That cant be. Do they still print a Hockey East booklet? What page is he on? Even if they went in alphabetical order using University, then Univ of Vermont would always be on the page after Univ of New Hampshire. Damn proof readers.
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UNH- How Far West Do We Go?
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TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
He had no other options, so he signed the contract. No one can blame him for that.
This contract scenario only confirmed that SB is as incompetent as many on this board suspected her to be. Her JD should be revoked.
He makes $10k less than the UVM coach. If this team was top of HE and winning 20+ games you don’t think he’d be asking for a raise? Pay for performance all around. He has failed in every aspect.
JB
Desk Chair Coach
I guess the real questions are:
1) Did Souza get an extension because
3) which key is it....
Is the key that Souza is low paid? - so paying Souza more gets you more wins, coin operated coach
Is the key that Souza is getting paid what he is worth? - I don't think he is worth what he is getting paid, he is getting a heck of a deal
Is the key that they believe they can't possibly ever get anybody better than Souza at that pay? - I think many NH high school hockey coaches could do just as bad for the same or less pay
1) Did Souza get an extension because
a) TDL donation
b) he is a known commodity with a history with the school and a well timed media campaign (Souza was more in the media that contract year than before or since)
c) he is cheap (I think if this was the case $240k was more than the should have offered)
2) Could UNH get a better or even just as crappy coach for $240k a year, or less?3) which key is it....
Is the key that Souza is low paid? - so paying Souza more gets you more wins, coin operated coach
Is the key that Souza is getting paid what he is worth? - I don't think he is worth what he is getting paid, he is getting a heck of a deal
Is the key that they believe they can't possibly ever get anybody better than Souza at that pay? - I think many NH high school hockey coaches could do just as bad for the same or less pay
Congrats Cy! Wonder if he will work his way up to the Eagles to play with his former teammate Alex Gagne.
Best of luck to him!
If it's all the same with you, I'd rather they didn't.
I was not exactly jumping for joy when Borek was hired after they let Mark Dennehey go. I was hoping for someone young and dynamic, and thought that Scott was someone with a bit of mileage. I've since come around.
He's made some great pick ups in the portal the past few years (Hoskin has been an excellent addition) and his recruting has been solid. 'Mack's never gonna get the 5 star players, but he's finding a couple of 4 star and solid second tier guys to build a TEAM (not just a collection of high end talent). AND he's finding some Euro players too, especially in net.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
This much we know for sure ... MS7 is WAY better at personal finances than he is at coaching hockey. He was basically given a 3 year extension at the same rate of pay he's been on since his initial hiring, which is a reflection of how little he has impressed the world in his current position. Most folks who were confident in their own abilities and had a better track record would see this as an insult of sorts, and either seek alternate employment in the field - which he would be able to drive IF he had the track record to leverage it - or force his current employer into a more lucrative yet shorter term deal. Basically a "show me" deal many of us pressed for after his lone 20 win season. Taking the longer term/lower annual salary guaranteed deal was absolutely the safe way out. And when offered it, he accepted it.
The cold hard truth is, Souza was pragmatic in jumping on the longer term, pay-stays-level deal because he knew he couldn't do better than what he signed.
cpo pottymole has regaled us many times with his observations about how unimpressive a $240,000 annual salary is, and how scads of folks on here are just "jealous" because such a paycheck is beyond their reach. That's our man of the people, after all. Yet despite the "modest" level of MS7's current earnings, and assurances from the resident board genius to the contrary, MS7 has stayed put. Ever think you should be giving a financial pep talk to MS7 instead of the board in general, potty?!?
I found online that Steve Wiedler’s four-year UVM contract with a base salary of $250k/year begun in July 2024 includes an annual increase in line with other head coaches at UVM (whatever that amount might be), along with nine bonus incentives that add up to a potential but extremely unlikely $70k/year: for example, #10k for National COY, $10k for HEA first place in regular season, $5k for top 20 in PWR (pre-NPI), $5k for trip to the Garden, $5k for at-large NCAA bid, $5k per win jn NCAAs, so $20k total, $5k HEA COY, and $5k for team GPA at 3.1+, $5k for academic progress rate (APR) of 1.0000. The last two #5k bonuses sound achievable.