Scott Sandelin

Scott Sandelin
Born	(1964-08-08) August 8, 1964 (age 59) Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota North Stars
National team	United States
NHL draft	40th overall, 1982 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1986–1992
Coaching career
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Minnesota Duluth
Conference	NCHC
Biographical details
Alma mater	University of North Dakota
Playing career
1982–1986	North Dakota
Position(s)	Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993	Fargo–Moorhead Express
1993–1994	Fargo–Moorhead jr. Kings
1994–2000	North Dakota (assistant)
2000–Present	Minnesota Duluth
2005	US World Junior Team
2012	US World Junior Team (assistant)
2020	US World Junior Team
Head coaching record
Overall	456–388–101 (.536) [college]
Tournaments	23–8 (.742)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As an assistant coach 2× NCAA national champion (1997, 2000) As a head coach 3× NCAA national champion (2011, 2018, 2019) 6x NCAA Frozen Four Appearances (2004, 2011, 2017-2019, 2021) NCHC tournament champion (2017, 2019) WCHA tournament champion (2009)
Awards
Spencer Penrose Award (2004) WCHA Coach of the Year (2004)

Scott Alan Sandelin (born August 8, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. In 2011, he became the first coach in Bulldog history to lead them to a national title, in a 3–2 overtime game against the University of Michigan at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In the 2018 NCAAs, he led the Bulldogs to a second national title, over Notre Dame 2–1, also played at the Xcel Energy Center. The following season, in the 2019 NCAAs, he led the Bulldogs to a third national title. Sandelin grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, where he went on to be drafted in the second round by the Montreal Canadiens (40th overall) and play collegiate hockey for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.