An Open Letter to Coach Umile
To Chuck Murray and other ant-Umile folks: I know Dick Umile and both of his assistants. IMO, from working closely with him, Scott Borek, is hands down, one of the best recruiting coaches in college hockey. He & Brian McClosky helped Bob Gaudet re-build the Brown Program, and he re-built the Colby program. Dave Lassonde was a highly regarded assistant at Miami before migrating east.
UNH has always had problems out-recruiting BC and BU to get the best Boston area programs, and competes with Maine for other NE prospects.
Borek has good roots in western Canada, the USHL, and NAHL. Just becasue they don't get to the Frozen Four each and every year doesn't mean they should clean house. The program has been very successful under Rich and is set up to continue seamlessly under Borek, Lassond, or McCloskey when he finally retires. Not unlike the Michigan staff where Red Berenson is blessed to have vet assistants like Mel Pearson & Billy Powers, Umile has his two guys, plus the Women's coach inside the fort. My suggestion for all you Umile headhunters is chill out and enjoy the game & team.
To Chuck Murray and other ant-Umile folks: I know Dick Umile and both of his assistants. IMO, from working closely with him, Scott Borek, is hands down, one of the best recruiting coaches in college hockey. He & Brian McClosky helped Bob Gaudet re-build the Brown Program, and he re-built the Colby program. Dave Lassonde was a highly regarded assistant at Miami before migrating east.
UNH has always had problems out-recruiting BC and BU to get the best Boston area programs, and competes with Maine for other NE prospects.
Borek has good roots in western Canada, the USHL, and NAHL. Just becasue they don't get to the Frozen Four each and every year doesn't mean they should clean house. The program has been very successful under Rich and is set up to continue seamlessly under Borek, Lassond, or McCloskey when he finally retires. Not unlike the Michigan staff where Red Berenson is blessed to have vet assistants like Mel Pearson & Billy Powers, Umile has his two guys, plus the Women's coach inside the fort. My suggestion for all you Umile headhunters is chill out and enjoy the game & team.
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