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DIII Coaching Changes
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I'm pretty sure you meant "stepped down." I don't think any coach chooses to be unemployed. Lmao.
Scott_TG
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Scott_TG
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St. Benedict has hired 2022 NCHA Coach of the Year Lindsay Macy as their new Head Coach, poaching her from the same title at Finlandia.
At Finlandia, she went winless in 19-20 and 3-21-1 in 21-22 (20-21 was canceled). The release of her winning the COTY award for the conference made sure to note how 9 of the 21 losses were by 2 goals or less. Prior to Finlandia she had coached boys and girls high school programs in her native Owatonna, MN.
As a player, Macy played for Wisconsin before transferring to Minnesota State - Mankato.
At Finlandia, she went winless in 19-20 and 3-21-1 in 21-22 (20-21 was canceled). The release of her winning the COTY award for the conference made sure to note how 9 of the 21 losses were by 2 goals or less. Prior to Finlandia she had coached boys and girls high school programs in her native Owatonna, MN.
As a player, Macy played for Wisconsin before transferring to Minnesota State - Mankato.
Scott_TG
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There's been no press release, but Buffalo State's Staff Directory shows Rachel Grampp as the Head Coach with the "Interim" removed. However when you go to the Coaches page off of the Women's Hockey team page on their site it still says Interim Head Coach.
It looks like Grampp will be the permanent head coach though.
Not seeing any updates for Finlandia, Lawrence, or Wilkes
It looks like Grampp will be the permanent head coach though.
Not seeing any updates for Finlandia, Lawrence, or Wilkes
Scott_TG
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Wilkes has announced that they've hired Dave LaBaff as their new head coach, replacing Earl Utter. LaBaff had been with SUNY Canton, near his hometown of Potsdam, for the last decade. He was an assistant for the Roos for 2 seasons and their head coach for 8 seasons.
https://gowilkesu.com/news/2022/6/6...baff-as-new-womens-ice-hockey-head-coach.aspx
LaBaff is on the NCAA DIII WIH Championship Committee through 2024. LaBaff is married to a native Pennsylvanian: former SUNY Plattsburgh goalie and former Lebanon Valley assistant coach Alysia Ross.
SUNY Canton now joins Lawrence, Finlandia and Anna Maria as schools with Head Coaching vacancies.
https://gowilkesu.com/news/2022/6/6...baff-as-new-womens-ice-hockey-head-coach.aspx
LaBaff is on the NCAA DIII WIH Championship Committee through 2024. LaBaff is married to a native Pennsylvanian: former SUNY Plattsburgh goalie and former Lebanon Valley assistant coach Alysia Ross.
SUNY Canton now joins Lawrence, Finlandia and Anna Maria as schools with Head Coaching vacancies.
Lawrence announcement of their new Women's Coach Kevin Dessart:
https://vikings.lawrence.edu/news/2022/6/14/dessart-takes-reins-of-womens-hockey-program.aspx
https://vikings.lawrence.edu/news/2022/6/14/dessart-takes-reins-of-womens-hockey-program.aspx
Scott_TG
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MCLA has hired Heath Isaacson as their inaugural head coach.
Isaacson has been the head coach at Post for the past 7 seasons. His tenure includes a 26-126-2 record and 2018 allegations of mental abuse from some of his players that Post had ruled as unfounded after an investigation.
Isaacson has been the head coach at Post for the past 7 seasons. His tenure includes a 26-126-2 record and 2018 allegations of mental abuse from some of his players that Post had ruled as unfounded after an investigation.
Proof again that so many D3 AD's have no clue about women's hockey. They must not have had much of an applicant pool. It might have been more of an applicant puddle. This is a disastrous hiring decision that will cost them any chance of creating even a marginally decent hockey program. They will be perennial cellar dwellers. It's too bad but they'll learn a hard lesson from this even if that lesson is learned too late to rectify. This will be a program that good D3 level hockey players will avoid like the plague.
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Why is this proof that the program will fail? His former school ran an investigation, the claims were unfounded.....move on. You're perpetuating the problem of what's been going in college athletics which is that 17-22 year old kids complain and claim it's "abuse", a coach develops a dark mark on their tenure because the kids are always right, never the adults. He may or may not be a good coach, and clearly his record was not very stellar at Post. But what was Post's situation? How many scholarships did they offer? And, more importantly, look who they hired to replace him. The new coach has ZERO college coaching or recruiting experience. She has been a prep school coach that, 25+ years ago, won a gold medal. And now she's in charge of a Division 1 program and suddenly it's a "great hire" because we want more female coaches.
My bad, I see I wasn't clear in my post (no pun intended). My comments were strictly about his coaching background and ability. I agree about the other stuff you said and about Post's new hire. I had teammates that were at the bottom end of our team's depth chart and they were always whining and complaining and having pity parties. It was pathetic. I agree that administration should NOT make hiring and firing decisions about a coach based on complaints without considering the source or without looking into the complaints to find out if there is any sliver of truth to them. When an AD listens to whining, complaining students and makes decisions based on their feedback, it's time for a new AD! No self-respecting adult in the position of AD should be giving baseless power to college students. Doing that screws with the team in so many ways on and off the ice. I was always happy when any of our whining teammates quit the team! Whining players are so replaceable! Good riddance to them!
Russell Jaslow
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This line gave me a good laugh today.
Scott_TG
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Zach Perkins, Anna Maria's assitant men's hockey coach for the last five seasons, has been named the new HC for the Anna Maria women's team.
Looks like Finlandia and SUNY Canton, two schools that lost their head coaches to lateral moves, are the only two programs without a HC in place...
Looks like Finlandia and SUNY Canton, two schools that lost their head coaches to lateral moves, are the only two programs without a HC in place...
Scott_TG
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Elmira has posted a vacancy for their assistant coach.
Their departing assistant Mandy Montgomery was an assistant at SUNY Canton prior to Elmira and is from Michigan, where Finlandia is located. Both are in need of a head coach. That said, she could be leaving to do something else entirely as opposed to one of those two jobs.
Their departing assistant Mandy Montgomery was an assistant at SUNY Canton prior to Elmira and is from Michigan, where Finlandia is located. Both are in need of a head coach. That said, she could be leaving to do something else entirely as opposed to one of those two jobs.
Scott_TG
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A posting on the AHCA job board confirms what I've heard: Elmira is seeking a new head coach following the departure of Tim Crowley, head coach for the previous six seasons.
Elmira has a history of placing their men's assistants in the job, so I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Zannella ended up coaching the team. The Buffalo State '14 grad has been with the school for five seasons and also is the head coach of the golf team. Another internal candidate, at least on an interim basis is Erin Gehen. Gehen is the Associate Director of Athletics of Elmira and has been a volunteer assistant with the program for some time now. In fact, the posting on the AHCA job board instructs applicants to inquire with her so she will be heavily involved in the process of finding the next coach.
My understanding is Mandy Montgomery the assistant coach left her position prior to Crowley and is moving away from the area so she may not be an option.
Elmira has a history of placing their men's assistants in the job, so I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Zannella ended up coaching the team. The Buffalo State '14 grad has been with the school for five seasons and also is the head coach of the golf team. Another internal candidate, at least on an interim basis is Erin Gehen. Gehen is the Associate Director of Athletics of Elmira and has been a volunteer assistant with the program for some time now. In fact, the posting on the AHCA job board instructs applicants to inquire with her so she will be heavily involved in the process of finding the next coach.
My understanding is Mandy Montgomery the assistant coach left her position prior to Crowley and is moving away from the area so she may not be an option.
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Any word on where Tim Crowley is going?