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

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, and

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of the

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. NHL goaltenders whom Strelow worked with include:

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, Miikka Kiprusoff,

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, Vesa Toskala, Johan Hedberg, and Nolan Schaefer.

Personal

Strelow was born and raised in

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where he grew up playing hockey with his lifelong friend,

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, for whom he would later serve under as

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s coach both at the

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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.

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