What's new
By:
USCHO Fan Forum

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

  • The USCHO Fan Forum has migrated to a new plaform, xenForo. Most of the function of the forum should work in familiar ways. Please note that you can switch between light and dark modes by clicking on the gear icon in the upper right of the main menu bar. We are hoping that this new platform will prove to be faster and more reliable. Please feel free to explore its features.

RPI 2025 Off-Season: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rpi82 said:
This is one of a relatively small cluster of jobs (D-1 head coach) that only come available at this time of year in relatively small numbers (a handful each year). I'm sure these family issues were discussed ahead of time when the candidates accepted the invitation to apply - and certainly when they were brought in as finalists. If the three remaining are, as we believe, Lang, Tapp and Brooks, they are all located in relatively nearby areas within the ECAC footprint and have familiarity with the area (no long distance relo). If there's a delay of the type you referenced I'll bet it's not so much the terms for the new coach as it is wanting to make sure there is an understanding of the resources that they will have at their disposal (staff budgets, HFH and other facility plans, etc.). Previous coaches got burned on the latter issues and I'll bet that is known within the coaching community. Shirley is the gift that keeps on giving.......
Click to expand...
All good points. Negotiating the terms of the contract alone could take a few days. RPI may not be offering what the candidate expects.
 
Today is 8 April 2025. There are 179 days until RPI's next game. It has been 30 days since there has been a head coach.



This is based upon 4 October 2025 for the start of next season, and 10 March was the day that coach Smith was relieved of duty.
 
RPI makes an outstanding hire and Eric Lang immediately elevates the floor for RPI Hockey. Not sure why the hell it took this long when he was clearly the best and most experienced candidate.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top