Wisconsin Hockey 22-23 Empty Dreams & Empty Seats

[Stauber1]

Hard no on Rohlik. His record at OSU, while is ok and usually over .500, is not good enough for WI. Set the bar high.

Name the last time OSU was able to get anything approaching the recruits Wisconsin typically gets.
Give Rohlik the ability to land first rounders at OSU and imagine what OSU would have a done under him.

[Timothy A]

Name the last time OSU was able to get anything approaching the recruits Wisconsin typically gets.
Give Rohlik the ability to land first rounders at OSU and imagine what OSU would have a done under him.

It's TG getting the players, not the name Wisconsin. Recruiting is all who the coach is.

[Timothy A]

5 of the last 6 seasons with 20 or more wins… Consistently higher than 60% win percentage…

Who do you have in mind? The only one I can think of that is better is Mike Hastings and part of me doubts he would leave Minnesota St.

Minnesota State is not WI. A huge raise, a big barn, a great resurrection project and big money behind him would be a great way to finish a career. He'd be a fool to turn down WI. A proven winner. Tim Coghlin, Mel Pearson, or some young guy who works for a successful program.

[solovsfett]

It's TG getting the players, not the name Wisconsin. Recruiting is all who the coach is.

I think Osiecki is doing the yoemen’s work and maybe TG because he’s ex-NHL has some allure but that has to have worn off by now.

I do agree that they should aim higher than Rohlik but…Rohlik with Oseicki recruiting could be a really potent staff. It’s got to be tough recruiting hockey players to a school that seemingly couldn’t care less of hockey folds.

[druzy192]

5 of the last 6 seasons with 20 or more wins… Consistently higher than 60% win percentage…

Who do you have in mind? The only one I can think of that is better is Mike Hastings and part of me doubts he would leave Minnesota St.

Stay at Mankato or take the chance go lead a program with a potential 15,000 home fan base? Maybe he is comfortable at Mankato. Or maybe he wants one last challenge and the itch to awake a sleeping giant

Edit: my guess is to awake the giant

[druzy192]

Mac said today that football profits pay for 800 student athletes to be able to play at UW. Yes, men's basketball profits help and hockey profit would help if they got it together... but I guess I see why he's been zeroed in on the football hire. Even after all my **** talk about him. Impressive move

[WiscTJK]

Rohlik's assistants are Luke Strand and JB Bittner this year. Would be interesting if Eaves last two assistants came back.

[solovsfett]

Mac said today that football profits pay for 800 student athletes to be able to play at UW. Yes, men's basketball profits help and hockey profit would help if they got it together... but I guess I see why he's been zeroed in on the football hire. Even after all my **** talk about him. Impressive move

Hockey was in the black for 30+ years. They didn’t need football $ until the the AD allowed hockey to slip into oblivion.

[srkbadger]

We've tried the alumni thing, it's time for a new direction. Bring in someone with limited to no connections who will not feel like they are stepping on anyone's feet if they deviate from the past. IMO the right decision was made in regards to football, now let's follow suit with a hockey coach and staff that are good recruiters with strong resumes.

[digitalbooya]

Rohlik's assistants are Luke Strand and JB Bittner this year. Would be interesting if Eaves last two assistants came back.

It’s interesting to think this program would probably be in a better place if Eaves-Strand-Bittner had remained in place.

[digitalbooya]

Stay at Mankato or take the chance go lead a program with a potential 15,000 home fan base? Maybe he is comfortable at Mankato. Or maybe he wants one last challenge and the itch to awake a sleeping giant

Edit: my guess is to awake the giant

I hope you are right.

I’ll also throw Chris Brooks’ name out there as well. He rebuilt my alma mater, UW Stevens Point, really fast into a team that won 75+% of the time.

[WiscTJK]

I hope you are right.

I’ll also throw Chris Brooks’ name out there as well. He rebuilt my alma mater, UW Stevens Point, really fast into a team that won 75+% of the time.

I was wondering if he is still at Tech and he is not. Went out to Clarkson this year. He'll be back in Wisconsin for the Kwik Trip Holiday face-off tourney. Interesting move.

[solovsfett]

Any good young Canadian coaches they can poach?

[Lost_Husky]

I was wondering if he is still at Tech and he is not. Went out to Clarkson this year. He'll be back in Wisconsin for the Kwik Trip Holiday face-off tourney. Interesting move.

Brooks is a very good coach and would get a lot out of your current team. At Tech he wasn't known as a great recruiter. (Granted Houghton/Tech is in no way comparable to Madison/Wisconsin from a recruit standpoint.)

[GoBucky18]

I usually don't contradict folks but the athletic department was in shambles and operating at an awful loss every year before Richter and Alvarez were hired. While the hockey and basketball teams carried the athletic dept, it wasnt enough. Remember there was very little in terms of sponsorships back then compared to today.

My first Badgers football game as a tyke was Don Morton's last game...a 31-3 loss and 23,000 in attendence. The ath dept operated at an awful loss each year and was basically cut off by the university.

That acrimonious relationship btwn the univ and the dept led to a source of pride when they turned it around but a double edged sword in terms of how much the univ was willing to help ath dept out over the years. Hence why the football team has had such a tough time...the ath dept ate their seed corn and spent it all on non rev sports and not facilities for players. Which is all that matters for football teams, and to which I would say sucks but the fact of the matter is....football revenue carries every athletic dept.