D1 Coaching Changes

[Scott_TG]

I used bestplaces.net's Cost of Living scores that use 100 as the nationwide average and looked up what I think is every D1 school in the east region (apologies if I forgot anyone). Maine ranks 28th of the 35 schools I looked up.

Regarding the scores, if the number for a school is above 100, the difference is the % above the national average. If the number is below 100, the difference is the % below the national average. For example, Boston is 162.4 so the cost of living in Boston is 62.4% higher than the national average. Orono, ME is 90.1 so the cost of living there is 9.9% below the national average.

School	City	Rating	Rank
LIU	Jericho, NY	203.1	1
BU	Boston, MA	162.4	2
BC	Boston, MA	162.4	2
Northeastern	Boston, MA	162.4	2
Harvard	Boston, MA	162.4	2
Sacred Heart	Fairfield, CT	153.6	6
Princeton	Princeton, NJ	148.1	7
Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	145.6	8
Merrimack	North Andover, MA	141.2	9
Stonehill	Easton, MA	126.6	10
UNH	Durham, NH	117.0	11
UVM	Burlington, VT	111.5	12
St. Michael's	Colchester, VT	109.9	13
Penn State	State College, PA	108.0	14
Quinnipiac	Hamden, CT	107.4	15
Brown	Providence, RI	105.1	16
Providence	Providence, RI	105.1	16
St. Anselm	Manchester, NH	104.1	18
Yale	New Haven, CT	102.2	19
Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	102.2	19
Franklin Pierce	Rindge, NH	100.8	21
Cornell	Ithaca, NY	98.8	22
UConn	Storrs, CT	96.0	23
RPI	Albany, NY	94.6	24
Union	Albany, NY	94.6	24
Post	Waterbury, CT	93.8	26
Lindenwood	St. Charles, MO	92.2	27
Maine	Orono, ME	90.1	28
RMU	Pittsburgh, PA	87.5	29
Colgate	Hamilton, NY	86.8	30
Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	79.0	31
SLU	Canton, NY	78.5	32
RIT	Rochester, NY	78.4	33
Clarkson	Canton, NY	76.0	34
Mercyhurst	Erie, PA	74.6	35

EDIT: I realized I forgot LIU and Stonehill which were in two fairly big metros so I recalculated.

[Timothy A]

Not a good look for Maine as their search for a new coach is underway.

https://wgme.com/amp/sports/content/...oach-positions

Sad to have to look for coaches this time of year.

No admission charge and they average 212 per contest. Interesting.

Watts is the cost of living in Maine vs the more urban locations of the other Hockey East schools?

[Scott_TG]

Not a good look for Maine as their search for a new coach is underway.

https://wgme.com/amp/sports/content/...oach-positions

[Scott_TG]

I'm hearing one of the top DIII head coaches is departing for a new gig, a DI assistant job.

EDIT: I previously speculated this person might have left to be part of the new staff at Maine when I first posted this and updated with new info.

[PSUfan]

Penn State hires Makenna Newkirk (BC 2019, most recently assistant coach at Brown) as their new assistant coach replacing Melissa Samoskevich.
https://gopsusports.com/sports/women...a-newkirk/1571

[shelfit]

I don't think SIDs work weekends in the summer so you may not see anything until tomorrow.

If it's a full-time job then they work in the summer. At Maine, who knows?! Isn't this an underfunded program historically when compared to other D1 programs?

Here's something from an online story I just found:

"Fox/ABC Sports was told that the general council for the University has been in communication with the Reichenbach’s attorney, Kelly Hoffman, regarding the matter. Multiple sources also say equity issues could be at play."

[Scott_TG]

Anyone know what’s happening with the coaching staff at Maine? Local news says the coaches have resigned but there is nothing on the university website.

I don't think SIDs work weekends in the summer so you may not see anything until tomorrow.

[lastshift]

Anyone know what’s happening with the coaching staff at Maine? Local news says the coaches have resigned but there is nothing on the university website.

[D2D]

Her dad is still on the Gopher's staff, isn't he? That should be a fun little side story.

Good catch. As of now each is an assistant coach on their respective team.

[Scott_TG]

More movement in the WCHA coaching ranks

Beavers hire Sarah Bobrowski as new assistant coach
https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sport...ssistant-coach

Her dad is still on the Gopher's staff, isn't he? That should be a fun little side story.

[D2D]

More movement in the WCHA coaching ranks

Beavers hire Sarah Bobrowski as new assistant coach
https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sport...ssistant-coach

[Timothy A]

Brian Idalski's experiences give him confidence to lead SCSU women's hockey team

https://www.wctrib.com/sports/colleg...ns-hockey-team

He retained the assistants....interesting. One would have thought he'd want a complete culture flip. It does say they were under contract, maybe he didn't have a choice.

They also picked up Chobak from UMD.

[D2D]

Brian Idalski's experiences give him confidence to lead SCSU women's hockey team

https://www.wctrib.com/sports/colleg...ns-hockey-team

[Timothy A]

It's a shame USA hockey didn't consult with you...

Yeah I wish Katie would have called me on this one. Oh well, I won't be able to add her organization to the list of ones I advise on my resume. That would have been a good one.

[Steamboat]

It's a shame USA hockey didn't consult with you...

Agree with this...