Episode 129: Greg "Boom" May - Head Coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Hockey Team

On this episode we talk with Greg "Boom" May, the newly appointed head coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey program. We discuss his journey from growing up in California to becoming a hockey lifer in Minnesota, his coaching career from Burnsville to Augsburg to the Gopher men's program, and how he went from director of operations to associate head coach to leading one of the most iconic programs in women's college hockey. You can connect with Greg May on the Minnesota women's hockey website or via Greg May's Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/greg-boom-mayYou can learn more about the Minnesota Gophers Women's Ice Hockey team here. Follow Greg on Instagram: @boommay26 and the Minnesota Women's hockey team on X: @gopherwhockey and on Instagram: @gopherwhockey

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