Agreed. Why wait to āfix the cultureā? PK sucked all year. That was Jacksonās responsibility. What changes did he make to improve it?
And to defend Berry, rare here, unlike football & basketball, HC in hockey does not do the bulk of the recruiting, it is the asst coaches. So if these past players were soft, or not as talented, or werenāt Sioux to the core, Jackson was the head offensive recruiter. What is going to change with his *new* culture. Was he not recruiting these type of players the last 5+ years?
Iām here with all of you, so I love UND & Sioux hockey & want it to be the best program in the country. FULL stop. But, when I have had to fire bad managers/employees, there is always one Eddie Haskel chirping āI knew Larry wasnāt doing his job! He was a bad leader. Etc, etc.ā I always ask, what did YOU do to fix things? And why didnāt you tell me this before we fired Larry?? Itās always too convenient to blame the guy that took the bullet in the head.
The Merchant Marineās moto is āActa non Verbaā, which means deeds, not words. Sums it up for me.