Warren A. Strelow (January 22, 1934 – April 11, 2007) was a hockey
goaltending coach. Arguably best known as the goaltenders coach for the United States Olympic Ice Hockey Team during the 1980 games in
Lake Placid, he also served in the same capacity as coach for the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
,
Washington Capitals, and
San Jose Sharks of the
NHL.
NHL goaltenders whom Strelow worked with include:
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur (; born May 6, 1972) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive. He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with whom ...
,
Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (; born October 26, 1976), nicknamed "Kipper", is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was selected in ...
,
Evgeni Nabokov,
Vesa Toskala,
Johan Hedberg, and
Nolan Schaefer.
Personal
Strelow was born and raised in
St. Paul,
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center o ...
where he grew up playing hockey with his lifelong friend,
Herb Brooks, for whom he would later serve under as
goaltenders coach both at the
University of Minnesota and with the 1980 (Gold Medal) and 2002 (Silver Medal) Olympic teams. Strelow graduated from
Johnson High School in 1951, the year he was named to the Minnesota all-state team as a goaltender, having played for the team that lost the state final to
Eveleth. He and his wife Karlene had two children, Tom and Rick.
References
External links
*http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/11661411.html
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1934 births
1980 US Olympic ice hockey team
2007 deaths
American men's ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey coaches from Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey
New Jersey Devils coaches
People from Mahtomedi, Minnesota
San Jose Sharks coaches
Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Washington Capitals coaches
Ice hockey people from Saint Paul, Minnesota