Headline: Butters will honor Bethel commitment
Publish Date: 05/16/1995
Matthew Cross
Staff Reporter
 
After having reservations about leaving the Gophers hockey program
last week, former assistant coach Bill Butters has decided to honor
his verbal agreement with Bethel College next season.
 
Butters called Gophers coach Doug Woog last week to say he was having
second thoughts about leaving because of his love of Gophers hockey.
 
Originally, Butters feared his pride was at stake after he verbally
committed to be an assistant coach at Bethel. Woog said that was one
of the major reasons Butters eventually decided to go to Bethel.
 
"I think it worked out the way it should have," Woog said. "It's a
situation where the integrity issue becomes a big factor (and) I
think it was the right way to go."
 
Woog said Butters' decision was based on his family, which took
precedence over his love of Gophers hockey. Butters' son, Ben,
transferred to Bethel to play hockey under his father.
 
For Woog, the goal is now to find a coach as quickly as possible.
 
A search committee of at least six people will meet later this week
to whittle the handful of applicants down to two or three.
 
"I have my feelings and I think there's one or two people out there
that could do a real good job," Woog said. "There's no deadline, but
I would like to have it decided by next Friday."
 
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