Longtime men's college hockey head coach Mike Sertich (Minnesota-Duluth) passed away late last week at the age of 77 after battling pancreatic cancer.
A former Minnesota-Duluth defenseman from 1965 to 1969, Sertich went on to coach his alma mater for 18 seasons, from 1982 to 2000. In that time he guided the Bulldogs to two WCHA tournament titles, three WCHA regular-season crowns, and four NCAA tournament berths, including a national runner-up finish in 1984 when he also earned the Spencer Penrose Award as the nation's top collegiate head coach. A four-time WCHA Coach of the Year recipient, he also led UMD to eight seasons with 20 or more victories. He was inducted into the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
A native of Virginia, Minn., Sertich finished his NCAA Division I head coaching career by guiding Michigan Tech from 2000 to 2003, before serving as a volunteer assistant coach at the College of St. Scholastica from 2010 to 2012. His career NCAA head coaching record stands at 375-397-53, while his overall mark at UMD was 350-28-44.
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