Still Eeyore
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I have a friend who was a backup goalie for Michigan State in the mid-80s. When I described my first trip to Columbus to watch the Gophers, he said, "They still play in that dump?"
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2026 Coaching Changes
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Still Eeyore
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My reaction to Idalski would be the same as my reaction to Muzerall, for pretty much the same reasons. I wouldn't stop being a fan, but it would make the team less fun to root for.
robertearle
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Is Idalski the only one who fits that description? Wasn't there an ECAC or HE coach who went to the PWHL? I apologize for not paying all that much attention to east coast teams.
eastcoastgopher
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There's Fargo, the old Colgate coach, with the Sirens (my team). He was a very good college coach for a program that didn't have a ton of resources and very high academic requirements. As someone who is exclusively an easterner for hockey purposes he doesn't seem like a fit.Is Idalski the only one who fits that description? Wasn't there an ECAC or HE coach who went to the PWHL? I apologize for not paying all that much attention to east coast teams.
Frustrating for so many reasons. Girls hockey is growing here and it’s hard to even suggest new fans even go watch a game there due to the dysfunction and inequity of the rink.
The fact Frost was let go signals a change in the standards for women’s hockey. That should extend to rinks too.
I don’t want OSU to lose Muzerall; she’s helping drive growth of the game here. Not to mention one of the best coaches in the country. Ideally this would be a wake up call for OSU to build a rink. I don’t think it will be, and it will be sad if they lose her. If they don’t, if Minnesota goes another route I hope it emboldens calls for a new rink in OSU, by the coach herself.
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The question there would be recruiting. Will they be cleaning house and the new coach also means new assistants who generally do the recruiting.
Timothy A
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That would be a scary hire from a WI perspective.
Hockeybuckeye
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I wouldn't count on him getting past Ohio State.
Hockeybuckeye
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The culture of hockey in Minnesota is different than anywhere else, hockey is everywhere and everything.
No matter who they hire a friend put it to me if you are the head coach at Minnesota you gain God like status in that state.
No matter who they hire a friend put it to me if you are the head coach at Minnesota you gain God like status in that state.
Well that didn't take long, the University updated the 2025-26 coaching staff page removing Frost. Ouch.
2025-26 Women's Hockey Coaching Staff
2025-26 Women's Hockey Coaching Staff
Like I said, the university/athletic dept has already decided it isn't paying what it costs.
Hockeybuckeye
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I don't know where you get your info but you're 100% wrong.
Windchill22
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I know sourcing some person on the internet isn't probably a good source but:
I read this as fundraising by individuals - not funded by the University (allocation of a budget/funds etc) - is that not correct? The University decided that "if some gracious individual wanted to pony up the cash fine - great even, but we aren't going to"
Hockeybuckeye
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The official timetable for construction to begin is 4-5 years unless a large donor steps up to advance it. People on forum are only getting their info off the Internet about it. Myself and a few other Ohio State people on forum actually know what's going on with it.
robertearle
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Out of idle curiosity, I decided to go to the Ohio State women's hockey website, to see what it might say about donations and a new arena, etc.
Right up top-right on the main page, there is a "donate" button. hover over it, and you are given three choices, one of which is "sport specific giving". So I clicked on that, and was taken to a page with a long list of sports and links to sport-specific pages. Click on women's hockey, and you are presented with a link to the "Women's Ice Hockey Program Support Fund". Click on the link, and you are taken to the contributions page for ... the Men's Soccer Program. LOL!
Seriously, you can't make this stuff up!
Exactly.
If the mighty Ohio State University wanted to throw a little cash into a new facility for women's hockey, they easily could.
They have decided not to, and instead are waiting on outside donations to fund such a project *IF* it ever happens.
Hence, the university/athletic dept has already made it clear that they aren't going to spend what's needed to keep the coach happy.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
That's must be a bug. I'm sure the intent is that it would take you to the contributions page for football.