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Bob Nygaard (and Champ) works a regional tournament game in Fargo, N.D., during a recent NCAA tournament (photo: Matthew Semisch).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As much as we focus during the holidays on the giving and receiving of gifts, it\u2019s important to make room for gratitude, too.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been reminded of that lately in my personal life. On Oct. 22, I broke the top of my arm in three places in an accident on my day job, and my father insisted on coming up from Nebraska to North Dakota to help out while I started my recovery.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m the kind of person who hates asking for help with just about anything, and the past couple of months have taught me to be better about that, and about paying things forward. Thank you, Dad. I appreciate you more than you know.<\/p>\n

I also want to shout out the NCHC member schools\u2019 sports information directors, past and present. I\u2019ve always wanted to write a column like this, and with Minnesota Duluth about to name the Amsoil Arena press box for former Bulldogs SID Bob Nygaard, now\u2019s the time.<\/p>\n

Nygaard was among a now shrinking number of the NCHC\u2019s original team SIDs, but his start with UMD\u2019s athletic department far predates the birth of the NCHC. He became the university\u2019s assistant SID in September 1983, then headed that department later that year.<\/p>\n

He entered the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame in 2015. It was a much-deserved honor for a SID who spearheaded numerous community and Bulldog team initiatives during his tenure at his hometown university.<\/p>\n

On top of creating promotional campaigns for a NCAA-record six different Hobey Baker Award-winning Bulldogs, Nygaard in 2003 created the Shjon Podein Community Award, given annually to a UMD student-athlete who best combines leadership qualities and local humanitarian contributions.<\/p>\n

The UMD Team Impact Award, given annually to the university\u2019s team with the most community service hours per player, was also one of Nygaard\u2019s initiatives, as were several local grade school-related programs.<\/p>\n

Nygaard\u2019s position at UMD was eliminated in April 2020, one of many taken out as part of what the university said were planned budget cuts and not related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless, it sadly marked the end of a 37-year era for the longest-serving member of UMD\u2019s athletic department.<\/p>\n

Naming the Amsoil press box after Nygaard is unquestionably the right decision, and I\u2019m glad to see him honored for his decades of work. I hope that he gets a standing ovation when the ceremony takes place Jan. 7, when UMD hosts Bemidji State.<\/p>\n

At the risk of sounding like I\u2019m kissing up to them, the NCHC has always been full of great characters helping to boost the profiles of their respective schools. We, reporters and fans alike, are in their debt.<\/p>\n

Thank your local SIDs. Like great parents, they\u2019re never thanked enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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