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A rumored extension for Norm was signed but still has not been publicly announced, from what I can tell. At the very least, John Kennedy still speaks very highly of him, saying "Norm, whom I've known for more than 15 years, is simply a fantastic coach, who continues to build winning teams year...
https://goriverhawks.com/news/2026/9/28/mens-ice-hockey-landmark-gift-establishes-endowed-john-f-kennedy-head-hockey-coach-position
Certainly seems like there is still a high opinion of Norm: "simply a fantastic coach, who continues to build winning teams year after year at Lowell. "
Yeah, on the speculative coaching changes thread, when someone else said "Norm Bazin is retiring", Scott mentioned that this was false and that he would be signing the extension soon. Haven't heard anything regarding it since, until now
And finally, Merrimack https://merrimackathletics.com/news/2026/9/8/mens-ice-hockey-merrimack-mens-hockey-announces-2026-27-schedule-releases-tickets.aspx
Believe so. He is almost exactly the same age as Justin Gill (21 days apart), and Gill only got two years of eligibility starting with 25-26 due to playing organized hockey after turning 21.
Was at the MC football game tonight, and they announced that hockey (and basketball) tickets would go on sale next week. I would imagine the schedule will be released before then (or with it)
The roster got posted to the site. https://goriverhawks.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/2026-27
Mike McMahon noted that the NCAA may be removing the ability to make mid-season roster additions.
"The NCAA Division I Cabinet could vote in October on a proposal that would prohibit midyear...
Strange that they have some of the non-con on there, but not all. Missing Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, and the Lake Placid tournament, even though those games have all been announced by their opponents
This came up in my SubStack? I'm not a paid subscriber, so I can't view the full details
https://bchockeyblog.substack.com/p/coaching-change-coming-for-bc
If you trust CHN, the MC vs. UVM game is the 27th.
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/schedules/team/Merrimack/29/20262027
There does seem to be a good amount of small errors on team schedules (home/away flipped, extra games added etc.) They have an extra UNH-MC game on Feb 8 listed.
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