cberkas Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 You do know who Jim Montgomery is, right? I know that, I'm talking more about Maine going after Gwozdecky Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 It doesn't get much more Maine than Jim Montgomery. Whitehead was canned after Gwoz was let go. The fact that a Maine guy takes the DU job tells me that Maine might be thinking Gwoz has been their man all along. Quote
cberkas Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 It doesn't get much more Maine than Jim Montgomery. Whitehead was canned after Gwoz was let go. The fact that a Maine guy takes the DU job tells me that Maine might be thinking Gwoz has been their man all along. I think Maine will go after Greg Cronin Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I think Maine will go after Greg Cronin I'll be surprised if Gwoz doesn't get the job. Quote
petey23 Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Unless Maine didn't want to pony up the $$ that DU will for Montgomery? Quote
watchmaker49 Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 It doesn't get much more Maine than Jim Montgomery. Whitehead was canned after Gwoz was let go. The fact that a Maine guy takes the DU job tells me that Maine might be thinking Gwoz has been their man all along. After scoring 301 points at Maine he only played in 122 NHL games over a 12 year pro career. Interesting. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3779 Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 After scoring 301 points at Maine he only played in 122 NHL games over a 12 year pro career. Interesting. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3779 32 goals and 63 assists in his senior year. Wow. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Talked with some Maine fans who thought their ex- coach is the top contender for the Denver job. Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Talked with some Maine fans who thought their ex- coach is the top contender for the Denver job. They thought Whitehead was headed to Denver? They're kidding, right? Quote
watchmaker49 Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 32 goals and 63 assists in his senior year. Wow. Averaged 75 points each year is a bigger WOW. Quote
yzerman19 Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 After scoring 301 points at Maine he only played in 122 NHL games over a 12 year pro career. Interesting. http://www.hockeydb....ay.php?pid=3779 1. Undrafted 2. 5-10 178 in the 1990's NHL Pretty dominant scorer in the minors- Probably a victim of being a role "tweener," timing, and not being a draft pick Quote
WalshSiouxSweater Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 32 goals and 63 assists in his senior year. Wow. Well, he *did* have Paul Kariya at LW. The guy who has the inside track for the Maine job is actually already in Orono -- former Blackbear (and Devil and Duck) Bob Corkum. Hiring him would be the path of least resistance, and the university administration seems to be all about the path of least resistance. There's history with Cronin, yes, but it isn't all good history. I'm not sure anyone seriously wants to hire him. I'm also not sure he'd even be interested. Scott Pellerin seems to be happy coaching the AHL. Gwoz (my choice) is a total wildcard. Eric Weinrich played for ages in the NHL, but he met with the AD as an informal consultant leading up to Whitehead getting fired, which suggests to me that he wasn't interested in the job personally, but was willing to provide references. The other Maine player with ties to the "glory days" who played a ton of games in the NHL is Keith Carney. I don't think he has any coaching experience at all. So he's out. Maybe someone will show up out of left field and interview. Unless something like that happens, I'd put the odds at: Corkum (85%), Gwoz (10%), and the field at 5% 1 Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 The guy who has the inside track for the Maine job is actually already in Orono -- former Blackbear (and Devil and Duck) Bob Corkum. Hiring him would be the path of least resistance, and the university administration seems to be all about the path of least resistance. Maybe someone will show up out of left field and interview. Unless something like that happens, I'd put the odds at: Corkum (85%), Gwoz (10%), and the field at 5% We agree to disagree. I don't think Maine's first choice is a guy who sits on Whitehead's own staff. Gwoz is practically begging for the job. I will be stunned if he's not the top choice. Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 http://theduffelbag.bangordailynews.com/2013/04/14/national/search-for-university-of-maine-hockey-coach-should-not-be-rushed/?ref=blogswidget Quote
Big A HG Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Well, he *did* have Paul Kariya at LW. In my humble opinion, the greatest college player to lace 'em up. Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 In my humble opinion, the greatest college player to lace 'em up. I would take Greg Johnson's four years over Paul Kariya's season-and-a-third any day of the week. Quote
keikla Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Yesterday, I thought most things were pointing to Gwoz in Maine. Today, I'm not so sure. While he may be at the top of Maine's list, I wouldn't be surprised if Ohio State is at the top of his. Quote
WalshSiouxSweater Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Yesterday, I thought most things were pointing to Gwoz in Maine. Today, I'm not so sure. While he may be at the top of Maine's list, I wouldn't be surprised if Ohio State is at the top of his. Yep. Gwoz to OSU. Corkum to re/Maine. The silly thing is Maine could have (and should have) made a big run at Gwoz. Maine actually had a somewhat respectable second half this season. There was no reason to fire Whitehead in April that wasn't there last December. If they had done the interim thing 4 months ago, and not dragged their feet, they might have had a shot at the best coaching free agent since Blais and Jackson a few years back. re: Kariya I'm not going to get into any "greatest" talk. Too many different definitions of great. I'll just say I've never seen anything else like it: Joins the team at 17, scores 100 points as a freshman. That was a different time, granted, but 100 points is just stupid-good for a normal age freshman. Quote
Big A HG Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Kariya was way too good for college. You can't fault him for not being a four-year player. I, too, would take four years of Johnson over Kariya, but Kariya is still the greatest. Quote
Sodbuster Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 To each his own, but I'm taking Tony Hrkac. Me, also. Quote
Siouxman Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 To each his own, but I'm taking Tony Hrkac. I have to go with Brett Hull. He was downright scary. A fast skilled skater, a cannon of a slapshot, and a wrist shot that was harder than most people's slapshots. I was scared he was going to score every time he touched the puck. Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 I'm still taking Gwoz to Maine...hockey is king at Maine. Hockey is 75th on the list of things to do in Columbus. Quote
WalshSiouxSweater Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 It'll be interesting, that's sure. If your salary is determined by your best *other* offer, Gwoz must be smiling. Better to be interviewing for two jobs than just for one. Re Hrkac, never seen anything like the circus (crkac?) , either Quote
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