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How can you say that Gordie Stafford has the best track record, because he coaches a high school hockey team or because he has a son in the NHL? He has no experience coaching Division 1 hockey.. High School Hockey and Division 1 hockey is at two different levels, if you ever get a chance to watch a female high school hockey game you would be bored out of your mind the hockey is terrible, especially in the states... anyone could coach that level... I am dissapointed the administration did not work harder to attrack some top name Divsion 1 coaches that have head coaching experience and would be able to step in a work, not find their footing over a year and then take pace... there are a lot of top coaches out there that could have been looked at over 3 candidates that are clueless, and one has been out of female hockey for 3 years with no clue what recruits are at the top of the game..... that would put the program behind further...I am just dissapointed

Do you really think that Akil Adams has a chance? It is the first we have heard of him in years.. just because he played for the Sioux does not make him a valid coach... and just because you coach a high school team.. with all the best players on it.. does not make you a great coach... Should be interesting.. Akil Adams.. Seriously!

That does not look like too bad of a pot to choose from... interesting that Colontino sent his in... even though I think he could do a good job.

That is almost as much as their operating budget!!! That new coach should feel special!!!

HE is Associated Head Coach, not assistant coach. I think they already know who they are going to hire.. if they have been doing their homework, which would be smart

You go watch the practices???

Well I guess if he does not say anything to the media there is nothing for us to tear him up on here.... except for maybe their losses....

yes and by the time we started Minnesota already had 5 olympic players on their team and we had 21 freshman that were no where near olympic status.

Give the Guy a break he just started... trying to get things going.. his team in order and all we can do now is complain about him... come on people give the guy a chance... he has one other coach, all the recruiting, and trying to get his team to win a game is not the easiest of tasks... plus write a stand up show...WOW Lets just sit back and watch what he does....

From all of this the change has been made, nothing to be torn by. It is over time to move on. But the one thing I am interested in seeing is if the players are now going to be willing to take accountability for their actions. They no longer have the ability to blame it on the coach, and no coach that comes into this program that is going to sit back and be blamed... it will be interesting to see if the players have what it takes to take it to the next level with out having something to fallback on with blaming Rivard...

fightingbooya, I agree with you about being a manager of the team. I don't think we should bring up internal issues because none of us truly know what went on with that episode, because I have heard different about that episode, so right there is shows that stories are out there and none of us truly know what went on. I agree that she lacked some qualities that a good coach needs, and in taking on a coaching role you are putting yourself out there for criticism that none of us have to go through on a daily basis because we are not in professional roles like that. I do not believe that any individual deserves to be treated in that respect, especially from an individual whom my daughter greatly looked up too the past 4 years and I had to some how explain to her what that sign meant that Kovacevich was holding up, to me I have lost all respect for Kovacevich, which I once held great respect for.

Well Colontino is a successful associate head coach working with the #1 team in the nation???

My Vote is Colontino... I wonder if he would ever apply??

I agree as well.. Paul Colontino would have been awesome right now.. too bad both there assistants left last year... Looks like Colontino is in a good place right now... maybe he will apply for this position once he wins a NCAA Championship.... can only hope right??

What I am disgusted by was attending the game on Saturday and seeing the Former Sioux Captain Jessica Kovacevich with a blatantly rude sign directed at Coach Rivard. It just in a way goes to show what type of class Rivard was working with and if she had to deal with someone like that for 4 years she should feel happy to be getting out. That was a classless act on Kovacevich... she really needs to grow up and move on... Thank god the security guard had the nerve to get rid of that sign... I don't disagree with the athletic departments decision and hopefully the girls can get past this....and start looking for some positives....