Zypher Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 So I have a question and wanted to see what others thought Going back to Barry Thorndycraft 1959-1964, UND has a history of promoting their assistants to Head Coach, with the exception of Rube Bjorkman. On average over the last 56 years, for the most part, our Head Coaches have been with the team about 10 years. Also, going back to Bob May in 1957, with the exception of Rube Bjorkman (198) and Dean Blais (1994), all of our Head Coaches have been UND Alumni. Rube Bjorkman 39yo/49yo (from New Hampshire) 1968-78 10 seasons Gino 33yo/49yo (Assistant Coach to Rube Bjorkman) 1978-94 16 seasons Dean Blais 43yo/53yo (Assistant Coach to Gino 1980–1989) 1994-04 10 seasons Dave Hakstol 36yo/47yo (Assistant Coach to Dean Blais) 2004-15 11 seasons Brad Berry 50yo/currently 59yo (Assistant Coach to Dave Hakstol) 2015-present 9 seasons That being said, Coach Berry will be headed into his 10th season next year, at the young age of 59. With that, I have a few questions on other peoples thoughts. 1) How many more seasons do you see Berry staying with the team? 2) Who do you think will be, or should be taking over when that time comes? 3) If it is a current Assistant that takes over, who do you see being promoted or brought in, to fill the new Assistant Coach, in order to groom them to potentially take over in time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Unless he gets offered with an NHL job (either head or assistant), I think Berry will coach through UND hosting the Frozen Four in 2026. As the next HC, Dane Jackson has been with the staff a very long time. I assume he would have the best chance, but I also don't think there's be any regrets hiring Karl Goehring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsh Hall Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I'm surprised that Gino was only 49 at the end of his tenure. I don't see Berry leaving anytime soon, and unless the program takes a major step backwards I assume the hire would be internal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I remember the good ole days with geno. Got a little corrupt there at the end when we Clifford quit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zypher Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Please understand, in no way am i hoping Brad retires, in a way, I wish College Hockey Coaches were more like College Football and Basketball Coaches, going strong until they were 70. I only ask since the belief in regards to players is "next man up" do i wonder who the "next coach up" would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfaninseattle Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Kind of ironic that the worst coach (Bjorkman) and one of the best (Blais) were not alumni. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahasioux1 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 7 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said: Kind of ironic that the worst coach (Bjorkman) and one of the best (Blais) were not alumni. Bjorkman was bad, went to school with his kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen4sioux Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, omahasioux1 said: Bjorkman was bad, went to school with his kids. Truly the dark ages of North Dakota Hockey. Can't imagine the depths of depravity had there been a ss.com forums back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfaninseattle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, omahasioux1 said: Bjorkman was bad, went to school with his kids. 3 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said: Truly the dark ages of North Dakota Hockey. Can't imagine the depths of depravity had there been a ss.com forums back then. I thought that he had destroyed the UND hockey program. Thank Parise for Gino. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 20 hours ago, Zypher said: So I have a question and wanted to see what others thought Going back to Barry Thorndycraft 1959-1964, UND has a history of promoting their assistants to Head Coach, with the exception of Rube Bjorkman. On average over the last 56 years, for the most part, our Head Coaches have been with the team about 10 years. Also, going back to Bob May in 1957, with the exception of Rube Bjorkman (198) and Dean Blais (1994), all of our Head Coaches have been UND Alumni. Rube Bjorkman 39yo/49yo (from New Hampshire) 1968-78 10 seasons Gino 33yo/49yo (Assistant Coach to Rube Bjorkman) 1978-94 16 seasons Dean Blais 43yo/53yo (Assistant Coach to Gino 1980–1989) 1994-04 10 seasons Dave Hakstol 36yo/47yo (Assistant Coach to Dean Blais) 2004-15 11 seasons Brad Berry 50yo/currently 59yo (Assistant Coach to Dave Hakstol) 2015-present 9 seasons That being said, Coach Berry will be headed into his 10th season next year, at the young age of 59. With that, I have a few questions on other peoples thoughts. 1) How many more seasons do you see Berry staying with the team? 2) Who do you think will be, or should be taking over when that time comes? 3) If it is a current Assistant that takes over, who do you see being promoted or brought in, to fill the new Assistant Coach, in order to groom them to potentially take over in time? Berry had his shot in the AHL and NHL and it didn't work out for him. I can't imagine an organization reaching out to Berry to be an NHL/AHL coach at this stage in his life. The professional game is getting younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dustnyou Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, siouxkid12 said: Berry had his shot in the AHL and NHL and it didn't work out for him. I can't imagine an organization reaching out to Berry to be an NHL/AHL coach at this stage in his life. The professional game is getting younger. Actually it did work for out for Berry in the NHL. He chose to leave the show on his own to return to UND and live in Grand Forks where his family was located. Young children in the house, etc. He made a good choice. He could’ve easily stayed in the NHL as an assistant. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 21 hours ago, dustnyou said: Actually it did work for out for Berry in the NHL. He chose to leave the show on his own to return to UND and live in Grand Forks where his family was located. Young children in the house, etc. He made a good choice. He could’ve easily stayed in the NHL as an assistant. Where did I say he failed at it or anything? It just didn't work out for him and at his current age he isn't going to be at the top of anyone's list to hire since he has it pretty darn good at UND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustnyou Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 4 hours ago, siouxkid12 said: Where did I say he failed at it or anything? It just didn't work out for him and at his current age he isn't going to be at the top of anyone's list to hire since he has it pretty darn good at UND. I took your “had his shot and it didn’t work out “ comment wrong then. No worries. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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