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UNH Wildcats 2014 Post-Season Thread: "Maybe Dick" Hunts the Great White Whale

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ASSOCIATE HEAD MEN'S HOCKEY COACH:

https://jobs.usnh.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=161883

"The Associate Head Hockey Coach is responsible, as coordinator of recruiting for all phases of recruiting as well as responsible for the defensive skills and techniques which must conform to the overall philosophy of the team defense."
 
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Darius said:
ASSOCIATE HEAD MEN'S HOCKEY COACH:

https://jobs.usnh.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=161883

"The Associate Head Hockey Coach is responsible, as coordinator of recruiting for all phases of recruiting as well as responsible for the defensive skills and techniques which must conform to the overall philosophy of the team defense."
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Coincidence that would pop-up on the jobs site within a week of Foley leaving NU?
 
Ned Braden said:
Coincidence that would pop-up on the jobs site within a week of Foley leaving NU?
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Interesting. Looks like a situation where the university (or the state) has one of those "must post every open role before hiring" deals. So you write up a tailor-made role. I love it. I have to do it often in the private sector as well. Hope it pans out as more than a coinky-dinky.
 
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Early speculation has former UNH captain/former Northeastern and Harvard Assistant Coach Pat Foley replacing Coach Tortorella. Foley would take over head recruiting duties from Coach Borek plus responsibility for defensive systems. Borek would remain as offensive coordinator and would, no doubt, maintain all his contacts in the recruiting world.
 
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What happened to Coach Tortorella?
 
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Darius said:
ASSOCIATE HEAD MEN'S HOCKEY COACH:

https://jobs.usnh.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=161883

"The Associate Head Hockey Coach is responsible, as coordinator of recruiting for all phases of recruiting as well as responsible for the defensive skills and techniques which must conform to the overall philosophy of the team defense."
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So far, this job posting on the University System of New Hampshire website is the only confirmed information about a UNH men's hockey coaching job opening up. As many posters have discussed over the last couple years, there would be a number of qualified candidates for such a position.
 
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Perhaps UNH will have three associate coaches?
 
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Snively65 said:
Perhaps UNH will have three associate coaches?
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I would find it hard to believe that given the budgetary woes in the university system, that the athletic department would be able to scare up the $$$ to fund a third Associate Head Coach. Then again, this is UNH...who knows what sort of creative accounting is going on behind the scenes? ;)

Tortorella and Borek are still listed as AHC's on the UNH athletics website....don't get me wrong, I would love to see Foley behind the UNH bench in an AHC position.
 
Scott said:
I would find it hard to believe that given the budgetary woes in the university system, that the athletic department would be able to scare up the $$$ to fund a third Associate Head Coach. Then again, this is UNH...who knows what sort of creative accounting is going on behind the scenes? ;)

Tortorella and Borek are still listed as AHC's on the UNH athletics website....don't get me wrong, I would love to see Foley behind the UNH bench in an AHC position.
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Unfortunately, the NCAA only allows teams to pay two assistant coaches. That's why the goalie coach is an unpaid position.
 
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Snively65 said:
I noticed that Nodak has three AHCs listed?
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Brad Berry and Dane Jackson listed on official site as Assistant Coaches. Karl Goehring as volunteer goaltending coach.
 
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So, the mystery deepens.....
 
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Snively65 said:
So, the mystery deepens.....
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Well it would be odd to post the job if Coach T isn't leaving and they aren't allowed to add a coach (the listing is quite implicit about salary, etc). Guess we will find out when it all comes down the pike and right soon as the boys are heading to Durham in the next couple of days to begin pre-season. Speaking of the team...what might our early line ups look like? Here's my rendition of a potential starting line up:

Willows-Downing-Kelleher (sp) (Eiserman?)
Pesce-Cleland (Quast, Marks, Maller)
De Smith/Clark

Should be interesting with the newbies fighting for those starting spots early on. I know it's going to be quite competitive for our 'Cats schedule wise psyched to be able to hop over to the opener at Union as it's only 2 hours from where I'm officiating that day at Keene State College...road trip!
;)
 
HockeyRef said:
Well it would be odd to post the job if Coach T isn't leaving and they aren't allowed to add a coach (the listing is quite implicit about salary, etc). Guess we will find out when it all comes down the pike and right soon as the boys are heading to Durham in the next couple of days to begin pre-season. Speaking of the team...what might our early line ups look like? Here's my rendition of a potential starting line up:

Willows-Downing-Kelleher (sp) (Eiserman?)
Pesce-Cleland (Quast, Marks, Maller)
De Smith/Clark

Should be interesting with the newbies fighting for those starting spots early on. I know it's going to be quite competitive for our 'Cats schedule wise psyched to be able to hop over to the opener at Union as it's only 2 hours from where I'm officiating that day at Keene State College...road trip!
;)
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Watch out for deer and moose wandering across Rt 9. :-)
 
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Snively65 said:
Watch out for deer and moose wandering across Rt 9. :-)
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Will do Snively! Coming from the North Country that's a good tip to remember...And as per my attempt to make up a make shift line up I completely overlooked Casey Thrush who of course is an Alt. Capt this year...hope he has a break out year coz we're gonna need it! :) How we doing getting to that 1000 post mark? :p
 
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wildcatdc said:
Interesting. Looks like a situation where the university (or the state) has one of those "must post every open role before hiring" deals. So you write up a tailor-made role. I love it. I have to do it often in the private sector as well. Hope it pans out as more than a coinky-dinky.
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Any "cold" applicants should be immediately dismissed for displaying poor judgment, prioritization and time management skills.

The 08-29-2014 closing date indicates the position will be filled for this year's season. Whither the current Associate Head Coaches?
 
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Interesting that Foley has never been the primary recruiter in any of his other positions, that's always been the other assistant, even if they were comparable ages. Therefore, it is hard to tell from the recruiting at Harvard and Northeastern how effective Foley has been, or his style of players. Big leap, though he has Borek's experience that he can draw upon. Guessing only, Borek doesn't want to, or isn't able to travel as much, and that was not Tortorella's skill set. Just speculating. I hope that everything is all right with those two health wise.

Foley's resignation this late, and the description of "team defense", seems tailored to get Foley the job, as his experience is on Coaching shorthanded defense, and overall team defense.

For the first time in about six years I am excited about the season, not that the team is a juggernaut, but that it has great potential for the next few years.

So.Kelleher Sr.Downing Sr.Willows
Sr.Thrush Fr.Poteralski Jr.Correale
Fr.Eiserman Fr.McNicholas Fr.Foegele
Jr.Gaudreault Jr.Smith Sr.Camper
So.Bourque Jr.Hill Fr.Salvaggio

Jr. Pesce So.Cleland
So.Maller Fr.Marks
Fr.Chanter Fr.Fugele
Fr.Boyd Jr.Quast
 
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I look at this apparent hiring of Foley as inevitable. He has always been Umile's fair haired boy. Named assistant captain as a sophomore and one of the few two year captains I can remember (James Richmond in the 80's comes to mind). After stints at Harvard (where the teams were not so good despite having, on paper, high end talent) and Northeastern (where he apparently got into some sort of dispute with the head coach), Foley will now land on his feet with his dream job at UNH. If what CHC says is true, he will become the lead recruiter although he was not at either Harvard (Albie O'Connell) or NU (Jerry Keefe). I will reiterate that he is fave of Umile (and Scarano) and, as a result, I expect that some day he will be the head coach.
 
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And, he pulled a 4.0 for his entire UNH career, right? :rolleyes:
 
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I usually see Foley at a game or two every year at the Whitt, sitting up next to the press box in Section 103, one row behind me. I'm not talking about NU games either ;) I do know that UNH had to post the opening for Colin Shank's position last year, per UNH/state policy. He never planned to leave - it was just a formality that the opening had to be posted when his contract ran out and was being renewed. Just postulating that could be the case here with the current Associate Head Coach posting.
 
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