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Former North Stars coach Sonmor dies at 86

Published Dec. 14, 2015 2:10 p.m. ET

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Former Minnesota North Stars coach Glen Sonmor, Minnesota Gophers men's hockey radio announcer and Minnesota Wild scout Glen Sonmor died Monday at the age of 86 according to a statement released by the Wild.

The North Stars' coach from 1978-1986, Sonmor led Minnesota to its first Stanley Cup Finals appearance, a five-game loss to the New York Islanders in 1981, following a run to the Campbell Conference Finals in 1980.

Sonmor's NHL career was brief, spanning just 28 games for the New York Rangers from 1953-1955, but he would go on to a long career as a coach, including appearances at the University of Minnesota, Ohio State, as well as the World Hockey Association's Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Birmingham Bulls.

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