gave up drinking in 1983 after being suspended by the North Stars in January after a particularly bad episode in Pittsburgh. Sonmor stepped down for good two games into the 1986-87 season for health reasons, leaving with a record of 174-161-82 in 417 games during his tenure. Later life After retiring as a coach, Sonmor predominantly worked as a radio analyst for University of Minnesota hockey games on the Golden Gopher Radio Network, which includes WCCO-AM. Sonmor is a recipient of an honorary "M" by the University and became an "M Club" Hall of Fame inductee in 2007. From 1994-96, Sonmor was the director of player development for the Minnesota Moose of the International Hockey League (IHL). In 2000, Sonmor was hired by the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild, as a scout evaluating high school talent for the club in preparation for the NHL Entry Draft. On February 3, 2011, the then-81-year-old Sonmor announced that he planned to retire from the Gopher broadcast booth following the end of the 2011 season. During a February 18/19 series against the University of Wisconsin, Wally Shaver was joined in the WCCO broadcast booth by injured Gopher forward Zach Budish in lieu of Sonmor. Shortly following the series, it was announced that Sonmor would retire effective immediately, as opposed to finishing the season. In 2006, Sonmor was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States along with Steve Yzerman, Marcel Dionne, Reed Larson, and Red Berenson. He is the author, with Ross Bernstein, of the autobiographical Old Time Hockey: Memories and Musings of a Lifetime on Ice. Sonmor returned to Canada from the United States in 2013 and settled in Paris, Ontario. He died in a nursing home in Brantford, Ontario from pneumonia on December 14, 2015 at the age of 86. He also had Alzheimer's disease. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Head coaching record College †Sonmor resigned in December 1971 WHA NHL References External links Glen Sonmor's college hockey coaching record at College Hockey News 1929 births 2015 deaths Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Deaths from pneumonia in Ontario Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters players Ice hockey people from Ontario Lester Patrick Trophy recipients Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey coaches Minnesota Fighting Saints coaches Minnesota Fighting Saints general managers Minnesota North Stars coaches Minnesota