StarzUND Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 There's been talk ( primarily from one person) that Steve Johnson is leaving Lincoln after this season to coach at UND. Didn't Dean just request a contract extention? Has anyone there heard anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 It is possible he could be an assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denbo1 Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 Think we are missing Sandy? That's a big compliment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 It's an interesting rumor. Moving from the Lincoln head coach to a UND assistant would probably entail a noticeable pay cut, but it might be the right career move anyway. A resume that includes an NCAA championship, NCAA scoring leader, very successful USHL coach and UND assistant coach would be pretty impressive. Anyway, it's probably just a little rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLW4GOPHERS Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 That would be the same as last your for us. We brought Motzko in. It is a great career move. Your get to learn from one of the best ( Blaise, Lucia). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 That would be the same as last your for us. We brought Motzko in. It is a great career move. Your get to learn from one of the best ( Blaise, Lucia). Well, at least Blais. This was funny more than anything, but on Friday night during the Gopher game the gophers were down to mankato 2-1. They were on the PP almost right away in the 3rd period. There was dead air in the arena and I stood up and yelled "Hey Lucia, Blais would pull his goalie!". I got a couple of angry looks from down in front of me in my section. (Turns out he didn't need to pull his goalie, as they tied it up on that PP. I guess he showed me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverman Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 You people talk as if the ship sinking! Let us not forget we are in the Slippery 16! Now that the Mich Tech job is open, I would think that Steve would be a VERY good fit. Mainly when it comes to voting for issues in the WCHA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 You people talk as if the ship sinking! Let us not forget we are in the Slippery 16! Yeah, its way too early to pull our goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyeagle Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Yeah, its way too early to pull our goalie. Even for Blais? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateshattrick Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 StarzUND--Who did you hear this from? I also heard this from one of the Sioux announcers who knows Steve Johnson well. He did acknowledge that it was just a rumor, and questioned whether it was true given the salary that Steve Johnson makes as a coach and general manager. In that same conversation, I was told that Dean Blais is not leaving because he assured the parents of Zach Parise and Brady Murray that he was not going anywhere while their kids attended UND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 - The Tech position is open. - A DIII job just opened up out east because that coach just took over Clarkson. - Some others will probably open around the country soon as well. Could one of the UND assistants be looking to become a head coach somewhere? Steve Johnson filling an assistant's role in Dean Blais' staff would set him up to become the head coach come the day that Dean does retire. (Blais' is currently negotiating for beyond his current contract which ends at the end of the 2004 season.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 You people talk as if the ship sinking! Let us not forget we are in the Slippery 16! I don't think anyone is advocating a coaching change here. Only responding to the question posed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzUND Posted March 26, 2003 Author Share Posted March 26, 2003 The person who started the rumor isn't exactly a reputable source. I know a few years ago there was an article in the Lincoln paper about the possibility of Steve becoming the coach at UND after Blais's contract expires. Isn't Hakstol an associate coach or something? Wouldn't it make sense for him to step up after Dean leaves? I haven't heard any recent talk about Steve leaving though. Personally I hope not, I realize that he's not going to want to coach Jrs his whole career but he's one of the most successfull coaches in the USHL and it would be very hard to replace him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatspin7 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 I may be smokin here but didn't Blais sign a contract extension a few months back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxrock Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 There's been talk ( primarily from one person) that Steve Johnson is leaving Lincoln after this season to coach at UND. Didn't Dean just request a contract extention? Has anyone there heard anything? i herd about that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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