I don't think anyone said that Hakstol isn't above questioning. He's not.
If for some reason UND decided to release him. Hakstol would be snatched up almost immediately. His record speaks for himself. We’ve gotten pretty spoiled up here in Grand Forks, ND. Some teams never get a kick at the can.
If anything, I think Hak has grown as a coach the last four seasons. When college hockey evolved, he changed the type of players he recruited. There’s been a serious evolution to UND hockey. They now can skate with the speedy teams, they don't have players standing still. They don’t take a lot of penalties and they are miserable to play against.
While some might not appreciate him. Listen to what the league coaches say about him. Recently, SCSU’s and DU’s head coach had nothing but good things to say about the UND head coach.
Over the last three-four season, I have on a few occasions had other media people come up to me and ask if some of our fans really want to fire Hak. I have told them that there’s a few. They just laugh and shake their heads.
Two years ago after UND lost to Yale in the playoffs, I went on J.T. radio show and one of the questions that came out was, what if he doesn’t win a NCAA title after (X) number of years. I told him unless he has a bunch of losing season or does something bad or illegal, the University isn’t going to fire him. I would bet on that.