Michigan Tech Off-season Revised - Onward and Upward

[geezer]

Re: Michigan Tech Off-season Revised - Onward and Upward

sweet, hope to see quick dividends on the recruit list.

[manurespreader]

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sweet, hope to see quick dividends on the recruit list.

Looks like a big plus for the Tech program. Glad to see him on board.

[giwan]

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Well, the coaches roster does not list Shuchuck or Steward now, will be interesting to see who takes the final spot.

Need to make changes as coaches are listed on the roster page. Someone wake up

[mtu_huskies]

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Well, the coaches roster does not list Shuchuck or Steward now, will be interesting to see who takes the final spot.

Steward is there. No Shuchuck though, interesting. Job Postings still has Assistant Hockey Coach listed for now.
https://www.jobs.mtu.edu/postings/5693

[bose301s]

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Steward is there. No Shuchuck though, interesting. Job Postings still has Assistant Hockey Coach listed for now.
https://www.jobs.mtu.edu/postings/5693

He is now, wasn't when I looked

[redwing61]

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Guys, I know he might not be with the program much longer and so there's little need to commit it to memory, but it's S-h-u-c-h-u-k. Only one 'c.'

[The Troll mtu86]

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Congratulations to Coach Steward, welcome to the Huskies.

Now just one piece to the puzzle left to go. THG throwing John Scott's name out there. He would be an interesting choice, name recognition and defense. But, can Tech afford to turn the D over to a first time coach??

Too bad that "can't seek or negotiate" clause wasn't in Pearson's contract. 20/20 hindsight eh?? Then again maybe he wouldn't have ever signed it if it was.

Maybe that clause is what got Rolston and Muckalt to walk away?? If they were looking at the job as short-term..

[redwing61]

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THG throwing John Scott's name out there. He would be an interesting choice, name recognition and defense. But, can Tech afford to turn the D over to a first time coach??

I can't see him moving his wife and kids to Houghton (away from her family in Traverse City) so that he can in turn be on the road away from them half the time. He's a family man now, life in TC is good, and I would make the same choice if I were in his shoes.

[Broseph Stalin]

Too bad that "can't seek or negotiate" clause wasn't in Pearson's contract. 20/20 hindsight eh?? Then again maybe he wouldn't have ever signed it if it was.

Maybe that clause is what got Rolston and Muckalt to walk away?? If they were looking at the job as short-term..

Bingo. After reading the contract I'm happier with the selection. I would have liked to see him at $275,000 or slightly higher for precedent.

[giwan]

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I can't see him moving his wife and kids to Houghton (away from her family in Traverse City) so that he can in turn be on the road away from them half the time. He's a family man now, life in TC is good, and I would make the same choice if I were in his shoes.

Not sure I see John as being that good a choice. Name recognition is or will be gone quickly. He is fun, smart but not sure he has coaching interest.

Stewart sounds great, does he have a connection with Joe?

[MTUHuskies]

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Hiring John Scott as an assistant coach is a BAD idea. Why would you hire someone with zero coaching experience to be an integral part of the staff when you are looking to build on the recent upward trend in the program? There has to be someone better out there.

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[Shirtless Guy]

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Exhibit A, Ted Donato:
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=32184

Straight from NHL/AHL player to NCAA head coach.

[MTUHuskies]

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Exhibit A, Ted Donato:
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=32184

Straight from NHL/AHL player to NCAA head coach.

If Tech does hire him, I hope I am terribly wrong about Scott, but I don't see him being the next Ted Donato.

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[redwing61]

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If Tech does hire him, I hope I am terribly wrong about Scott, but I don't see him being the next Ted Donato.

Agreed. Remember earlier this year when Tech Hockey Guide published an out-of-place article in which ShirtlessGuy and his friends gush about their interactions with Scott (or life-size cutouts of him)? THG usually provides reasoned analysis, but on this subject their fandom gets in the way. He's not coming up here to coach.

[Shirtless Guy]

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Agreed. Remember earlier this year when Tech Hockey Guide published an out-of-place article in which ShirtlessGuy and his friends gush about their interactions with Scott (or life-size cutouts of him)? THG usually provides reasoned analysis, but on this subject their fandom gets in the way. He's not coming up here to coach.

You think he has no interest in coaching, he'd be a bad choice as coach, or that we're not objective about the subject (or some combination of all three)?

Seriously, we were trying to help the guy promote his book and get some page views...until the coaching search, our review of his book was the most popular thing we had ever published.