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Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

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"Our goal is to be successful in all aspects of the program-on and off the ice," said Sanregret. "A quality hockey program is a valued part of Michigan Tech's history, and we will work diligently to re-establish our position."
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I'd like to know who is included in the "we" because she is going to need a lot of help. Guess we'll stay tuned and see if she walks the talk.
 
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JohnsonsJerseys said:
Ok time to put your money where your mouth is - Predictions for next year's opening day coaching roster. My money is on Jamie, Pat and Damon behind the bench with an administrative change adding a director of hockey operations who's sole focus is the off-ice needs of the MTU hockey team. Logic behind this - If the team has money to spend, it is much better spent on additional support behind the scenes than on buyouts.

You heard it here first.

Ryan J
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Don't feel bad about the prediction. I've had the same luck with my stock calls lately.
 
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Good luck guys. Hope it can breathe some new life into things.
 
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I really am sad to hear the news. As I have stated before, Jamie was great to personally in my efforts to create the misfits and really supported me any way he could to that end. After graduating, he still cared to hear how I was doing and shared much with me. He succeeded at MTU in every column except for wins which was very frustrating for all of us. A class act for sure. I just wish he could have caught some breaks over the last 3 years to really see what he could have accomplished.
 
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I too am a bit bummed for Jamie Russell. Not a fate he deserved really. I don't know if Tech could get Frank Serratore to leave his gig at Air Force ... but if I was the AD he'd be on my list for sure.
 
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Mel Pearson is supposedly interested. Ron Rolston supposedly isn't. I would guess Whitten applies. If Pearson comes, chances of B.Johnson coming likely significantly go up. Pearson may not be my first choice, but he may not be a bad choice. Pretty much any choice is better than prior status quo.
 
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I don't think F. Serratore would be interested, but I would hope that the athletic department at least tries to gauge interest from a guy like that. If Pearson is interested, I think that's the right decision...
 
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Not surprising that Rolston wouldn't essentially kick one of his best friends in the nuts. A Pearson rumor would be a bit surprising, but perhaps he sees that Berenson will be coaching U of M for as long as he's healthy and able.

Whitten may apply, but I question if he has the assistant coaching experience to be a serious candidate.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Whitten may apply, but I question if he has the assistant coaching experience to be a serious candidate.
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It would be a big step up for Damon. I really like the guy a lot but his resume' doesn't quite have the chops to support a WCHA Head coaching job ... yet.

Guentzel?
 
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Sounds like Russell was a well liked guy, its unfortunate that it didn't work out..best of luck on your coaching search, hopefully you can find the right candidate for MTU!

I'll throw this in the ring as I did on the LSSU forum a few weeks back when the topic of conversation was who LSSU should go after if we had a coaching search of our own this off-season....

John Harrington, a member of the 1980 U.S, Miracle on Ice olympic hockey team



Harrington worked in the 80s and early 90s as an assitant at Denver and St. Cloud State before becoming the head coach at St. Johns University, a D3 school in Minnesota. SJU was a god awful program before he took the job and he turned them into a contender nearly overnight, they went on to win numerous conference titles and make a handful of NCAA appearances during his tenure there, and he sported a .620 winning percentage during his 15 year career at SJU. He left there to coach overseas including a short stint as the head coach of Slovenia's national team, he currently coaches a men's pro team in Italy.

I read a book on the 1980 team and I remembered that it mentioned that Harrington always had the dream of coaching big time college hockey if that opportunity ever came along. It's certainly a longshot, but the guy has the appeal of being on the most famous hockey team in the history of the United States, has experience at big time WCHA programs and has a track record of turning around a downtrodden program , albeit at the D3 level. He is the head coach of an overseas team but the Italian league isn't exactly a fast track to an NCAA job the last time i checked, so I think it it most certainly at least worth a phone call to the man to gauge his interest.

The fact that MTU is a member of the conference that he coached in years ago would be a potential draw, especially since MTU is pretty close to his home state of Minnesota and plays many games in his home state each year....obviously this is a shot in the dark but for schools in MTU and LSSU's position, where is the hurt of taking that shot and making a phone call? All he can say is no right?
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
I just wish he could have caught some breaks over the last 3 years to really see what he could have accomplished.
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That's exactly it, Jamie didn't catch many if any breaks. Sad.

JOHN SCOTT ROCKS said:
Mel Pearson is supposedly interested. Ron Rolston supposedly isn't. I would guess Whitten applies. If Pearson comes, chances of B.Johnson coming likely significantly go up. Pearson may not be my first choice, but he may not be a bad choice. Pretty much any choice is better than prior status quo.
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It seems like Ben Johnson is leaning towards Michigan, anyone know why he hasn't committed yet then?
 
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To forget about today's happenings for a bit. When will I, MeanEgirl, learn to log out when Dirty is around? I'm really not very smart, am I?
 
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mtu_huskies said:
That's exactly it, Jamie didn't catch many if any breaks. Sad.



It seems like Ben Johnson is leaning towards Michigan, anyone know why he hasn't committed yet then?
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Mel Pearson is the top assistant at Michigan so he's probably the one recruiting Ben...if Pearson takes over at MTU, there is a good chance Johnson comes with him.
 
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So depressed, I couldn't even find the correct thread at first - now moved.

I'm sure on the surface this seems like a great thing for the University, but I'm going on record as saying that this will result in two steps backwards for the hockey program. Let's hope this isn't glacier like in nature where we only make one step forward next season and we're even worse off that we are now. Hard to believe that could be possible, but odds of success are not on the side of a first year coach.

Thank you to Coach Russel for his years behind the bench. I certainly hope our next coach shares his passion for the game. *stick tap, stick tap, stick tap*

Ryan J
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I don't think F. Serratore would be interested, but I would hope that the athletic department at least tries to gauge interest from a guy like that. If Pearson is interested, I think that's the right decision...
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The Serratores will not be going anywhere anytime soon, if it is up to them. Their names were brought up in a "which coach(es) would you like to see as the Gophers next coach" discussion, and from all accounts, the Serratores futures are set.
 
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Is Frank Wilson in the running. I got a call from him yesterday. :D
 
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