- Bob Motzko
Bob Motzko is the head coach of the
St. Cloud State University Huskies hockey team inSt. Cloud, Minnesota . He was named the 2006 WCHA Coach of the Year.A 1987 graduate of St. Cloud State University (SCSU), Motzko was a two-year varsity letterwinner for the SCSU hockey team from 1984-86. Motzko began his coaching career in 1986-87 as an assistant coach for the legendary
Herb Brooks at SCSU - and also worked with former SCSU head coachCraig Dahl .Motzko went on to serve as general manager and head coach of the USHL's
North Iowa Huskies from 1987 through 1991. In 1989, Motzko led the North Iowa squad to a United State Junior A national championship and was named that year's USHL Coach of the Year.In 1991, Motzko was named associate head coach at
Miami University (Ohio) , where he helped lead the RedHawks to aCentral Collegiate Hockey Association title and anNCAA tournament berth in 1992-93. He served for one season as an associate head coach at theUniversity of Denver from 1993-94, before returning to Miami University in 1994.Motzko was named general manager and head coach of the USHL's
Sioux Falls Stampede in 1998. He led the Stampede to a 77-31-6 record in the team's first two seasons in the USHL, and in 2000, Motzko was named the USHL General Manager of the Year.Motzko served as a men's hockey assistant coach at the
University of Minnesota and was part of two NCAA Division I national championship teams in 2002 and 2003, and helped the Gophers win WCHA playoff crowns in 2003 and 2004.Motzko is married and has three children.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.