It's a NIL world. What someone is willing to pay for a player is anyone's guess. An Alston award is about $6k; that's not hard to overmatch. Who needed a freshman of the year women's point guard?
The NIL world reality is if you find a hidden gem it'll be "called up from the minors" at first available time.
See: Eaglestaff, Josie S, et al.
It's the Golden Rule: Thems with the gold make the rules.
Little Wooden Boy is dead.
" ... Tick was forced to burn Little Wooden Boy ... "
https://the-tick-animated.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Wooden_Boy
Thus endith the Tick shtick.
"8 seasons of a combination of full-time collegiate or professional hockey coaching experience and/or professional hockey playing experience."
Who had 6 or 7 that they just shut out?
The observation that CSC has exactly 8 years coaching is most curious.
Wednesday at 2359 hours tells me they have a short shortlist.