Search for a New Head Coach

[Big Green]

16 minutes ago, AJS said:

Why would anyone step down then?

Want to move on to something else.  

i don’t think she was going to get fired.  If he was going to fire her he would have done it last week

[skateshattrick]

1 hour ago, iramurphy said:

His Dad played for Providence and was drafted by the Capitals. Both parents were teachers and his Dad was his HS hockey coach. Very smart, tough hard nosed defenseman.  He also played RB in FB. Gained over 1000 yds in both his Jr and Sr seasons. Quick, fast, heavy hitter. He and Reed Manke were key players who led DL to the 2001 state championship. A honor student. 
Played 3 yrs in USHL for Lincoln, then 4yrs at St. Cloud. Voted A as Soph and C his Jr and Sr years. All WCHA defenseman and I believe he was an academic All-American. Played professional hockey in Norway and Finland before assistant at StCloud then Minn. 
Hired by Josh Morton to start Augie program and help oversee building their new arena.

Watched player interviews.  He makes them a bit nervous cuz he is no nonsense and very smart but they respect and like him.

Gopher fans want him back. He is a hell of a recruiter. Quiet guy, nice guy.  Players will play for him cuz they won’t want to let him down. Excellent teacher. 
I haven’t asked if he is interested and I won’t. I have no idea if UND is interested in him but he should be considered. 
 

I was told by a Gopher fan today that Raboin is very well regarded by the Gophers and he hoped that he would be the next coach when Motzko retires. He said he is an excellent recruiter and landed Knies and Cooley

[Cratter]

18 minutes ago, AJS said:

Why would anyone step down then?

To avoid big Scarlett letter of "Fired."

 

[tnt]

If it turns out to be Raboin, I don’t think he would bring any players with him, but who knows.  I would rather they just fill out the roster another way.  I lost all respect for Hastings when he obliterated the roster of the school that did so much for his career.

[tnt]

1 minute ago, skateshattrick said:

I was told by a Gopher fan today that Raboin is very well regarded by the Gophers and he hoped that he would be the next coach when Motzko retires. He said he is an excellent recruiter and landed Knies and Cooley

But we know if we play them with him as coach he will be the dirtiest coach that teaches cheap shots!

[.357]

7 minutes ago, AJS said:

I’m really leaning this way as well. Seems incredibly short sided if you think there’s a viable candidate and you don’t at least see if they get knocked off in the regionals. 
 

The way I see it, nobody is going to enter on Sunday that wasn’t going to already. If they are going to at least hear the new coach out, they would wait an extra couple days. I do think waiting until after the Frozen Four would be too long, so those 4 would be out.

You start the interview process with the other candidates as scheduled. 

The regionals end this Sunday, the same day as the portal opens, so yes, it wouldn't be too much to ask for players to wait for a coach eliminated this weekend.

It also wouldn't be asking too much to wait for a coach who is in the Frozen Four. It's only a couple extra weeks, & if they decide to bolt anyway after hearing the new coach, they still have all summer to get acclimated at their new school.

[MGsioux]

5 minutes ago, tnt said:

If it turns out to be Raboin, I don’t think he would bring any players with him, but who knows.  I would rather they just fill out the roster another way.  I lost all respect for Hastings when he obliterated the roster of the school that did so much for his career.

I agree with you 100% respect other programs.   The fun part is how much more successful Mankato has been compared to Wisconsin since then 

[90siouxfan]

1 hour ago, dustnyou said:

So do we still get to make the NODAK sweaters the primary uniform?  

Brad took them as a parting gift.

[Cratter]

The article Brad Schlossman is too scared to write:

 

[JacksonW]

3 hours ago, Scotty said:

Can someone provide the pros for Raboin? I’m definitely in the young, inspiring hire camp, but I don’t know much about him. I get he was on staff for some successful teams at St. Cloud and Minny, but it’s always difficult to know how much impact an assistant has.

He was the primary recruiter at Minn when they were loaded with talent. I was lucky enough to be around him when he was recruiting juniors for Augustana first year team. He knew he wasn’t going to get the same high end talent but he knew what he was looking for and was recruiting a kid that other teams had passed on. The same teams would love to poach same player now. Connects with 18 year olds almost immediately when he talks to them. His current players vouch for him unequivocally.

[farce poobah]

2 hours ago, ksixpack said:

Correct, Schlossman putting way too much stock in portal deadline…MN fired their basketball coach weeks ago; Colorado State loses in big dance last night and poof,  he is hired by Gophers today. There was obviously an agreement put in place long before this morning for him to be the next Gophers BB coach.
 

It appears this may be the case with UND hockey…this announcement of a new hockey coach appears like it may have been in the works for some time. As for the portal deadline…a simple message to players advisors of “no need to rush; you may make a huge mistake” would sufficiently keep them in place until the end Frozen Four if need be.  No player would bolt the place they chose until after knowing the facts; especially if a home run hire is eminent. 

I have felt for a while that it looked like the coaches were "playing out the string" for a while now.   

The fast time on the posting strongly suggests there's a candidate in mind, with some discussions btw AD and Candidate.

So I could also surmise that Berry et al found out about those discussions ... 

[SiouxFan100]

Didn’t go back and read this thread so sorry if already mentioned but does UND start paying royalties for NODAK?

[crb1]

2 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Didn’t go back and read this thread so sorry if already mentioned but does UND start paying royalties for NODAK?

I believe the Berry crew signed over rights to UND. 

[siouxkid12]

17 minutes ago, Cratter said:

The article Brad Schlossman is too scared to write:

 

As much as I hate McFeely, he is right. He isn’t one to brush something under the rug and I have to give that to him.

[tnt]

13 minutes ago, farce poobah said:

I have felt for a while that it looked like the coaches were "playing out the string" for a while now.   

The fast time on the posting strongly suggests there's a candidate in mind, with some discussions btw AD and Candidate.

So I could also surmise that Berry et al found out about those discussions ... 

Some people said they thought Hennessey sounded like he knew the time was short for his friend Berry.  Think someone said on the radio that Hennessey asked Ferschweiler what schools he wouldn’t want to coach and he said Minnesota and North Dakota.  Did anyone else hear that, because someone just talked about it when discussing Berry’s firing. Don’t know if true or not, but it seems an odd question to ask someone who has a long term contract.

[cowboys5xsbs]

39 minutes ago, Cratter said:

The article Brad Schlossman is too scared to write:

 

Putting schloss to shame I love it 

[tnt]

18 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

As much as I hate McFeely, he is right. He isn’t one to brush something under the rug and I have to give that to him.

Didn’t have a problem with anything he wrote.  Reading the comments, Berry could have gone another 10 years without an NCAA win and they would still be satisfied as long as he had an overall winning record.  Top 20 program isn’t what this program should be happy with.

 

[cberkas]

53 minutes ago, Cratter said:

The article Brad Schlossman is too scared to write:

 

Quote

UND should not go nearly a decade with one NCAA win and no Frozen Fours. And, by the way, the Hawks only won one NCHC postseason tournament in that span — when after-effects of COVID pushed the event to Grand Forks. In St. Paul? Flop City.

UND won five Penrose Cups under Berry, awarded for winning the NCHC regular-season title. Noteworthy, but that is all. A program with eight national championships and 22 Frozen Four appearances needn't lower its standards to overtly celebrating regular-season accomplishments.

People not happy with what he wrote but he's right. When the white banners start feeling like a participation banners with the lack of success in the post-season, a change is needed.  

[Shawn-O]

1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:

Its a contract, not at will...you Only lose your contract $  if you've committed an act of moral terpitude or blatently abandoned your responsibility.  

[SiouxBoys]

8 hours ago, siouxkid12 said:

If that were the case, no one would be available except for retreads (Hak, Jackson, Karl, etc.). The game has changed and it starts with finding a talented young coach(s) that can get out and recruit/relate to these young players. 

So, your plan is then to hire a young coach with absolutely no experience when it comes to recruiting? Just admit you don't care about the program why don't you.

[Hawkster]

11 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Let Hak back 

 

he is the safe bet. You know what your gettibg

Is that anything like the Bring Bubba Back thought from 10 years ago?   Asking for a friend.

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

I lost all respect for Hastings when he obliterated the roster of the school that did so much for his career.

That was such a prick move on his part. Agreed, no respect for him after that. 
It gave me joy when UW still couldn’t put it together with his mixed UW/MSUM roster. 

[siouxkid12]

37 minutes ago, SiouxBoys said:

So, your plan is then to hire a young coach with absolutely no experience when it comes to recruiting? Just admit you don't care about the program why don't you.

Are you being serious or are you that dumb?

[Kab]

I hope all the carnacks are wrong and UND gets a great coach no one is thinking of 

 

[SiouxBoys]

5 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

Are you being serious or are you that dumb?

You want to bring in a young coach who can recruit and connect to the players. The two individuals I pointed out have zero, ZERO, recruiting experience. Please enlighten me how in the !@#$ that's going to fix the program? Please explain to me how UND turned into the hockey program where guys get their first ever college coaching experience as our HC. Enlighten me.