crb1 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 UND will be fine. I wish Dave the best. Man I can't wait to see the list of potential candidates for this job. In no particular order Eades Blais Berry Jackson Gwozdecky Hastings E. Blasi Guentzel Sandelin Please list others you think.
stoneySIOUX Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Man... this was sure under the radar wasn't it. Not a peep that any discussions were going on. Surprised that something didn't leak out about discussions. Shocked when I seen come across my NHL alerts. While this is a good deal for Dave Hakstol (and all the best to him) one wonders how this will affect the program and future recruits and commitments as mentioned by others. However; the team will move forward and continue to produce I'm sure. It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out. Yeah, my first concern after congratulating Hak, was our recruits... we need a coach ASAP.
siouxkid12 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 UND will be fine. I wish Dave the best. Man I can't wait to see the list of potential candidates for this job. In no particular order Eades Blais Berry Jackson Gwozdecky Hastings Please list others you think. Enrico Blasi???
scpa0305 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 UND will be fine. I wish Dave the best. Man I can't wait to see the list of potential candidates for this job. In no particular order Eades Blais Berry Jackson Gwozdecky Hastings Please list others you think. Guentzel?
ScottM Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Honestly, I had to check the date to make sure it wasn't April 1. Anyway, best of luck to Hak.
stoneySIOUX Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 UND will be fine. I wish Dave the best. Man I can't wait to see the list of potential candidates for this job. In no particular order Eades Blais Berry Jackson Gwozdecky Hastings Please list others you think. Any chance we can steal away Sandy? 3
Upper Deck Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Any chance we can steal away Sandy? Blaiser!!! gfhockey!!!
homer Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 I bet Faison doesn't take 45+ days to hire this replacement. 1
scpa0305 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Any chance we can steal away Sandy? He would be a great choice. What's funny is we my hire someone who many posters have been bashing for the last 3-4 years . 2
Vegas_Sioux Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 How is Doug woog's health. He could do a lot with the group we have.
yelo09 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 I honestly think it would benefit the program to bring in someone from outside, with no or very few UND ties, yet someone with hockey clout as to keep the recruitment up…any knowledgeable hockey person will understand the history and tradition of UND/Fighting Sioux hockey after one walk around the Ralph. The recruitment shouldn’t fall off too much if any, and our facilities are still a cut above the rest. Get an X’s and O’s guy in here and put these top tier athletes to the test.
crb1 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Do you think Gwoz would apply for the job. That would be interesting.
SiouxTupa Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Even Blais, with his two titles, never got an NHL head coaching gig. I'm thrilled for Hak, and have no hard feelings with him moving on. It's a HUGE step up to coach at hockey's highest level. Yes, priority one is keeping recruits and returning players on the team! Maybe they have a coach already picked out? Though I could see pitchforks if there's not an open hire process (damned if they do...)
MafiaMan Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Nate Leaman from Providence College? If you can't beat Hockey East, join 'em!
Sodbuster Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Anyone else like to see them bring in an outside coach with no UND ties to see how that would go? Or are guys like Berry, Eades, or Johnson better? Is it hard to sell UND tradition when you've never experienced it yourself? That's the only thing if they a hire someone with no ties to UND.
stoneySIOUX Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 He would be a great choice. What's funny is we my hire someone who many posters have been bashing for the last 3-4 years . Crazy how things work out.
AZSIOUX Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 @Buccigross: North Dakota players had no idea their coach was leaving. Found out on Twitter. Shocked. But, they'll get another good coach. #lotsofthem
stoneySIOUX Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Is it hard to sell UND tradition when you've never experienced it yourself? That's the only thing with a hire someone with no ties to UND. I don't think it is. UND's tradition of excellence is very well known, I believe. I mean, look at the building. It's essentially a shrine to our history.
UNDBIZ Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 @Buccigross: North Dakota players had no idea their coach was leaving. Found out on Twitter. Shocked. But, they'll get another good coach. #lotsofthem Wow. Bit of an a-hole move there.
Upper Deck Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 So did the current players and recruits also just learn about this same as us via Twitter? That's not so good if so.
siouxkid12 Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Even Blais, with his two titles, never got an NHL head coaching gig. I'm thrilled for Hak, and have no hard feelings with him moving on. It's a HUGE step up to coach at hockey's highest level. Yes, priority one is keeping recruits and returning players on the team! Maybe they have a coach already picked out? Though I could see pitchforks if there's not an open hire process (damned if they do...) I believe that Blais was suppose to get the head coaching job in Columbus after spending the first year as an associate. This just goes to show how good of a coach Hak really is, not many college hockey coaches leave the college ranks and jump into the NHL. We always knew that Hak was well respected in the NHL circles. Best of luck to him!
BringDeanBack Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 The Flyers Cup drought continues for the foreseeable future. Philly is one of the harshest media sports markets around. Good luck. 3 7
stoneySIOUX Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 @Buccigross: North Dakota players had no idea their coach was leaving. Found out on Twitter. Shocked. But, they'll get another good coach. #lotsofthem Ugh this makes me nervous. I hope no one decides to bolt Recruits, too.
SiouxScore Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Really shocked to see Hakstol make the jump but best of luck to him. My guess is they will hire a new coach within the next couple weeks and that person will have ties to the program I'd guess Brad Berry. I also think if you hire Berry or Jackson you keep the recruits/team together and that is a key. Hopefully right now our current coaches are calling/meeting with current players and recruits.
MafiaMan Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Wow. Bit of an a-hole move there. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. 3
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