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Former UW men’s hockey defenseman Rob Andringa, who has battled colon cancer since 2017, passes away at age 51

The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey program has lost one of its more beloved alums.

Rob Andringa, a Madison native who helped UW win the 1990 NCAA title under Jeff Sauer but was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in December 2017, died Friday night.