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Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

I knew about this on Selection night. And it's on NYE, so I can go get crocked afterwards. :D
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Oh, make no mistake, I'll catch grief for that....but it wouldn't make the statement any less true. Painful and cringe inducing, but entertaining.
 
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Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Hammer said:
Oh, make no mistake, I'll catch grief for that....but it wouldn't make the statement any less true. Painful and cringe inducing, but entertaining.
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Perhaps they will attempt the "Iron Lotus"? That definately would be worth the price of admission!
 
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jerrynu26 said:
Perhaps they will attempt the "Iron Lotus"? That definately would be worth the price of admission!
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Not a chance Lone Wolf! The unique skills of Chazz Michael Michaels is the only reason this was even attempted last time!
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

And, Hammer still has a dog in the fight!!
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Hey. You be nice to my girls.
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Okay. We'll go with that. :)
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Not exactly hockey-related, but I thought it was interesting that the first round of the DIII Men's Lacrosse tournament pits Adrian up against soon-to-be hockey conference opponent Aurora :)
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Just like old days, we're going to talk about Adrian in 2-3 different threads.

Ron Fogarty is leaving to take the head coaching job at Princeton.

I'm at the office, so I'll comment later once I've had time to digest this.
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

He'll be missed. Now do you go the D-III or D-I route for your next coach?? The new coach is not exactly inheriting Little Sisters of the Poor.
 
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joecct said:
He'll be missed. Now do you go the D-III or D-I route for your next coach?? The new coach is not exactly inheriting Little Sisters of the Poor.
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agree the new coach has to live up to that act,tough one to follow,do they have any assistants that are capable for the job??
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Ron Fogarty leaves Adrian hockey program to coach Princeton

...Fogarty has the highest winning percentage among active NCAA coaches (.879), going 167-23-10 in seven seasons guiding Adrian.

“It was an honor to be considered for this position and now a privilege to be named the head coach of the Princeton hockey program,” Fogarty said in a statement. “With great enthusiasm, I look forward to building a program that will consistently compete for Ivy League and ECAC championship"
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Princeton hires Ron Fogarty as new hockey coach

...Fogarty has been wildly successful as head coach of Division III Adrian College in Michigan, but he has experience as a player and an assistant at the Division I level, including inside ECAC Hockey. The 1995 Colgate graduate compiled a record of 167-23-10. That is a remarkable record considering he built the program from the ground up. Adrian has qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times and has won the conference tournament six times in seven seasons.

Fogarty previously was an assistant coach at Bowling Green, Clarkson and Colgate before taking on the task of building the Division III program at Adrian. He spent three years each at Colgate and Clarkson before four seasons at BGSU.

The Sarnia, Ontario native played center for the Red Raiders, posting 51 goals and 89 assists in 135 career games before a brief stint in the minors with the Memphis RiverKings of the Central Hockey League.

Fogarty replaces Bob Prier who was fired earlier this offseason following three seasons at the helm. It is not yet known whether Greg Gardner and Scott Garrow will stay on as assistants. The two have done a solid job keeping in contact with recruits and keeping the program afloat during the time of transition.
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Sources: Princeton Will Hire Ron Fogarty as Head Coach

...Fogarty, a 5-foot-8 center at Colgate from 1991-95, had a brief minor-league playing career before returning to his alma mater to start coaching. He later was an assistant coach at Clarkson and Bowling Green.

Fogarty had 51 goals and 140 points in four seasons with the Raiders.
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Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Okay. Between the Tigers getting their doors blown off (again) tonight, and this....not one of my better nights.

Nothing lasts forever. The only constant is change.

This is a big loss for the program. In seven years Ron literally took nothing and built six conference champions, four NCAA tournament appearances, and a team that played for the national championship. That's quite an act to follow.

For those of us close to the program, it wasn't much of a secret that Ron wanted to move up to D-1. I don't blame him one bit. He's relatively young and wants to move on to bigger and better things. In the past two off-seasons he's interviewed with Alaska-Anchorage, Alabama-Huntsville, and LSSU. In my opinion, the Princeton job is a better job than those other three were at the time of those openings. Anchorage hadn't had a winning record in 20 years, Huntsville was just coming off of its deathbed, and LSSU still thinks it's 1995. While Princeton has had a few down years, they were last over .500 in 2010-11, and they were in the D-1 tourney in 2009.

I was caught flat-footed here. Although I knew this would happen sooner rather than later, I didn't see this move coming. As for Ron moving along, from a personal standpoint, I'm sorry to see him leave. I loved the guy and his family, and the atmosphere he brought to the program. But it would be completely selfish for myself and other Adrian supporters to not want him to succeed and move on with his career. This is a big upgrade for him. Period.

As for possible replacements, I've got nothing. I'm watching and waiting just like the rest of you. We'll see. Either way, whoever we choose has my support. I'm going to be here, ready to go when the boys come back late this summer. They need to be ready to go as well.
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Hammer said:
Okay. Between the Tigers getting their doors blown off (again) tonight, and this....not one of my better nights.

Nothing lasts forever. The only constant is change.

This is a big loss for the program. In seven years Ron literally took nothing and built six conference champions, four NCAA tournament appearances, and a team that played for the national championship. That's quite an act to follow.

For those of us close to the program, it wasn't much of a secret that Ron wanted to move up to D-1. I don't blame him one bit. He's relatively young and wants to move on to bigger and better things. In the past two off-seasons he's interviewed with Alaska-Anchorage, Alabama-Huntsville, and LSSU. In my opinion, the Princeton job is a better job than those other three were at the time of those openings. Anchorage hadn't had a winning record in 20 years, Huntsville was just coming off of its deathbed, and LSSU still thinks it's 1995. While Princeton has had a few down years, they were last over .500 in 2010-11, and they were in the D-1 tourney in 2009.

I was caught flat-footed here. Although I knew this would happen sooner rather than later, I didn't see this move coming. As for Ron moving along, from a personal standpoint, I'm sorry to see him leave. I loved the guy and his family, and the atmosphere he brought to the program. But it would be completely selfish for myself and other Adrian supporters to not want him to succeed and move on with his career. This is a big upgrade for him. Period.

As for possible replacements, I've got nothing. I'm watching and waiting just like the rest of you. We'll see. Either way, whoever we choose has my support. I'm going to be here, ready to go when the boys come back late this summer. They need to be ready to go as well.
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doesnt Adrian have a very good ACHA team?? would that coach be an option or am I waaaaay off?? probably the latter:eek: Whatever the outcome, I am sure they will be uber competitive as always.
 
Re: Adrian Hockey, 2013-2014: By George, the Lowe Haaf of the Towns are Gray

Yes. We just hired a new coach there, too.

Right now we're in wait-and-see mode.
 
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bakdraft21 said:
agree the new coach has to live up to that act,tough one to follow,do they have any assistants that are capable for the job??
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Yes, I would think that Stavros Paskaris should get some consideration for the HC job.
 
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