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[Sean Pickett]

This ensures continuity as much as possible while also having a sort of big name as head coach (as big as we're going to get this time around).

And why does BU need a big name as head coach? And was Coach Quinn a big name when he was hired?

Union and North Dakota have both done just fine promoting their assistant coaches to head coach. I think BU will be fine as well if they promote Albie.

Sean

 

[brassbonanza]

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And why does BU need a big name as head coach? And was Coach Quinn a big name when he was hired?

Union and North Dakota have both done just fine promoting their assistant coaches to head coach. I think BU will be fine as well if they promote Albie.

Sean

I agree there and I think the lack of HC experience for Albie as a slight against him is a bit overblown. That said, if he did have HC experience on his resume, this would seemingly be a foregone conclusion.

 

[Lemonade]

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I agree there and I think the lack of HC experience for Albie as a slight against him is a bit overblown. That said, if he did have HC experience on his resume, this would seemingly be a foregone conclusion.

Albie has 14 years of assistant coaching - if thats not enough to get a head coaching gig than I am not sure what is. He has put his time in and deserves this opportunity in my opinion.

 

[Scarlet]

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Albie has 14 years of assistant coaching - if thats not enough to get a head coaching gig than I am not sure what is. He has put his time in and deserves this opportunity in my opinion.

Agreed. I feel like people forget he was an assistant at, like, 47 other schools before he came to BU.

And really, this plethora of former Terriers able to take the reins is a pretty cool problem to have. I'm not giving my preference as it doesn't matter what I think. Albie would seem to be the ideal choice and because he would bring a sense of continuity for the recruits coming this summer and the next few years. They all seem pretty interchangeable in that I think they all have the background to do it.

 

[BU Fan 84]

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And why does BU need a big name as head coach? And was Coach Quinn a big name when he was hired?

Union and North Dakota have both done just fine promoting their assistant coaches to head coach. I think BU will be fine as well if they promote Albie.

Sean

Yes, Quinn was a big name guy when he was hired. He was very well known and highly regarded for player development. I think BU needs a big name coach in order to keep the recruits we have lined up for the next several years. A few months ago, it was posted here that BU was #1 in the country in revenue. ESPN listed BU as the #1 place to watch hockey prospects in the world. I would prefer we get someone with a lot of coaching experience at the highest levels.

As far as Albie goes, I would hope that BU would not make the same mistake twice. We don't need another recruiter as head coach. The biggest issue this team had over the past four years was that the head coach and the primary assistant were both recruiters, not x's and o's and in-game coaches.

 

[ericredaxe]

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Yes, Quinn was a big name guy when he was hired. He was very well known and highly regarded for player development. I think BU needs a big name coach in order to keep the recruits we have lined up for the next several years. A few months ago, it was posted here that BU was #1 in the country in revenue. ESPN listed BU as the #1 place to watch hockey prospects in the world. I would prefer we get someone with a lot of coaching experience at the highest levels.

As far as Albie goes, I would hope that BU would not make the same mistake twice. We don't need another recruiter as head coach. The biggest issue this team had over the past four years was that the head coach and the primary assistant were both recruiters, not x's and o's and in-game coaches.

Right because I'm sure what the rangers were looking for is a good recruiter.

 

[ericredaxe]

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Albie has 14 years of assistant coaching - if thats not enough to get a head coaching gig than I am not sure what is. He has put his time in and deserves this opportunity in my opinion.

14 years is enough to get a head coaching gig for sure... but wonder if the AD will feel that it is enough to get a head coaching gig at one of the top handful of premier college coaching gigs. Of course what we will never be able to see is how the interviews etc go and that will play a big part.

Personally I agree, I'd like to see Albie get a shot at it.

 

[Lemonade]

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14 years is enough to get a head coaching gig for sure... but wonder if the AD will feel that it is enough to get a head coaching gig at one of the top handful of premier college coaching gigs. Of course what we will never be able to see is how the interviews etc go and that will play a big part.

Personally I agree, I'd like to see Albie get a shot at it.

Totally agree. Albie deserves it but BU may be looking for a bigger name (Pandolfo, Sacco). There will be a lot of very good candidates and the interview process will hopefully result in a clear frontrunner. At minimum I would want Albie on staff for his recruiting prowess.

 

[bu98]

Give Albie a shot, he's a BU legend. His playing number is already retired to the rafters!

 

[mookie1995]

Has Albie applied for HC jobs?

Give Albie a shot, he's a BU legend. His playing number is already retired to the rafters!

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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You really never know who is going to pan out and who isn't going to pan out as a coach when you seek an assistant with no HC experience. That's not to say an assistant coach won't be good or better than someone with HC experience. You just never know.

 

[northeastern]

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i think he will have fun.. what its about..

https://www.boston.com/sports/nhl/2018/05/24/david-quinn-rangers

 

[RoughEmUp]

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From a recruit’s perspective, aren’t they lured by the NHL connections on a college staff? The Quinn/O’Connell team was ideal in many ways. Seems like Albie has a nice touch at convincing the best recruits to come to BU, and I’m sure part of his pitch was, “come play for Quinn, he knows what it takes to get to the NHL.”

 

[brassbonanza]

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From a recruit’s perspective, aren’t they lured by the NHL connections on a college staff? The Quinn/O’Connell team was ideal in many ways. Seems like Albie has a nice touch at convincing the best recruits to come to BU, and I’m sure part of his pitch was, “come play for Quinn, he knows what it takes to get to the NHL.”

I think that pitch is likely more "Come play for BU, we know what it takes to get to the NHL." I think Albie as HC with an NHL guy not currently ready for a collegiate HC job (Grier, McEachern, et al) as the Associate HC would take care of the "path to the NHL" component of recruiting. Whether that would be best for the success of the team on the ice, that would be a different evaluation for the AD.

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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BU has so much momentum on the 'path to the NHL' thing right now you could hire just about anyone and it would not diminish that IMO.

Regardless, if we're talking about Albie, he's clearly able to take whatever angle he can and sell it as he has done a pretty solid job on the recruiting front at 3 places, the previous 2 were not exactly "we're putting guys in the NHL in droves" programs at the time of his tenure there.

 

[BU Fan 84]

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Right because I'm sure what the rangers were looking for is a good recruiter.

What is your deal? Honestly, you come off as so stupid sometimes. Are you ignoring the fact that Quinn was known as a player development guy well before coming to BU as head coach? That continued while he was at BU. That is why the Rangers hired him. The GM even openly stated that.

None of that has anything to do with the fact that Albie and Quinn were both primarily known for recruiting at the collegiate level. That was the biggest flaw on the coaching staff over the past five seasons. The top two guys were recruiters and no one was strong enough on x's and o's, in-game adjustments (really any adjustments at all, at any point), strategy, etc.

These aren't mutually exclusive things. I have no idea why you would attach college recruiting and the Rangers together. It seems like you are probably too dense to understand what was a fairly simple, straightforward post. I hope you strive to do better in the future.

 

[ericredaxe]

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What is your deal? Honestly, you come off as so stupid sometimes. Are you ignoring the fact that Quinn was known as a player development guy well before coming to BU as head coach? That continued while he was at BU. That is why the Rangers hired him. The GM even openly stated that.

None of that has anything to do with the fact that Albie and Quinn were both primarily known for recruiting at the collegiate level. That was the biggest flaw on the coaching staff over the past five seasons. The top two guys were recruiters and no one was strong enough on x's and o's, in-game adjustments (really any adjustments at all, at any point), strategy, etc.

These aren't mutually exclusive things. I have no idea why you would attach college recruiting and the Rangers together. It seems like you are probably too dense to understand what was a fairly simple, straightforward post. I hope you strive to do better in the future.

No offense but your ongoing crusade against Quinn is old and tiresome and to suggest that Quinn could not coach in game scenarios comes off as moronic. So I'm calling you on it. That my deal.

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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That my deal.

Well played.

 

[BU Fan 84]

No offense but your ongoing crusade against Quinn is old and tiresome and to suggest that Quinn could not coach in game scenarios comes off as moronic. So I'm calling you on it. That my deal.

We've had five years of well documented screw ups, failures, and inconsistencies which we've all discussed ad nauseam on this thread. Now all of a sudden you're going to ignore it all and claim he was a good coach? That's the definition of moronic.

 

[Scarlet]

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We've had five years of well documented screw ups, failures, and inconsistencies which we've all discussed ad nauseam on this thread. Now all of a sudden you're going to ignore it all and claim he was a good coach? That's the definition of moronic.

Huh. This took way longer than I thought. Anyway, have you popped that champagne yet? Sorry he didn't actually resign in shame like you wanted, but rather got the opportunity of a lifetime coaching an NHL team with a huge contract.

Moving on...I know the Celtics being in the playoffs is a big deal, but they weren't playing yesterday. Why did they take up the entire sports report on the evening news? Not one mention on the the channels I watch. Though Tater did say FOX25 mentioned the coach of the Bulldogs got the head coaching job of the Rangers.