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Michigan Wolverines 2016-2017 Season

Re: Michigan Wolverines 2016-2017 Season

Shirtless Guy said:
Seriously? F off on the "Home." Houghton was home, Ann Arbor is getting him back but in no way is Mel going home...he's leaving home.
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Depends on how you look at it- he was born in Vancouver, so that could be home. Went to school in Houghton, and spent 6 more years there- for 10. Then moved to Ann Arbor for 23. And back to Houghton for 6 now.

Given his history, one can't really call Vancouver home, since he played hockey in Minnesota.

Then AA vs. Houghton, which is a fair debate. But you have to admit that 23>16. And having your family born in one city vs. the other, well....

All in all, I can see not calling Ann Arbor home, but by those same standards, you can't call Houghton home, either. I certainly don't call Moscow home.
 
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Welcome back Mel! I'm hopeful for the future. Here's hoping we can bring back Michigan hockey to the standard it was.


Good luck to Tech with their coaching search.
 
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MGoBlueHockey said:
He was here for 23 years uninterrupted. He was at Tech for 15 with a large gap in between. Two of his kids go to U-M.

He's coming home.
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Absolutely. There may have been some flashier names mentioned, but this is absolutely the best hire for Michigan. I feel re-energized for hockey already.

Is there going to be a separate "John J. MacInnes eats crow" thread since he was so adamant Mel wasn't leaving?
 
Re: Michigan Wolverines 2016-2017 Season

MGoBlueHockey said:
He was here for 23 years uninterrupted. He was at Tech for 15 with a large gap in between. Two of his kids go to U-M.

He's coming home.
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I think all the kids have graduated.

I thought Tech had a chance at keeping Mel when his daughter married a Houghton native (with an engineering degree from U of M) who inexplicably managed to get a job in Houghton. But then they moved back to Ann Arbor and she got pregnant with Mel and Susie's first grandchild.
 
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Maznblu said:
Absolutely. There may have been some flashier names mentioned, but this is absolutely the best hire for Michigan. I feel re-energized for hockey already.

Is there going to be a separate "John J. MacInnes eats crow" thread since he was so adamant Mel wasn't leaving?
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He's already doing that in the Tech thread.

Is there a reason people need to rub his nose in it, further, though?
 
Re: Michigan Wolverines 2016-2017 Season

Maznblu said:
Absolutely. There may have been some flashier names mentioned, but this is absolutely the best hire for Michigan. I feel re-energized for hockey already.

Is there going to be a separate "John J. MacInnes eats crow" thread since he was so adamant Mel wasn't leaving?
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I think you may mean Johnson's Jerseys.
 
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