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D1 Coaching Changes

pucko said:
Let's hope her playing experience can leak through as a head coach. She's been an assistant coach at a losing program for 4 years as her only college coaching gig.
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You can learn a lot about what doesn't work that way. And formulate ideas on what would work if you had the opportunity. Any time one of our women players graduate to head coach is cause to celebrate.
 
pucko said:
Let's hope her playing experience can leak through as a head coach. She's been an assistant coach at a losing program for 4 years as her only college coaching gig.
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She has a ton of USA Hockey experience so she has seen how top end coaches do things and she played for the best coach on the planet for 3 years as well, so she has enough tools in the toolbox. I also think the fact that Idalski retained her says something as well.
 
No release that I can find yet, but the Cornell coaching staff page has been updated to confirm that Tim Crowley is the new assistant coach, working with HC Doug Derraugh and Associate HC Edith Racine. Crowley was the head coach at Division III Elmira College for the last six seasons, and the assistant coach for the Elmira men's program for four seasons prior to that. Crowley finished his career at Elmira with the most games won as a head coach, second highest winning %, and two DIII Frozen Four appearances.

Crowley replaces Dean Jackson as Cornell's assistant coach, mirroring Crowley replacing Jackson as Elmira's head coach in 2016.

Dean Jackson left Cornell to take a position as the Associate Director of Admissions and girls hockey coach at the Winchendon School in Massachusetts.
 
Scott_TG said:
No release that I can find yet, but the Cornell coaching staff page has been updated to confirm that Tim Crowley is the new assistant coach, working with HC Doug Derraugh and Associate HC Edith Racine. Crowley was the head coach at Division III Elmira College for the last six seasons, and the assistant coach for the Elmira men's program for four seasons prior to that. Crowley finished his career at Elmira with the most games won as a head coach, second highest winning %, and two DIII Frozen Four appearances.

Crowley replaces Dean Jackson as Cornell's assistant coach, mirroring Crowley replacing Jackson as Elmira's head coach in 2016.

Dean Jackson left Cornell to take a position as the Associate Director of Admissions and girls hockey coach at the Winchendon School in Massachusetts.
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Called it on the D3 thread when it was reported Crowley was leaving Elmira. I might be proven wrong about who will replace Crowley at Elmira though, judging from other posts about that. Also, I didn't know and had not heard that Elmira was in financial trouble. Is that true anyone?
 
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shelfit said:
Also, I didn't know and had not heard that Elmira was in financial trouble. Is that true anyone?
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It was revealed a couple of years ago, when they made some pretty deep cuts. I have not heard much since. Some of the federal COVID relief allowed schools to plug some holes since then, so maybe things have stabilized. A lot of other colleges are in the same boat. Some of the details about Elmira are in this article: https://www.the-leader.com/story/ne...-york-colleges-in-financial-trouble/42338829/
 
DavidNardolillo said:
It was revealed a couple of years ago, when they made some pretty deep cuts. I have not heard much since. Some of the federal COVID relief allowed schools to plug some holes since then, so maybe things have stabilized. A lot of other colleges are in the same boat. Some of the details about Elmira are in this article: https://www.the-leader.com/story/ne...-york-colleges-in-financial-trouble/42338829/
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A very sad but informative article. Thanks for posting it. I feel terrible for all the struggling colleges especially the smaller ones that seem to be on the verge of bankruptcy and closing. This awful COVID pandemic is killing higher education in addition to the human toll it has already taken. Like many of you, my college memories are among the best of my life so far. I find it tragic that the outlook is so dark for so many collleges out there. Let's cross our fingers and hope that they can find some long-term solutions to keep their doors open.
 
shelfit said:
A very sad but informative article. Thanks for posting it. I feel terrible for all the struggling colleges especially the smaller ones that seem to be on the verge of bankruptcy and closing. This awful COVID pandemic is killing higher education in addition to the human toll it has already taken. Like many of you, my college memories are among the best of my life so far. I find it tragic that the outlook is so dark for so many collleges out there. Let's cross our fingers and hope that they can find some long-term solutions to keep their doors open.
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It goes beyond Covid as the article also mentions.

The college age population starting a few years ago and for the next number of years is dropping significantly. On top of that, less and less college eligible students are attending colleges for a myriad of reasons.

A lot of schools already know they have to get very creative in order to attract students. For the smaller schools without large endowments, both private and public (I know of some SUNYAC schools which are hurting as well with enrollments dropping quite a lot), the economic impact will be much tougher to ride out.
 
Russell Jaslow said:
It goes beyond Covid as the article also mentions.

The college age population starting a few years ago and for the next number of years is dropping significantly. On top of that, less and less college eligible students are attending colleges for a myriad of reasons.

A lot of schools already know they have to get very creative in order to attract students. For the smaller schools without large endowments, both private and public (I know of some SUNYAC schools which are hurting as well with enrollments dropping quite a lot), the economic impact will be much tougher to ride out.
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Yes, the while situation isn't a good one. With fewer and fewer students attending college, it is less likely that some colleges will survive the economic impact of all the factors working against them. Again, I think it's a sad situation all the way around.
 
Word on the Clarkson Roundtable is that former Knight Cassidy Vinkle is the new assistant coach replacing the departed Britni Smith.
 
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FiveHoleFrenzy said:
Minnesota will be looking for an assistant coach with the news that Jake Bobrowski has taken the Elmira head coaching job.
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Wow, I guess I'm really surprised by this because this seems like a huge step down, going from D1 at the U to a D3 school that is apparently in big financial trouble. Going from the WCHA in your home town practically, to a small town in NY and a weak conference where only Norwich is a challenge just seems like a bad decision. Would he make similar money of less? I would think less. Maybe he's using this opportunity as a stepping stone to a D1 head coaching job down the road. In that case I guess I understand why he would make this type of sacrifice.
 
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shelfit said:
Wow, I guess I'm really surprised by this because this seems like a huge step down, going from D1 at the U to a D3 school that is apparently in big financial trouble. Going from the WCHA in your home town practically, to a small town in NY and a weak conference where only Norwich is a challenge just seems like a bad decision. Would he make similar money of less? I would think less. Maybe he's using this opportunity as a stepping stone to a D1 head coaching job down the road. In that case I guess I understand why he would make this type of sacrifice.
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He went from the second assistant at a D1 to a head coach at D3, the same kind of move Mollie Fitzpatrick did when she went to Plymouth State this offseason. Bobrowski has a pension from his career with the St. Paul Police Dept (it appears he left the force in '21) so if the worst does happen to Elmira and he's still there he would still have one income stream. All three of his predecessors at Elmira went on to D1 coaching gigs so it's not exactly a dead end. Elmira can make the NCAA tourney seemingly on autopilot so his work with Hamline and Elmira alone will open pretty much any door in DIII later even if he never makes it back to D1.
 
Scott_TG said:
He went from the second assistant at a D1 to a head coach at D3, the same kind of move Mollie Fitzpatrick did when she went to Plymouth State this offseason. Bobrowski has a pension from his career with the St. Paul Police Dept (it appears he left the force in '21) so if the worst does happen to Elmira and he's still there he would still have one income stream. All three of his predecessors at Elmira went on to D1 coaching gigs so it's not exactly a dead end. Elmira can make the NCAA tourney seemingly on autopilot so his work with Hamline and Elmira alone will open pretty much any door in DIII later even if he never makes it back to D1.
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From my previous post, "Maybe he's using this opportunity as a stepping stone to a D1 head coaching job down the road. In that case I guess I understand why he would make this type of sacrifice."
 
I suspect the desire to lead plays a role as well whether it’s about getting to d1 or not. Appreciate the context Scott... a pension might make it make more sense from a financial perspective, not that I know how a d3 head coach salary compares to D1 assistant.
 
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