Mike Guentzel

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|23}}

| birth_place = Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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| player_years1 = 1981–1985

| player_team1 = Minnesota

| player_years2 = 1984–1985

| player_team2 = New Haven Nighthawks

| player_years3 = 1985–1986

| player_team3 = Salt Lake Golden Eagles

| player_positions = Defenseman

| coach_years1 = 1988–1989

| coach_team1 = St. Paul Vulcans (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1989–1992

| coach_team2 = St. Paul Vulcans

| coach_years3 = 1992–1994

| coach_team3 = Omaha Lancers

| coach_years4 = 1994–2008

| coach_team4 = Minnesota (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2008–2009

| coach_team5 = Colorado College (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2009–2010

| coach_team6 = Des Moines Buccaneers

| coach_years7 = 2010–2011

| coach_team7 = Nebraska–Omaha (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2011–2018

| coach_team8 = Minnesota (assistant)

| overall_record = 2–1–0 (college)

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| championships = 1996 WCHA Tournament Champion

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Mike Guentzel (born August 23, 1962) is an American ice hockey coach and former defenceman. He currently works as a pro scout for the Utah Mammoth.

Career

Guentzel played four years at Minnesota before embarking on a short professional career. After hanging up his skates in 1986 he turned to coaching and joined the staff of the St. Paul Vulcans of the USHL. After a year as an assistant he was named head coach, serving in that capacity for four campaigns before accepting the same position with the Omaha Lancers.{{cite news|title=Mike Guentzel Bio|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/mike_guentzel_763830.html|publisher=Minnesota Golden Gophers|accessdate=2017-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126021859/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/mike_guentzel_763830.html|archive-date=2016-11-26|url-status=dead}} In 1994 he returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach, serving under first Doug Woog and then Don Lucia after the former retired in 1999. Twice Guentzel served as head coach for Minnesota when Woog was suspended, first for the 1996 WCHA Title Game and a second time the following October. Guentzel helped the Golden Gophers win back-to-back national titles in 2002 and 2003 and stayed with the team until resigning to pursue other opportunities in 2008.{{cite news|title=Guentzel Resigns as Men's Hockey Assistant Coach|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/041808aaa.html|publisher=Minnesota Golden Gophers|accessdate=2017-05-30}}

Guentzel's first stop was at Colorado College as an assistant for the 2008–09 season.{{cite news|title=Guentzel Leaves CC for USHL Head Coaching Position|url=http://www.uscho.com/2009/09/01/guentzel-leaves-cc-for-ushl-head-coaching-position/|publisher=USCHO.com|date=2009-09-01|accessdate=2017-05-30}} The following year, after coaching his son Gabe, he returned to the USHL to lead the Des Moines Buccaneers but after a poor year he was back in the college ranks, this time with Nebraska–Omaha. Guentzel was again on the move after a year with the Mavericks and he returned to the Golden Gophers in the summer of 2011.{{cite news|title=Minnesota Gopher Hockey: Mike Guentzel to replace John Hill- eventually Don Lucia too?|url=http://www.thedailygopher.com/2011/6/27/2246399/minnesota-gopher-hockey-mike-guentzel-to-replace-john-hill-eventually|publisher=The Daily Gopher|date=2011-06-27|accessdate=2017-05-30}} Guentzel has remained with the Gophers since and was promoted to associate head coach in 2015.

Personal life

Three of Mike's sons, Ryan, Gabe and Jake have all played college ice hockey with both Gabe and Jake playing professionally.{{cite news|title=Gabe Guentzel|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=107601|publisher=Hockey DB|accessdate=2017-05-30}}{{cite news|title=Jake Guentzel|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=160569|publisher=Hockey DB|accessdate=2017-05-30}}