Galen Nagle Memorial Golf Tournament

Galen W. Nagle was a goaltender for the Beaver Hockey team from 1980-84, and he served as a coach and teacher in the state of Minnesota for several years before losing his life to cancer Oct. 18, 1996, at the age of 34.

In October 1997, the Galen Nagle Memorial Endowment Fund was established in his honor.

“Galen exemplified Beaver Hockey,” said former Bemidji State coach R.H. “Bob” Peters. “Hard work, dedication, and loyalty were inherent to his character, and through his efforts, he became a vital part of our team.”

Nagle and the 1983-84 team made college hockey history with a perfect 31-0-0 season en route to the school’s first NCAA Division II national championship. An All-Tournament selection from the 1984 Division II Championship, Nagle completed his Bemidji State hockey goaltending career with an 8-1 victory in the title game. He also helped the Beavers to three NCHA championships.

A1984 graduate of Bemidji State, Nagle taught industrial arts at Scotts- Highland Middle School in Apple Valley for several years and coached in hockey programs at Rosemount, Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield, Bloomington, Wayzata, and Thief River Falls. During the summer months, Nagle held goaltending camps and served as the chief goalie instructor for Coach Peters’ Bemidji International Hockey Camp at BSU.

Nagle was born to Richard and Marlys on June 18, 1962 in Baudette, Minnesota. He and his family moved to Bemidji in 1979, and he graduated from Bemidji High School in 1980.