Bob Motzko

Robert Giles Motzko
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMinnesota
ConferenceBig Ten
Record136–71–17 (.645)
Biographical details
Born (1961-03-27) March 27, 1961 (age 63)
Austin, Minnesota
Alma materSt. Cloud State
Playing career
1979–1980Austin Mavericks/Waterloo Black Hawks
1979–1980Dubuque Fighting Saints
1983–1987St. Cloud State
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–87St. Cloud State (assistant)
1986–91North Iowa (USHL)
1991–1992Miami (assistant)
1993–1994Denver (assistant)
1994–1998Miami (assistant)
1999–2001Sioux Falls (USHL)
2001–2005Minnesota (assistant)
2005–2018St. Cloud State
2017–2018US Men's National Junior Ice Team
2018–presentMinnesota
Head coaching record
Overall412–263–66 (.601)[1]
Tournaments12–11 (.522)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

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]

  1. ^ "Bob Motzko Year-by-Year Coaching Record". U.S. College Hockey Online. 1996–2014. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. ^ According to GopherSports.com, in a press release on March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "St. Cloud State University website". Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2010-06-16.