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Worst Coaches of All Time

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thecomicbookguy said:
Yup, because his players hate him, and UNH finishes at the bottom of Hockey East each and every year. :rolleyes:
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UNH is accustomed to disappointment. While I am sure Umile's players and the Alum love him, he has not been able to "win the big one" or complete the job. I will gladly take three national championships over two Hockey East Crowns.

Hey I am just saying if I had to chose between York and Umile, I'd take York. If I had to choose between Whitehead and Parker, I'd take Parker. If I had to chose Mazzoleni over Donato, I'd take Mazz. I'd take Belichik over Norv Turner anyday. There are winners, and then there are those who just have a job with the title "coach." :D
 
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KnowItAll said:
good enough to have his team ask him to leave the school...

or are you talking UNH assistant and Malden Catholic good?
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Didnt say he had a great run.

Said he was not one of the worst

he left 100% on his own. School president told him could stay as long as he wanted
offered him the chance to come back a few euars aftwer

The school and its fan base is now off the chaerts happy witha losing record

MC is a a school on the way up, happy for them

serino had some issues current coach has

Serino had some success and he left on his own

you might be able to say going 1-28 at fairfield and having program dropped would be one of worst jobs ever

but, we have something called redemption and another new day

dennehy has proved his worth now
 
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Hokydad said:
Didnt say he had a great run.



MC is a a school on the way up, happy for them


dennehy has proved his worth now
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Huh?? MC has a good season, much better then their previous ones, but to say they are on their way up........well that's like saying because Mass elected Brown they are now republican.

Minus De Costa where are they?
 
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1. Chris Serino had zero success at Merrimack
2. Fact is, Da Costa is there. You can't take that away from them. That's like saying where would BC have been without Nathan Gerbe. Time will tell if Merrimack is truly on the rise. If they're hovering around 6th place on a yearly basis, that's a success for them.
 
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Slasher7 said:
[UNH Moron Mentality]Sure, he can't beat Dover High in the postseason, but he doesn't tell his players to spear people or recruit murders[/UNH Moron Mentality]
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Wow, one UNH poster says that, and now we all believe that? Especially sad is the fact that you quote my post to say this, when I defended York.

eaglehockeyrules said:
UNH is accustomed to disappointment. While I am sure Umile's players and the Alum love him, he has not been able to "win the big one" or complete the job. I will gladly take three national championships over two Hockey East Crowns.

Hey I am just saying if I had to chose between York and Umile, I'd take York. If I had to choose between Whitehead and Parker, I'd take Parker. If I had to chose Mazzoleni over Donato, I'd take Mazz. I'd take Belichik over Norv Turner anyday. There are winners, and then there are those who just have a job with the title "coach." :D
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Speaking of morons...Umile has trouble (lots of it) in the post-season. Does that mean he's one of the WORST coaches in the history of college hockey? Hardly. UNH may never win a national title with him, but they sure weren't winning one before he got here. Certainly weren't winning 20 games on a consistent basis. Can't win in the postseason? At least he makes the postseason, and with less talent than some schools. You want to say he chokes? Fine. But to say he's one of the worst coaches of all time is ludicrous. And where did I ever say anything about York? Or taking Umile over him? I'm not saying Umile is one of the BEST coaches ever, just not the worst ever.
 
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The "worst" coach, whoever he is, is someone who took a good program and flushed it down the drain.

Or maybe someone who took over a fixer-upper and never made any improvements.

Dick Umile is neither of those guys. Not even close. It's silly to mention him on this thread.
 
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eaglehockeyrules said:
Hey I am just saying if I had to chose between York and Umile, I'd take York. If I had to choose between Whitehead and Parker, I'd take Parker. If I had to chose Mazzoleni over Donato, I'd take Mazz. I'd take Belichik over Norv Turner anyday. There are winners, and then there are those who just have a job with the title "coach." :D
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This lay analysis was exactly what most of us needed. I was not quite sure about Umile when compared to york. I mean, Umile's comb over beats the hell out of Yorks salt and pepper ( mostly salt now, but whose keeping track?). Yes, by now the BC hockey club has earned much merit to the fans of any hockey east school - it certainly doesn't mean ******* fans like you aught to.
 
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Hall of Fame
Chris Serino Class of 1971

Induction Class of 2006
Baseball
Football
Ice Hockey (M)


Chris Serino was a three sport athlete for AIC from 1968-71, lettering in baseball, football and men’s ice hockey. While he started in football as a quarterback and defensive back and in hockey as a wing, Serino earned his highest acclaim on the diamond. As a senior in 1971, he posted a batting average of .472, tops in the College Division that season and still the school record for single season batting average. That mark also made him the first batter in school history to reach the vaunted .400 mark. He earned Topps All-America honors and was named the recipient of the President's Cup in 1971, awarded to the outstanding senior athlete at AIC.

After graduation Serino was named the head hockey coach at Saugus (Mass.) High School, a post he held for 12 seasons. From there he went on to Northfield Mount Hermon School for six years, earning New England Prep Coach of the Year accolades. Serino then served a nine-year stint (1989-98) as associate head hockey coach and head baseball coach at the University of New Hampshire, helping guide the Wildcats to six NCAA tournament appearances, including a Frozen Four appearance in 1997 when the team won a school-record 26 games.

He then went on to become head hockey coach at Merrimack College from 1999-2005 and served as that school's athletic director for three years. He is now the Director of Athletics at Malden Catholic High School.

#6 Merrimack vs. #3 Boston University - Who would have predicted that the Merrimack College Warriors would find themselves sitting in 6th place at the end of the season? Certainly not this guy! Merrimack finds itself in the postseason for the first time since 2004, back in the Chris Serino era, with guys like goaltender Jim Healey and Marco Rosa tearing up the place at Lawler Arena

Lets not forget Ricci, a Serino recruit who was key to teams limited success for 2 years with new coach.
Scmidtz etc

Mc just does not have support to win, sad but true at the bc/bu levels

Amazing how the biggest donor quit Merrimack and went to MC with serino and donated a million pus, as did red Sox parntner joe O'Donnell. They have raised more then merrimack

Now a program in the tank for a decade with a great history goes to super 8 final for 4 years in a row and athletics have turned around

dennehy has done a good job at Merrimack with his support
 
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Hokydad, that's all well and good, but we're talking about worst college head coaches. He isn't the worst, but Serino did not do a very good job at Merrimack.
 
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J.D. said:
Hokydad, that's all well and good, but we're talking about worst college head coaches. He isn't the worst, but Serino did not do a very good job at Merrimack.
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If we keep it at head coaches, he clearly did not finish like he wanted but outside alst year, had a respectable group. last year sucked leaving on such a low note. Was a very good ast and recruiter at UNH. I agree but he was clearly not in worst catagory
led nation in PK and had some solid seasons.
 
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Hokydad said:
If we keep it at head coaches, he clearly did not finish like he wanted but outside alst year, had a respectable group. last year sucked leaving on such a low note. Was a very good ast and recruiter at UNH. I agree but he was clearly not in worst catagory
led nation in PK and had some solid seasons.
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When the entire team goes to Santagati asking him to can Serino, that speaks volumes.
 
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REDMEN2002 said:
When the entire team goes to Santagati asking him to can Serino, that speaks volumes.
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The two kids who went to Santagati were told by him to leave a note recinding your scholarships, he stays, you leave,
Serino left on his own and ended up in a great situation. makes more money at his current job than the current MC coach does with half the stress, shorter season and less travel.

To bad it ended like it did but he left on his own.

Amazing how him, Frazier and the others land in better jobs and are ten times happier after they get away from there.

Sad thing is that if Serino had of stayed, they would be playing in a new rink now. The donors/supporters who left with him, Donovan and gang would have funded it, just like the did the multi million dollar facilities at his new school.
 
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Hokydad said:
The two kids who went to Santagati were told by him to leave a note recinding your scholarships, he stays, you leave,
Serino left on his own and ended up in a great situation. makes more money at his current job than the current MC coach does with half the stress, shorter season and less travel.

To bad it ended like it did but he left on his own.

Amazing how him, Frazier and the others land in better jobs and are ten times happier after they get away from there.

Sad thing is that if Serino had of stayed, they would be playing in a new rink now. The donors/supporters who left with him, Donovan and gang would have funded it, just like the did the multi million dollar facilities at his new school.
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Chris Serino or Ron Anderson? Weren't both fired?
 
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Rube Bjorkman, no question. 'Retired' from UND in 1978, the year I graduated, then Gino Gasparini came in and: 1979 Won the WCHA championship; lost in the NCAA finals; 1980 Won the NCAA tourney. Rube's teams never finished above 7th when I was in school.
 
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eaglehockeyrules said:
Chris Serino or Ron Anderson? Weren't both fired?
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Read the article above. Anderson was shown door, and it was unfair in my opinion....

Serino left 100% on own, fully supported by pres

Left at 3 pm, started new job with higher pay at 4 pm
Also took with him biggest donors and key board membrs who dumped millions into new school

Merrimack would have new rink if he had stayed
left for the chance to coach his two kids and slow down. Had cancer and was winding down
 
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