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OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
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Hockeybuckeye
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
If only Red's contract was up. LOL!!
If only Red's contract was up. LOL!!
Hockeybuckeye
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
Story is Casey did a LOT of the workload when he was assistant here and we couldn't get to the next level. So I'd say OSU isn't going to test those waters again.
Hockeybuckeye
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
Paul Pooley felt extremely slighted when he applied for the job when Markell left and as our most distinguished hockey alumnus and wasn't even granted an interview.
I can't help but wonder if after that experience he'd re-apply or if OSU would give him the cold shoulder again?
Paul Pooley felt extremely slighted when he applied for the job when Markell left and as our most distinguished hockey alumnus and wasn't even granted an interview.
I can't help but wonder if after that experience he'd re-apply or if OSU would give him the cold shoulder again?
THE OHIO STATE
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
http://www.uscho.com/2013/04/15/ohi...ys-out-his-contract-with-two-years-remaining/
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the Ohio State men’s hockey squad headed to a new hockey conference, athletic director Gene Smith decided that it was time for a new coach.
Smith announced Monday that third-year head coach Mark Osiecki has been dismissed from his position at Ohio State.
Ohio State will buy out the remaining two years of Osiecki’s contract at just over $112,000.
“We are making a change in our head hockey coaching position,” Smith said in a statement. “There was a difference of opinion over the management of the program that could not be resolved.”
Osiecki led Ohio State to its best conference finish since 2005 this season as the Buckeyes finished fourth in the final year of the CCHA. Ohio State lost to Notre Dame in the CCHA semifinals on March 23 to end its season.
Despite Ohio State’s uptick this past season, it was a down year in the conference and the Buckeyes finished with a sub-.500 winning percentage overall.
In three seasons as head coach, Osiecki was 46-50-16 and never led the Buckeyes to an NCAA tournament appearance.
Osiecki told USCHO that he was “very surprised” of Ohio State’s decision. The timing of the decision is odd as the team ended its season over three weeks ago and Ohio State, in general, does not let go of coaches from non-revenue sports with years remaining on a contract.
“They came in this morning and told me at 8 a.m.,” Osiecki said. “We didn’t know anything.”
Despite a stagnant record and attendance, Osiecki said he thought the program was headed in the right direction.
“The opportunity that was here was great,” Osiecki said. “We felt good about where the program was headed and we felt good with the recruits, the families. The kids that we had in the locker room now are doing it the right way. A lot of good things.”
Osiecki was hired to replace 14-year head coach John Markell. Until Osiecki’s hiring, Ohio State had only two head coaches over a 34-year span.
The hockey program is overseen by Ohio State senior associate athletic director Chris Schneider, who helped hire Osiecki in 2010. When Schneider hired Osiecki, he said he was looking for the former Wisconsin assistant to lead Ohio State back to prominence at the national level, something Osiecki was unable to do in his short tenure.
“The timing of it relates to the evaluation of the programs we do,” Schneider said. “It came down to a difference in management.”
Schneider said that the university would make an announcement on Tuesday involving the coaching search.
“It is something where everyone is a candidate right now,” Schneider said. “As we continue to look at the program, we will have more information on that tomorrow.”
Recently ousted Denver coach George Gwozdecky could be a candidate for the Ohio State job; he consulted the school on the 2010 search that led to the Buckeyes hiring Osiecki but said at the time he had no interest in the job.
Whoever gets the job will have some limitations that could prevent growth of the program.
Ohio State is forced to share its facility with the men’s and women’s basketball programs that are benefiting from a $19 million project to improve the facilities at Value City Arena. The only benefit the men’s hockey program got from the improvements was a new locker room door. The hockey program also had to bus to its practice facility, cutting into the amount of time coaches could spend with players.
There are long-term plans to build a new hockey facility for the men’s and women’s programs but that has been on the back burner as improvements to the basketball facilities and a new arena for the volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics programs have taken precedence at Ohio State.
Until Ohio State announces its new coach, assistant Steve Rohlik will remain with the program as a point person for current players and recruits.
In the meantime, Osiecki is looking at his possibilities.
“I have to take the next couple of days and let the dust settle a little bit,” Osiecki said. “But obviously I want to stay in it. I’d like to coach. I’m not sure which direction, to be honest. I don’t know which direction to go or what will present itself.”
Ohio State will enter a highly competitive, six-team Big Ten Conference next season. Whoever becomes the new head coach will try to hang onto a rather small but solid recruiting class Osiecki had built for this autumn.
Headlining the class is goaltender Matt Tomkins, a Chicago seventh-round pick, and forward Zach Stepan, a fourth-round pick by Nashville.
Stepan posted on his Twitter account minutes after the announcement, “This can not be happening right now.” The Tweet was later deleted.
http://www.uscho.com/2013/04/15/ohi...ys-out-his-contract-with-two-years-remaining/
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the Ohio State men’s hockey squad headed to a new hockey conference, athletic director Gene Smith decided that it was time for a new coach.
Smith announced Monday that third-year head coach Mark Osiecki has been dismissed from his position at Ohio State.
Ohio State will buy out the remaining two years of Osiecki’s contract at just over $112,000.
“We are making a change in our head hockey coaching position,” Smith said in a statement. “There was a difference of opinion over the management of the program that could not be resolved.”
Osiecki led Ohio State to its best conference finish since 2005 this season as the Buckeyes finished fourth in the final year of the CCHA. Ohio State lost to Notre Dame in the CCHA semifinals on March 23 to end its season.
Despite Ohio State’s uptick this past season, it was a down year in the conference and the Buckeyes finished with a sub-.500 winning percentage overall.
In three seasons as head coach, Osiecki was 46-50-16 and never led the Buckeyes to an NCAA tournament appearance.
Osiecki told USCHO that he was “very surprised” of Ohio State’s decision. The timing of the decision is odd as the team ended its season over three weeks ago and Ohio State, in general, does not let go of coaches from non-revenue sports with years remaining on a contract.
“They came in this morning and told me at 8 a.m.,” Osiecki said. “We didn’t know anything.”
Despite a stagnant record and attendance, Osiecki said he thought the program was headed in the right direction.
“The opportunity that was here was great,” Osiecki said. “We felt good about where the program was headed and we felt good with the recruits, the families. The kids that we had in the locker room now are doing it the right way. A lot of good things.”
Osiecki was hired to replace 14-year head coach John Markell. Until Osiecki’s hiring, Ohio State had only two head coaches over a 34-year span.
The hockey program is overseen by Ohio State senior associate athletic director Chris Schneider, who helped hire Osiecki in 2010. When Schneider hired Osiecki, he said he was looking for the former Wisconsin assistant to lead Ohio State back to prominence at the national level, something Osiecki was unable to do in his short tenure.
“The timing of it relates to the evaluation of the programs we do,” Schneider said. “It came down to a difference in management.”
Schneider said that the university would make an announcement on Tuesday involving the coaching search.
“It is something where everyone is a candidate right now,” Schneider said. “As we continue to look at the program, we will have more information on that tomorrow.”
Recently ousted Denver coach George Gwozdecky could be a candidate for the Ohio State job; he consulted the school on the 2010 search that led to the Buckeyes hiring Osiecki but said at the time he had no interest in the job.
Whoever gets the job will have some limitations that could prevent growth of the program.
Ohio State is forced to share its facility with the men’s and women’s basketball programs that are benefiting from a $19 million project to improve the facilities at Value City Arena. The only benefit the men’s hockey program got from the improvements was a new locker room door. The hockey program also had to bus to its practice facility, cutting into the amount of time coaches could spend with players.
There are long-term plans to build a new hockey facility for the men’s and women’s programs but that has been on the back burner as improvements to the basketball facilities and a new arena for the volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics programs have taken precedence at Ohio State.
Until Ohio State announces its new coach, assistant Steve Rohlik will remain with the program as a point person for current players and recruits.
In the meantime, Osiecki is looking at his possibilities.
“I have to take the next couple of days and let the dust settle a little bit,” Osiecki said. “But obviously I want to stay in it. I’d like to coach. I’m not sure which direction, to be honest. I don’t know which direction to go or what will present itself.”
Ohio State will enter a highly competitive, six-team Big Ten Conference next season. Whoever becomes the new head coach will try to hang onto a rather small but solid recruiting class Osiecki had built for this autumn.
Headlining the class is goaltender Matt Tomkins, a Chicago seventh-round pick, and forward Zach Stepan, a fourth-round pick by Nashville.
Stepan posted on his Twitter account minutes after the announcement, “This can not be happening right now.” The Tweet was later deleted.
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klbaum1077
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
Imagine my surprise when i am scrolling down my Facebook page and i see that OZ will not be back. If they dont get a Big Time coach in here this was just flat out stupid.
Imagine my surprise when i am scrolling down my Facebook page and i see that OZ will not be back. If they dont get a Big Time coach in here this was just flat out stupid.
Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
Exactly. There is supposed to be some sort of announcement tomorrow. We'll see what happens, but if they don't bring in a big name, then I completely agree with you that this was stupid! You just don't fire a guy after three seasons when he doesn't have all his recruits in here and he has the program moving in the right direction. Gotta be kidding me!
Exactly. There is supposed to be some sort of announcement tomorrow. We'll see what happens, but if they don't bring in a big name, then I completely agree with you that this was stupid! You just don't fire a guy after three seasons when he doesn't have all his recruits in here and he has the program moving in the right direction. Gotta be kidding me!
Hockeybuckeye
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Well, here's to Gene Smith to totally scr*wing us going into the B1G's inaugural season!
There is more than a difference of opinion. I'm betting he was too vocal in his frustration that OSU was too slow in some of the promises they made to do certain things for the program when he came here. I was always tempted to advise him to walk softly when dealing with the athletic department here as they will fire anyone for any reason but I never really had the opportunity.Exactly. There is supposed to be some sort of announcement tomorrow. We'll see what happens, but if they don't bring in a big name, then I completely agree with you that this was stupid! You just don't fire a guy after three seasons when he doesn't have all his recruits in here and he has the program moving in the right direction. Gotta be kidding me!
Well, here's to Gene Smith to totally scr*wing us going into the B1G's inaugural season!
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They better make a committment or OSU will be in the cellar for years to come.
They better make a committment or OSU will be in the cellar for years to come.
aallenpollreisz
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All things considered, Osiecki was doing pretty well at OSU. Extremely odd firing, IMO. Did the guy have a beef with the AD, or something? Is the AD just taking a really aggressive run at Gwozdecky?
Something's not adding up right.
All things considered, Osiecki was doing pretty well at OSU. Extremely odd firing, IMO. Did the guy have a beef with the AD, or something? Is the AD just taking a really aggressive run at Gwozdecky?
Something's not adding up right.
Hockeybuckeye
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
Everyone here knows he was in on the football cover up and Tressel took the fall for him. He thought hiring Urban Meyer would make everyone look the other way and forget. His only allegiance has been to himself and maybe his alma matter of Notre Dame. When ND comes to town it's the ONLY time he comes to a hockey game.
That's our AD. Most overpaid worthless piece of sh** to ever come here!
Everyone here knows he was in on the football cover up and Tressel took the fall for him. He thought hiring Urban Meyer would make everyone look the other way and forget. His only allegiance has been to himself and maybe his alma matter of Notre Dame. When ND comes to town it's the ONLY time he comes to a hockey game.
klbaum1077
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I know we talked about this over at the Ice Rink during the Playoff series. I guess he wont be at a home hockey game anytime soon since ND is off the schedule for a while.
I know we talked about this over at the Ice Rink during the Playoff series. I guess he wont be at a home hockey game anytime soon since ND is off the schedule for a while.
THE OHIO STATE
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There's alot more to Good Coaching than in practice & during games. He was a ***** to some of his staff & players. He preached " CULTURE. " He talked the talk , but didn't walk the walk. He was the type of Coach that thought the program was going to go ALL his way & nobody had a say in it!!!!
There's alot more to Good Coaching than in practice & during games. He was a ***** to some of his staff & players. He preached " CULTURE. " He talked the talk , but didn't walk the walk. He was the type of Coach that thought the program was going to go ALL his way & nobody had a say in it!!!!
THE OHIO STATE
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http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?104831-Mark-Osiecki-Out-at-Ohio-State
http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?104831-Mark-Osiecki-Out-at-Ohio-State
Sportsfan1
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Good riddance. I have maintained since he was first hired and immediately released players and continued to release players and not honor previous commitments that he would not be a good head coach for OSU. The way that he treated his team is not conducive to gaining their respect or to getting the best out of them.
Some of you have mentioned that he disrespected the players, traditions, etc. I don't know if it was so much disrespect as it was his disdain for the players, the media, traditions of OSU hockey or his arrogance.
His narcissism got in the way. We've lost good players, and we've lost recruits as the reputation of the Head Coach at Ohio State made it's way around the hockey world. It's a small world.
I said about a month ago on this thread that I thought he'd be gone the minute something better came along. Well, I was half right. He's gone.
There are plenty of great coaches out there that would step into OSU and develop the program in a positive manner.
The thread title should be changed. It's spelled incorrectly anyway.
Good riddance. I have maintained since he was first hired and immediately released players and continued to release players and not honor previous commitments that he would not be a good head coach for OSU. The way that he treated his team is not conducive to gaining their respect or to getting the best out of them.
Some of you have mentioned that he disrespected the players, traditions, etc. I don't know if it was so much disrespect as it was his disdain for the players, the media, traditions of OSU hockey or his arrogance.
His narcissism got in the way. We've lost good players, and we've lost recruits as the reputation of the Head Coach at Ohio State made it's way around the hockey world. It's a small world.
I said about a month ago on this thread that I thought he'd be gone the minute something better came along. Well, I was half right. He's gone.
There are plenty of great coaches out there that would step into OSU and develop the program in a positive manner.
The thread title should be changed. It's spelled incorrectly anyway.
Sterling Cooper
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Re: OHIO STATE ( 2013 summer talk , The Great & Powerfull Coach OZ. )
I loathe Gene Smith and long for the day he's gone. He's not to blame for Tressel though. Tressel cheated. Tressel was discovered, and Tressel was fired. Did GS get the e-mail detailing the actions of the Tat-5? Did GS cover that up and lie to the ncaa, Big Ten and university about it on numerous occassions? If GS was involved in this, then why did the athletic department proactively notify Gee's office and the ncaa immediately after that grad student discovered and turned over Tressel's emails?
Tressel was a con man who had us all fooled with his whole man of god schtick. He was uncovered and received what was coming to him. Good riddance. Gene Smith might be a ***** whose arrogance is only rivaled by his incompetence. Tressel, however, was a hypocrite and a cheater who put us on probation.
I loathe Gene Smith and long for the day he's gone. He's not to blame for Tressel though. Tressel cheated. Tressel was discovered, and Tressel was fired. Did GS get the e-mail detailing the actions of the Tat-5? Did GS cover that up and lie to the ncaa, Big Ten and university about it on numerous occassions? If GS was involved in this, then why did the athletic department proactively notify Gee's office and the ncaa immediately after that grad student discovered and turned over Tressel's emails?
Tressel was a con man who had us all fooled with his whole man of god schtick. He was uncovered and received what was coming to him. Good riddance. Gene Smith might be a ***** whose arrogance is only rivaled by his incompetence. Tressel, however, was a hypocrite and a cheater who put us on probation.