. In 2018, he won the Herb Brooks Coach of the Year for the second time. He guided the Huskies to six WCHA Final Five appearances (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013), three NCHC Frozen Faceoff appearances (2015, 2016 and 2018), eight NCAA Division I tournament appearances (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018), and one NCAA Division I Frozen Four appearance in 2013.[3]