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  • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

    Originally posted by rvd5star69 View Post
    If it's smith I may never walk into the hfh again
    We all appreciate the heads up.

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    • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

      Originally posted by TBone View Post
      You might want to do a little reading about Coach Smith. Not advocating for him, but I just went to the Canisius hockey page and it was interesting. He is the 2016-2017 AH Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award (Nat'l Coach of the Year; one of 10 finalists). Their goalie is a finalist for the Richter Award. He played at Ohio State for 4 years and played pro hockey for 6 or so years; mostly in the AHL. He has coached 2 Hobey finalists. Servers on the board of College Hockey Inc. Just a few links;

      http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle....ATCLID=1464602

      http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle....B_OEM_ID=20500

      http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle....B_OEM_ID=20500

      The guy probably knows how to coach and I'm sure his recruiting contacts are just fine. I wouldn't be upset if this guy became the coach.
      The year before they were 12-22-5. In fact, the guy has never had back-to-back .500 or better seasons in 11 years at Canisius. One year riding a hot goalie does not make a great candidate.

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      • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

        Originally posted by rpi82 View Post
        The year before they were 12-22-5. In fact, the guy has never had back-to-back .500 or better seasons in 11 years at Canisius. One year riding a hot goalie does not make a great candidate.
        Read some more

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        • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

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          • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

            One minor issue in contract negotiations is all that lies between Dave Smith being announced as new coach at RPI:

            http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/ecac...-barr-ed-gosek
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            • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

              Those were fluff pieces with content such as, "Canisius has also enjoyed a long history of success at the professional level outside of playing the game, highlighted most recently by two-time Griff captain Peter MacDougall ’10 being named an NHL referee in 2016." He may turn out to be a good head coach, but his record doesn't show it and I'd be lying if I didn't say hiring him would be a massive disappointment.

              Edit: In fact, I 'll go one step further and say McElroy is making the same bonehead move that the Colonel made. Both gave coaches with weak histories coming off a single good season anchored by an excellent goalie a new contract. I'd prefer to see an extended record of excellence, even if it is as an assistant.

              Try this one to get everyone excited: http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,1127/dave-smith/
              Last edited by rpi82; 04-03-2017, 12:50 PM.

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              • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                Originally posted by rpi82 View Post
                Those were fluff pieces with content such as, "Canisius has also enjoyed a long history of success at the professional level outside of playing the game, highlighted most recently by two-time Griff captain Peter MacDougall ’10 being named an NHL referee in 2016." He may turn out to be a good head coach, but his record doesn't show it and I'd be lying if I didn't say hiring him would be a massive disappointment.

                Try this one: http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,1127/dave-smith/
                I get it. As I stated, I'm not advocating for the guy. It was just that people on here were making it look like the guy was Happy Gilmore. I am guessing he was coaching at an institution with way less resources than RPI. They just opened a new rink a season or two ago which probably had some effect on recruiting. Since it appears he is our new coach, let's support him and see where it takes us.

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                • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                  Originally posted by rvd5star69 View Post
                  If it's smith I may never walk into the hfh again
                  Can I have your tickets? And the wife's if she doesn't want to go either?

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                  • Originally posted by rpi82 View Post
                    Those were fluff pieces with content such as, "Canisius has also enjoyed a long history of success at the professional level outside of playing the game, highlighted most recently by two-time Griff captain Peter MacDougall ’10 being named an NHL referee in 2016." He may turn out to be a good head coach, but his record doesn't show it and I'd be lying if I didn't say hiring him would be a massive disappointment.

                    Try this one: http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,1127/dave-smith/
                    Not sure how this will pan out but 2 of the people that know alot more than I do thought he was the best of the 4 candidates for this program. Seemed to start circulating yesterday that is was between him and Gosek which could mean a couple differentry things. One is that they desired a coach with head coaching experience. Could be he just interviewed beter. Or maybe others weren't as interested as some thought.

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                    • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                      Originally posted by johnk View Post
                      Not sure how this will pan out but 2 of the people that know alot more than I do thought he was the best of the 4 candidates for this program. Seemed to start circulating yesterday that is was between him and Gosek which could mean a couple differentry things. One is that they desired a coach with head coaching experience. Could be he just interviewed beter. Or maybe others weren't as interested as some thought.
                      It doesn't surprise me we want a HC, especially considering we've been burned by two ACs. Rinse and repeat what was said earlier about condemning. A point was also made that Belichick was a flop on his first coaching job, so maybe Smith will do better this time around. I think what we can conclude from this is that past performance does not guarantee future results. Alls I know is, whomever is named head coach, you have my support in your endeavor, but you also have 5 years to put a smile on my face, and then if you do, positive consistency is my expectation, whether we win, lose, or tie.

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                      • Originally posted by johnk View Post
                        Not sure how this will pan out but 2 of the people that know alot more than I do thought he was the best of the 4 candidates for this program. Seemed to start circulating yesterday that is was between him and Gosek which could mean a couple differentry things. One is that they desired a coach with head coaching experience. Could be he just interviewed beter. Or maybe others weren't as interested as some thought.
                        Appreciate the intel/insight JK. As TBone says, whoever it is deserves our full throated support
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                        • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                          2-cents: Smith took over Canisius when they were beyond a train wreck - long time previous coach had been fired mid-season after alleged altercation with a player and the whole team was ready to mutiny. Very ugly situation and terrible PR for the school. Smith made them respectable in fairly short time and the last few seasons they've been pretty good by AHA standards. Not saying I won't be a bit shocked if they didn't pick Barr or Riga (assuming they wanted the position), but Smith does seem to have experience building up a program.
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                          • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                            Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                            It doesn't surprise me we want a HC, especially considering we've been burned by two ACs. Rinse and repeat what was said earlier about condemning. A point was also made that Belichick was a flop on his first coaching job, so maybe Smith will do better this time around. I think what we can conclude from this is that past performance does not guarantee future results. Alls I know is, whomever is named head coach, you have my support in your endeavor, but you also have 5 years to put a smile on my face, and then if you do, positive consistency is my expectation, whether we win, lose, or tie.
                            Curious what do you consider a smile on your face in 5 yrs? Chance are right now no matter who you hire you won't even get some recruits to pick up the phone. It takes time unless you believe SA has the talent there and just couldn't develop it.

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                            • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                              If it is indeed Smith, I am very surprised as I did not expect it. I hope some people with hockey knowledge were involved in the decision.
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                              • Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season: We March 4th into the Future

                                Originally posted by rvd5star69 View Post
                                If it's smith I may never walk into the hfh again
                                Are you going to leave here also?
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