Brett Larson's SCSU tenure officially ends after signing 5-year deal with Golden Gophers

MINNEAPOLIS — There were some basic reasons why University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle felt Brett Larson was the right choice to be the Golden Gophers' next head men's hockey coach. Larson was introduced as Minnesota's new head coach during a press conference on Tuesday, March 24, at Athletes Village on the campus of the University of Minnesota. He replaces Bob Motzko, who came to "a mutual decision" with the Gophers to leave his position after eight seasons on Wednesday, March 18. "The first time we talked on the phone was last Wednesday," Coyle said of Larson. "We talked multiple times. My wife, Krysty, is here, and she'll tell you every time I talked to him, I wanted to talk...