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Minnesota Duluth gives men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin two-year extension

The three-time national championship winner now has a contract that runs through 2026-27.

By Randy Johnson

June 4, 2022 at 1:41AM
Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin celebrates the team's 3-0 victory over Massachusetts in the NCAA Frozen Four men's college hockey championship game Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) ORG XMIT: NYJB117
Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin celebrated the team’s national championship in April 2019. (Jeffrey T. Barnes, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota Duluth and men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin agreed to a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2026-27 season, pending Board of Regents approval next week, the school announced Friday.

Sandelin, who has guided the Bulldogs to three NCAA championships and six Frozen Four appearances, will make $375,000 in 2025-26 and $380,000 in 2026-27 and will receive a supplemental retirement contribution of $220,000 in each of those years.

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Randy Johnson

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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