Northern Lakes defeats Prairie Centre for Randolph’s 708th win

Mike Randolph etched his name into the history books Monday with his 708th victory as a head high school hockey coach. The longtime Duluth East coach was coaching his first game for Northern Lakes, his third team in the past five years.

Northern Lakes defeated Prairie Centre 11-0 at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud. With the win Randolph passes former Rochester Mayo coaching legend Lorne Grosso. Former Albert Lea head coach Roy Nystrom had 705 wins. Randolph became the third member of the 700-win club last season.

After the game Randolph was presented with a jersey with the Duluth East, St. Thomas Academy and Northern Lakes logos and the No. 708 on the back under his name. He addressed and then saluted the crowd with his hands in the air donning the jersey.

Randolph has coached on the high school and collegiate levels for more than 45 years and was inducted into the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2018. This is his first season with Northern Lakes.

Prior to joining Northern Lakes Randolph was head coach at Duluth East for 32 years, leading the Greyhounds to the state tournament 18 times, earning the championship twice. In addition to his Hall of Fame honor, Randolph was the Class AA Coach of the Year in 2012-2013. Randolph previously coached at Duluth Cathedral, Duluth Denfeld, University of Minnesota-Duluth and the College of St. Scholastica. He spent the past three seasons at St. Thomas Academy.

As a player, Randolph played on the 1976 US Olympic Team, four years in the minors, two years in the British Columbia major juniors and four years for Duluth Cathedral High School.

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