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Read the title of the thread! If you want the "hiring of the Yale coach" then what was your plan for Hak?

 

I guess my reply should have said "Who said anything about firing a guy for not winning one after winning one."

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burd
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Of all the discussion about firing Hakstol, very rarely are there informed and knowledgeable observations what, exactly, it is about his coaching that falls below the standard.  If would have no probl

nodak651
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This thread sucks

UNDBIZ
UNDBIZ

I'm told the ndsu homecoming court has volunteered to help remove the old lettering.

cberkas Grand Master

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#buttregularseasonrecord

 

 

who remembers regular seasons records?

 

I don't

 

I remember nattys

 

You want the coach fired if the team gives up a goal.

 

So in gfhockey's world, fire the coach if the team doesn't go undefeated and doesn't have a shutout every game.

MafiaMan Mentor

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Rich Comley was almost run out of East Lansing after four or five years with Michigan State? In his fourth year he got second place in the conference and lost in the NCAA quarterfinals. Must be high standards in East Lansing.

I have some friends who are 30+ year season ticket holders at NMU and know a couple of former Spartan players - yes, I know what I'm talking about. Ron Mason won three CCHA regular season titles and three playoff titles in his last five years at East Lansing. The Spartans won at least 27 games in each of those five years and won more than 30 in two of those five years. Sparty also made 5 trips to the NCAA tournament and went to 2 Frozen Fours during that time frame.

By contrast, Comley's first three years garnered win totals of 23, 23, and 20, respectively, resulting in 4th, 3rd, and 6th place CCHA regular season finishes, and 0 tournament titles. MSU missed the NCAA tournament in 2 of his first 3 seasons at the helm. The 05-06 team rebounded to win the CCHA playoffs and made it as far as the NCAA tournament quarterfinals, which likely saved Comley's job and set the stage for the 06-07 title team.

Ron Mason and Rick Comley go back a looooong ways and no doubt, Mason certainly did not want to fire his long-time friend. I was at an NMU/MSU series in Marquette several hears ago and Comley receved a standing ovation both nights in pre-game introductions. He is still treated like a hero in the town for starting up the hockey program at the school. A Yooper hockey legend.

gfhockey Grand Master

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and if I did....it would be a misrepresentation of the GOBC as we have to vote on this stuff before I can say it as my views are inline with the clubs views

choyt3 Newbie

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and if I did....it would be a misrepresentation of the %GOBC as we have to vote on this stuff before I can say it as my views are inline with the clubs views

dude, get it right.  :silly:

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I have some friends who are 30+ year season ticket holders at NMU and know a couple of former Spartan players - yes, I know what I'm talking about. Ron Mason won three CCHA regular season titles and two playoff titles in his last five years at East Lansing. The Spartans won at least 27 games in each of those five years and won more than 30 three of those five years. Sparty also had 5 trips to the NCAA tournament and 2 Frozen Fours at the end of Mason's tenure.

By contrast, Comley's first three years garnered win totals of 23, 23, and 20, respectively, 4th, 3rd, and 6th place CCHA regular season finishes, and 0 tournament titles. MSU missed the NCAA tournament in 2 of his first 3 seasons at the helm. The 05-06 team rebounded to win the CCHA playoffs and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals, which likely saved Comley's job and set the stage for the 06-07 title team.

Ron Mason and Rick Comley go back a looooong ways and no doubt, Mason certainly did not want to fire his long-time friend. I was at an NMU/MSU series several hears ago and Comley receved a standing ovation both nights in pre-game introductions. He is still treated like a hero in Marquette for starting up the hockey program at the school.

 

Looking back at Rick Comley's record his last few years at NMU. One would ever wonder why Michigan State would have even hired him in the first place.

 

Guess I know why.

MafiaMan Mentor

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Looking back at Rick Comley's record his last few years at NMU. One would ever wonder why Michigan State would have even hired him in the first place.

Guess I know why.

Comley played for Mason at Lake Superior State and took over that program after Mason moved on. Rumor was that Mason wanted to retire several years before he actually did, but Comley turned down Mason's job offer. When offered the job a second time, Comley decided to take it.
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The Hak supporters properly point out the success of the team in his time and his .600 W PCT and that's great. If Jones, Brewster and even Bubba did that with several trips to the playoffs/Big Dance they'd be here for life.

But this is UND HOCKEY. The standard is higher and every year that we don't get a title it's as though we accept anything less than a title. No one expects to win one every year, and we do give a guy a chance and 10 years is more than fair.

Plus how many coaches, even pro, wouldn't want to try coaching here? We would get applicants from all over the hockey world.

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burd Mentor

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The Hak supporters properly point out the success of the team in his time and his .600 W PCT and that's great. If Jones, Brewster and even Bubba did that with several trips to the playoffs/Big Dance they'd be here for life.

But this is UND HOCKEY. The standard is higher and every year that we don't get a title it's as though we accept anything less than a title. No one expects to win one every year, and we do give a guy a chance and 10 years is more than fair.

Plus how many coaches, even pro, wouldn't want to try coaching here? We would get applicants from all over the hockey world.

Those are all imaginary applicants until you can identify someone who would come (can't count York, for example, or Lucia) and who is likely to do better. Who is that person, in your mind?

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The Hak supporters properly point out the success of the team in his time and his .600 W PCT and that's great. If Jones, Brewster and even Bubba did that with several trips to the playoffs/Big Dance they'd be here for life.

But this is UND HOCKEY. The standard is higher and every year that we don't get a title it's as though we accept anything less than a title. No one expects to win one every year, and we do give a guy a chance and 10 years is more than fair.

Plus how many coaches, even pro, wouldn't want to try coaching here? We would get applicants from all over the hockey world.

You literally say the same things over and over and over.

InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Experienced

InHeavenThereIsNoBeer

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You literally say the same things over and over and over.

This entire thread feels like groundhogs day to me every time I read it. I swear you could reboot last year's thread and it would look nearly identical to this year's. We just won a hockey game last night by the way. I think that's kinda neat.

MafiaMan Mentor

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Dave Hakstol just passed Dean Blais as second all-time wins at UND.

oh yea? how many nattys does he...nevermind. Congrats to coach Hakstol!

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