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He may be…the pre-puberty blue chippers are easy to identify…get me the guy that finds the 18-21 yr old late bloomers that are heart and soul winners…need those type of guys too.

Sorry, I am just trying to figure out what the hoopla is all about. Maybe he is the next rising star…I just don’t think he has earned that label yet. Yes, he is a GM in the USHL (as are 15 other guys, and hundreds more at all levels of junior hockey). The fact that he is and at such a young age is awesome but his tenure is short and he probably needs some seasoning before he is ready for this level. I am not sure the next coach of UND would want a “GM” type guy making all the personnel decisions for him. I would assume whoever gets the head coaching job will have a lot more experience and contacts at all levels to do that. The kids in the USHL are can’t miss kids…they all go to NCAA; wouldn’t you want someone a bit older that has been through it all and seen it all? Furthermore, if you want a GM type of guy as an assistant, who’s to say a guy from the CHL wouldn’t be a better fit going forward. Lastly, there is such a UND bias by many on this forum…I get it, we all bleed green but you really narrow cast your net when it is UND guys or bust.

He has no pedigree to be an assistant or “GM” at this level…other than he’s a UND guy what in his resume shines over other viable candidates for such a position?

We are firing guys because they haven’t won at the NCAA level in 9 years (Championship) and 2 years (league) and some on here are throwing out names of guys that are wet behind the ears and have never won even a league title at the Jr level. All because they are former UND guys. How about we stop with the UND bias and think big picture, whether it be head coach or assistant.

Correct and yet he never was brought in as an assistant with that resume. But we are to believe that Chyzyk and Smaby are in position now to do so?…maybe some day but long way from that right now.

What have they done to earn that? Look up Steve Johnson’s resume and then tell me they have a leg up on him.

Can somebody please explain the love for Chyzyk and Smaby? I don’t get it…one is the GM for Waterloo and one is the coach for Waterloo. Neither of them have ever won anything as coach or GM. Is it because you loved the way they played at UND? They don’t have the pedigree to be mentioned in the same breath as any number of folks that have applied for this job. If you want pedigree look to someone that has won at the USHL level, college level, and pro level…there is a few that have and are applying for this job…these two haven’t won anything yet…they are very young and their time may come but please, let’s wait for them to earn the right to be considered for this position.

^^^this! Watching film and combing the the portal list is not recruiting!

The #1 concern of every recruit is and always will be playing time. Where do they fit in, how many minutes a game, power play, shorthanded, top 6 forward/top pair D, starting goalie, not backup. They all want the big time important roles and minutes; without that, all of their goals and paths to success are diminished greatly. This is why every teams top players almost always endorse hiring the assistant coach/current regime when a change is being made at the top. They know their role and don’t want change…they are afraid that a new coach from the outside may change their roll/playing time.

That is up there on the list of most recruits…unfortunately the hockey players of ASU aren’t getting a shot at that…have to stand in line behind football and basketball players at big time schools LOL.

If you can’t sell UND over ASU hockey because of weather then you are either the wrong guy for the job or are recruiting the wrong player. Weather should be about dead last in a recruits mind when considering where to go to get to the next level (NHL). During the season these guys are so busy between hockey, school, and travel they shouldn’t have time to worry about weather. In fact the only down time they have is when they are on the road - then they can soak up whatever weather they have at the time. In addition, the weather around here and in lakes country from May-October when they have tons of down time is just as good as it is anywhere. They are a big fish in a small pond at UND and have a lot of perks at UND you can’t find at other bigger schools where they would be small fish in huge pond. Show them the UND/NHL wall at ice level of the Ralph…weather concerns will melt away.

I’d rather live in GF then Ann Arbor…how many folks aspire to retire and move to Ann Arbor?

These are the same players that leave home at age 14 to play AAA hockey in moose jaw or Detroit…selling them on ND is not tough…the school is great and the facilities are even better…good grief.

Makes me wonder if a home run type of hire may have reached out and contacted Chaves in private and said… I would be very interested in this job if it happened to open up…lots of loose lips in this small town for there not to be a read or tell on this. Chaves doesn’t talk to anyone to begin with so contacting him in private would be safe.

Application deadline, not hiring window.