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Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

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nmupiccdiva said:
Though he is a prime example of a jack bag.
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oh truth. if he idn't want to win it, i'd vote for him.


and yes, i've given up trying to use caps in my posts until i can type with two hands again
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Brenthoven said:
oh truth. if he idn't want to win it, i'd vote for him.


and yes, i've given up trying to use caps in my posts until i can type with two hands again
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Eww.

That's to much information. I don't need to know what you do while posting. That's just wrong.
 
Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

Brenthoven said:
I know DL wants to win, hence me not voting for him.
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He's not really a poser though, he comes off as a doosh that would wear a visor and have poofy hair, and hey! That is exactly what he is! Though I agree with 'diva, he is a jack bag, at least he's that way in person and on the boards.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
He's not really a poser though, he comes off as a doosh that would wear a visor and have poofy hair, and hey! That is exactly what he is! Though I agree with 'diva, he is a jack bag, at least he's that way in person and on the boards.
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awesome. campaign speech. VOTE DUDE LOVE!
 
Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

The Darkness said:
Would you really count what they do for the school as playing hockey. And they definitely aren't winning any kind of awards. I'm not all that sure anybody on that team should be considered a varsity athlete.
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They have varsity letters regardless :p
 
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crazytechfan said:
They have varsity letters regardless :p
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I really hope you don't make a big deal out of it. Let the guys have some fun playing some floor hockey, it won't hurt anything. Besides, I told you to get them on your team, but nooooooo, someone had to follow the rules to the letter. ;)
 
Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

Tok steps down as Husky aide
Taking reins of Minnesota-based NAHL expansion team
HOUGHTON - Michigan Tech's Chris Tok has always wanted to be a head coach.

When Tok arrived on campus to take an assistant coaching position with the Huskies, he told head coach Jamie Russell that his ultimate goal was to become a head coach.

And after four years with the program at Tech, Tok has gotten the chance to lead his own team.

Tok has accepted an offer to become the coach and general manager of the new North American Hockey League franchise in Austin, Minn.

"The opportunity was presented to me by Craig Patrick down in Austin," Tok said. "He's more of a businessman.

"He told me that the hockey side of things were going to be mine. He has limited knowledge on how to run a Junior team. He said all those decisions were going to be left up to me and that was very enticing."

Having total autonomy means Tok will be in charge of the day-to-day operations of the club. But building a team from scratch will present Tok with a number of different challenges.

The first thing Tok will have to do is build a team. Tok will need to find 17 players to sign to fill out his roster.

The next thing on Tok's to-do list is finding families who are willing and able to take in his players. He wants to find good families who will not just house his players but will nurture them as well.

"They're the ones (the families) that spend the majority of time with the players and have that ability to help shape their minds, so it's important to find quality housing families because the players are going to be with them so much," Tok said.

Once Tok has built his team and found them a place to live, he can turn his attention to his coaching duties. But "coach" Tok will have as many responsibilities as GM Tok has.

Tops on that list is being able to delegate authority to his assistant coach. Tok knows that even though he likes to be in total control, that a head coach doesn't have the time to deal with every aspect of getting his team ready to play.

"Being able to delegate and allow my assistant coach to do things is going to be something that is very important for me," Tok said. "I like to do things myself.

"There's only been a couple of times in my career where I didn't have somebody beneath me, so it'll be interesting to see how I'm allowed to delegate and not do everything myself. With my role now I'm going to have to teach the assistant coach what he needs to do."

But getting his staff in order is just one of his jobs. He must also familiarize his team with his style of play.

Tok wants his team to carry the play to its opponent. He doesn't want his club to sit back and let the play come to it.

"I want to play an aggressive relentless style," Tok said. "I'm not going to want our guys to be thinking a whole heckuva a lot.

"I want them to get after pucks, to try and create turnovers in all three zones. Our penalty kill is going to be aggressive. Everything is going to get after it."

But being aggressive is just part of Tok's approach to his first season as a head coach. He's more than willing to tweak his systems if the need arises.

"Personally, I don't want to have 10 things I wish I would have done," Tok said. "I hope there are fewer mistakes, that the garbage bag isn't full (of things he wish he would have done)."

K.D. Warvie can be reached at kwarvie@ mininggazette.com.
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http://mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/509569.html?nav=5009
 
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