How do we know the latter two statements are true? How far into the offseason is it appropriate to make a retirement announcement, especially if the likely successor is in-house?
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Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025
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robertearle
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Based on nothing more than 'my gut', my guess is that MJ would tell the players first, and do so as soon as practicable as possible, meaning shortly after the end of the season.
This year, the Monday after the championship game was the beginning of spring break week for UW students. So while some probably stayed in town (and did so, based on TikTok video of them celebrating with "Natty" the trophy around town), others might have taken off for a well-deserved couple days of normal spring break, etc., So any sort of individual 'exit interviews' that the coaches would have held or full 'team meeting' would have had to wait until the week after - March 31 to April 4. Any delay longer than that, and you have a half-dozen of the team heading out to the World Championships.
So, if an announcement was coming, my guess is that it would have come that week. No such announcement came, so - fingers crossed, knock on wood - I think we're OK for at least one more year.