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2024-25: D3whky

Scott_TG said:
Lake Forest has hired Amy Budde (Lake Forest '19) who scored over a point per game her sophomore through senior years as a player. After graduation she played 2 years in the SDHL and the last 2 seasons of the PHF with Buffalo. She played in Europe last season, scoring 11 points in 14 games with the EWHL's Lakers K?rnten.

So Lake Forest went with an alumna straight out of a pro career rather than their five season assistant, former GAC goaltender Amanda Di Nella. Granted her bio indicates Di Nella also has a career in nursing, so the assistant gig at LF may not be full time and maybe the full time gig didn't appeal...
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So it appears the assistant coach has more coaching experience than the new head coach, and she'll be able to nurse them back to good health when they're sick or injured. She's already more valuable than the new head coach. Lol. At this time of year it must have been a very shallow pool of people that applied but to hire someone with almost no coaching experience seems a bit odd even if she is an alum.

This hire makes me wonder who Augsburg, St. Mary's, and Lawrence will find. Fun and games in D3 hockey! Lmao
 
Lake Forest has had an assistant position open, Di Nella resigned over the summer. Wilson apparently never filled it before leaving for her "D1 opportunity".
 
Di Nella did apply, and interviewed for the position, but as previously poster stated, Lake Forest went with a former player with no previous coaching experience, instead of their previous five year assistant coach.
 
Augsburg names Elizabeth "Biz" Bauer their head coach, no interim tag. Bauer was their assistant coach last season. Prior to joining Augsburg, Bauer gained coaching experience as the girls' hockey director at MAP Hockey (an offseason training program) an assistant coach for Team Wisconsin at the U16 level. She also has experience as a performance trainer and facilities manager at St. Croix Acceleration in Hudson, WI.

Bauer graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 2020 as one of their best players in program history. Bauer has 3 First Team All-WIAC nods and one AHCA 2nd Team West All-American honor. Bauer played in the PWHPA barnstorming circuit after graduation.
 
Scott_TG said:
Augsburg names Elizabeth "Biz" Bauer their head coach, no interim tag. Bauer was their assistant coach last season. Prior to joining Augsburg, Bauer gained coaching experience as the girls' hockey director at MAP Hockey (an offseason training program) an assistant coach for Team Wisconsin at the U16 level. She also has experience as a performance trainer and facilities manager at St. Croix Acceleration in Hudson, WI.

Bauer graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 2020 as one of their best players in program history. Bauer has 3 First Team All-WIAC nods and one AHCA 2nd Team West All-American honor. Bauer played in the PWHPA barnstorming circuit after graduation.
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Talk about an underwhelming hire...
 
Buff State announces Christian Foerstner as their new assistant coach. He was the assistant for the women's ACHA squad at University of Jamestown the past two seasons.

Considering Buff State's rumored thriftiness when it comes to investing in this program this isn't an awful move.
 
The Ronald B Stafford ice arena on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh has been selected as the predetermined host of the 2027 NCAA championship weekend.

Plattsburgh was the host in 2014, 2015, and 2016 during the Cardinals' 4-peat dynasty and was only stopped from hosting in 2013 and 2017 by the rule preventing the championship from being in the same region 4 straight years.
 
Kind of a big snub that the national runner-up isn't in the Top 5.

And Cortland is pretty bitter being so far below a team they beat twice late season.
 
bobthomasiselite said:
Talk about an underwhelming hire...
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Why underwhelming? She was an assistant so knows the program. Playing experience is decent and she has likely been exposed to high level coaching. You start somewhere and it's a positive move to hire from within. Many "experienced" coaches can be underwhelming. Time will tell.
 
Scott_TG said:
Kind of a big snub that the national runner-up isn't in the Top 5.

And Cortland is pretty bitter being so far below a team they beat twice late season.
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Maybe, but the overall resume isn't up to Plattsburgh's level yet. They need to do it for an entire season, not just a couple of games in March. Besides, it's preseason and they'll have their chances to move up.
 
spwood said:
Maybe, but the overall resume isn't up to Plattsburgh's level yet. They need to do it for an entire season, not just a couple of games in March. Besides, it's preseason and they'll have their chances to move up.
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I agree, I just know that's the reaction to it from those in the Cortland camp.
 
Nazareth posted a message aimed at high school grad goalies doing a postgrad year at the prep schools/clubs that they are looking for a netminder to come in midseason. Unspoken but any goalies already in the portal but haven't made a move could also inquire...

Nazareth hasn't posted their roster but on paper for goaltending they have McKinley Hoff eligible for a 5th year and sophomore Rebecca Mullahy plus an incoming freshman Jersey Graham from Northwood.

A source has told me that Mullahy needs hip surgery and transferred closer to home in MA as such. Depending on if Hoff is using her 5th year the Golden Flyers may be down to 1 or 2 goaltenders.
 
Scott_TG said:
MCLA has hired Chris Donovan as their Interim Head Coach for this season. Donovan had retired after 24 seasons as the only head coach of St. Michael's women's program, the 5th longest tenure in NCAA WIH.
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Now this is a very very underwhelming hire, to steal that word from someone else. I just looked up his history and the most wins he had in any season was 8 wins in a 24-year career at St. Michael's College. That 8-win season was 16 years ago in 07-08! Their website shows a new AD within the past year who obviously doesn't accept losing as much as the previous AD did, so it appears he got rid of Donovan to find someone else who might be more committed to winning. This guy is a relic! Wow! MCLA is in for a tough ride.
 
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