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D1 Coaching Changes

His hockey resume is fine. It’s the “hockey guy parachuting into one of the best jobs in women’s hockey “ that bugs me.

I’m not wasting any energy explaining to this forum why it matters. Everyone knows.
 
Lindsay said:
His hockey resume is fine. It’s the “hockey guy parachuting into one of the best jobs in women’s hockey “ that bugs me.

I’m not wasting any energy explaining to this forum why it matters. Everyone knows.
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(I apologize in advance but you did tee it up...)

That would actually be pretty cool if he parachuted into his introductory press conference...

Too soon?

Joking aside, this did seem like good time to let a women head coach take the reigns of the Women's US National Team.
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FiveHoleFrenzy said:
(I apologize in advance but you did tee it up...)

That would actually be pretty cool if he parachuted into his introductory press conference...

Too soon? :)
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Haha. Yes, that would be amazing. And they could broadcast it on the NHL Network so it’s visible to ever—-. Oh wait.
 
FiveHoleFrenzy said:
(I apologize in advance but you did tee it up...)


Joking aside, this did seem like good time to let a women head coach take the reigns of the Women's US National Team.
:)
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Honestly, just take care with the program. Give women’s hockey the care it deserves. I played for a male college coach. I have a spot in my heart for him and I get it. He was great to our program. It’s not a man hating thing. Men and women belong in coaching on both sides the game. Just take care with the program. Can USA Hockey say they consistently do that? I don’t believe they can. I will take my Debbie downer self elsewhere now lol. Onward Wroblewski era.
 
Lindsay said:
I played for a male college coach. ... He was great to our program.
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The coach that you played for became invested in the women's game and his program. He wasn't looking for his job to be a stepping stone to a "better" job in the men's game. And I don't have a problem with people coming from the men's game, spending some time with the women's game, and then heading back to men's hockey. Free country and all that, even though the successful coaches in the women's game seem to be in it for the long haul.

But I agree with you, that I don't see the benefit to the women's program if USA Hockey uses the job as another rung on the ladder to develop people for the men's program.
 
Lindsay said:
His hockey resume is fine. It’s the “hockey guy parachuting into one of the best jobs in women’s hockey “ that bugs me.

I’m not wasting any energy explaining to this forum why it matters. Everyone knows.
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This decision is an insult to our sport and the big picture of growing our game and being committed to it at every level. This will only be ok when a woman with similar experience in men's hockey gets hired to coach the men's National Team. Ya, exactly, never gonna happen. Nor should this have happened. There are loads of female and male coaches that have years of experience, commitment, and dedication to women's hockey who could easily have been chosen and done a great job with our women's National Team, and definitely at least as well as this joker is going to do. The old boys' network in USA Hockey strikes again! (Puke, again!)
 
ARM said:
The coach that you played for became invested in the women's game and his program. He wasn't looking for his job to be a stepping stone to a "better" job in the men's game. And I don't have a problem with people coming from the men's game, spending some time with the women's game, and then heading back to men's hockey. Free country and all that, even though the successful coaches in the women's game seem to be in it for the long haul.

But I agree with you, that I don't see the benefit to the women's program if USA Hockey uses the job as another rung on the ladder to develop people for the men's program.
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Going and back and forth can be healthy, protectionist mode and turning into a silo is not the answer, agreed. Coach Korie Cheverie is a real interesting case study as she seems to be living in both worlds and adding value in multiple places. Gotta keep working at it I guess.
 
FiveHoleFrenzy said:
You mean light on experience coaching women? Otherwise he has pretty solid coaching resume.
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I mean as a head coach. 1 year USHL, 2 years AHL, 4 years USDP. That is it. I would not call that a "wealth of both international and professional hockey experience". And he doesn't really have but 2 years of coaching adults. I'm not sure he's qualified to be a D1 head coach, let alone a coach of an Olympic team.
 
Timothy A said:
I mean as a head coach. 1 year USHL, 2 years AHL, 4 years USDP. That is it. I would not call that a "wealth of both international and professional hockey experience". And he doesn't really have but 2 years of coaching adults. I'm not sure he's qualified to be a D1 head coach, let alone a coach of an Olympic team.
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I think the caliber of player he head coaches makes up for it. I looked at the U18 Men’s world roster for 2019 I recognized a lot of NHL names- Zegras, Hughes, Turcotte, Caufield, Spencer Knigjt etc. So he’s coached some great players, 4 years NTDP head coach, what’s that 60 games a year? And 2 IIHF medals including a gold. Hockey wise, on that resume I think it’s fair, but some may feel differently. His resume is not too dissimilar from Joel Johnson in some ways -head coaching success at the U18 USA Hockey level.

What I am looking for in Wroblewski: don’t abandon the team at a terrible time; be a good steward and advocate of the women’s game; ....I don’t know if I want the US winning gold already but hopefully he can get them back to playing a full bench.
 
Timothy A said:
I mean as a head coach. 1 year USHL, 2 years AHL, 4 years USDP. That is it. I would not call that a "wealth of both international and professional hockey experience". And he doesn't really have but 2 years of coaching adults. I'm not sure he's qualified to be a D1 head coach, let alone a coach of an Olympic team.
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It's a shame USA hockey didn't consult with you...
 
Lindsay said:
What I am looking for in Wroblewski: don’t abandon the team at a terrible time; be a good steward and advocate of the women’s game; ....I don’t know if I want the US winning gold already but hopefully he can get them back to playing a full bench.
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Agree with this...
 
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.
 
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