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St. Lawrence U.

Engineers said:
They have Trenten Bennett coming next year. Devils 4th rounder went 99th overall.
Issue is will they keep him if they fire Brekke? A real conundrum
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Firebirds acquire Devils prospect Trenten Bennett from Attack - Ontario Hockey League

The Flint Firebirds have acquired goaltender Trenten Bennett from the Owen Sound Attack in exchange for four draft picks. A Kitchener, Ontario native, Bennett was originally selected by the Attack in the fourteenth round, 274th overall, of the 2022 OHL Priority Selection. The 6-foot-8, 207-pound...
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More and more I think that Brekke is safe for another year. Maybe not.
And if not, maybe Mike McKenzie will leave Kitchener to lead SLU to the promised land.
 
apple2k said:
More and more I think that Brekke is safe for another year. Maybe not.
And if not, maybe Mike McKenzie will leave Kitchener to lead SLU to the promised land.
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He’s safe for another year. Why? I have no idea… he’s proven nothing. He’s lost his best recruit for this year and lost his best recruit from last year.
 
Engineers said:
He’s safe for another year. Why? I have no idea… he’s proven nothing. He’s lost his best recruit for this year and lost his best recruit from last year.
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If he doesn't show a lick of improvement he should be shown the door. I wonder how much that fake season ECAC title has kept him from being fired because it's been downhill the past 3 years.
 
I'm thinking that a firing would have happened by now, if it were going to happen. Maybe the key stat is 6 wins in the last 10 games, including 2 over our Route 11 rivals. Plus, he's a nice guy, so maybe nobody wants to confront him. Sadly, I don't have any inside info--where's Elliotte Friedman when you need him?
 
He is locked in for this coming year. SLU wants nothing to do with paying off Brekke and his staff, only to have to pay up for another coach and his staff. As I have said repeatedly, unless there are major administrative changes at the top of SLU, all roads lead to D-III sooner then later.

I guess we have Q'Pac to thank for the mess we are in, because Brekke beating them in the ECAC semi's and finals has saved him multiple times. ;)
 
GoldenBear said:
He is locked in for this coming year. SLU wants nothing to do with paying off Brekke and his staff, only to have to pay up for another coach and his staff. As I have said repeatedly, unless there are major administrative changes at the top of SLU, all roads lead to D-III sooner then later.

I guess we have Q'Pac to thank for the mess we are in, because Brekke beating them in the ECAC semi's and finals has saved him multiple times. ;)
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I thought Brekke’s contract was done at the end of 25/26 season? What would SLU have to pay off? The assistants are usually on a year to year contract. Possibly D-lll but I doubt that.
 
Engineers said:
I thought Brekke’s contract was done at the end of 25/26 season? What would SLU have to pay off? The assistants are usually on a year to year contract. Possibly D-lll but I doubt that.
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The contract is up after this coming year, and current assistants are signed for the upcoming year. D-III hockey is coming for all of us sooner than we would like to admit, with the NIL/Transfer Portal NCAA Era upon us now.
 
GoldenBear said:
The contract is up after this coming year, and current assistants are signed for the upcoming year. D-III hockey is coming for all of us sooner than we would like to admit, with the NIL/Transfer Portal NCAA Era upon us now.
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Just for clarification the contract is up this coming year because of the one year extension he was given correct? His old contract was technically over after 25/26 season?
 
Engineers said:
Just for clarification the contract is up this coming year because of the one year extension he was given correct? His old contract was technically over after 25/26 season?
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🤷‍♂️not sure. At the end of this past season, everyone was saying his contract was up, and then he ended up getting a one-year extension. That's what I had heard and believed to be true. But SLU never confirmed that an extension was given. Everyone I have spoken with at SLU since then says he actually had a year left on his current contract.

None of it matters now; he will be the coach this upcoming year, and unless he does something wildly inappropriate, he will be for the entire year. SLU is in no position to be paying for two coaches by paying off one coach and hiring a new one.
 
I guess my final thought on this coach situation is that Brekke's not the worst coach in the world--he's no Mike Babcock--so let's see what he can do with some of the guys "committed" on Chris Heisenberg's site. There's some real talent there. And I do think that with a year under their belts that the 2 Flanagans will be positive influencers.
 
The actual players for next year have been officially announced. I hope (there's that word again) that they are better than meh. We'll see.
 
somehow it is only now sinking in that St Lawrence will be icing a team featuring two defensemen from Canada named Will Bishop

William Bishop: sophomore transfer from Clarkson, from Quebec, former QMJHLer, 6'0, left shot, #3
Will Bishop: incoming freshman, from Ontario, OHL vet, 6'6, right shot, #2

the height should help broadcasters but there are some wacky shenanigans that can go on here
 
Looks like we won't have to wait too long to see what the new men on the team can do with trips to Providence & U Mass Lowell right off the hop. And we'll see how good our Route 11 rivals are on the same weekend--on paper they should be better than us--how both teams play against Providence might tell a lot. Let's go Larries!
 
GoldenBear said:
D-III hockey is coming for all of us sooner than we would like to admit, with the NIL/Transfer Portal NCAA Era upon us now.
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Serious question, but is your pessimism purely an emotional response, or do you ardently believe that SLU is ill-prepared to continue to compete at the D1 level?
 
elbojpb said:
Serious question, but is your pessimism purely an emotional response, or do you ardently believe that SLU is ill-prepared to continue to compete at the D1 level?
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As a lifelong SLU fan, some emotions come into play for me, but the reality for any small, private school is that D-I athletics are coming to an end. Just keeping the doors open and lights on at any small, private, non-NESCAC college is going to be almost impossible, let alone funding any athletics.
 
The roster is set, and Brekke's still the boss. It'll be fun to see how we do against the Saints. Yes, Saints!
PS Why can't we give them complete title to Saints, so we can be the Larries again?
 
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