The Minnesota Gophers have their hearts set on a piece of team hardware that they will bring home from Tampa this weekend, but lots of individual hardware will be handed out as well at the Frozen Four. The first of hopefully many trophies coming back to Minneapolis goes to the Gophers head coach. Bob Motzko was named the 2023 Spencer Penrose Award winner which is given to the National Coach of the Year. In the 73-year history of the award he is only the second Gopher head coach to receive it after some guy named John Mariucci did in 1953.
Minnesota Hockey: Bob Motzko wins Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year
