UMass Lowell 2025-2026: Youth will be served

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I wouldn't call her "new" anymore, as this is the third season she's been here.

On top of that, didn't Norm just sign an extension?

He's actually a lame duck. His current contract expires at the end of this season. Three options, all dependent on how the year goes IMO:

1. Re-sign him and hope this transition period is over and he knows how to coach in the new NIL, rev share, transfer portal era.
2. He retires/parts ways/moves on, etc and Boschetto is automatically promoted to head coach, which would confirm that was the plan all along.
3. Coutts ends the Bazin/Bazin affiliate era entirely and opens a national search.

If we look back in March and those polls were correct, my vote is for option 3. Lot of talented assistants in D1 hungry for an opportunity. And if McMahon is correct and Lowell is around the same level as Maine and Northeastern with financial resources, then a smart, motivated guy could absolutely restore this program. Also worth mentioning: hockey was one of the sports Coutts worked intimately with at Denver. As deputy director, she was the sport administrator for hockey. So yes, she knows what it takes to build a successful program.