Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

[Alaska Hockey]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

No. It honors our heritage and also confuses the hell out of the Seawolves. It’s a win-win.

Your heritage is rocks and dirt in college ak.

[Squarebanks]

Your heritage is rocks and dirt in college ak.

I have no response because you have no heritage.

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

Took a look online at both head hockey coach job postings at UAA and UAF. UAA’s is a little better than UAF’s, but both seem poorly written to me, and I’m a retired bureaucrat. They’re put together differently, but bottom line, either could hire almost anybody off the street if they wanted. They have given themselves all the flexibility they could want, which is good.

Both are probably open until filled, but most telling is the ‘first” closing is March 16 for UAA and March 18 for UAF. So both close at the end of this week. Wouldn’t be surprised if UAA has their eye on one of their assistants and UAF on Lance.

IMHO, Lance did a good job as interim, and the fact that he has paid his dues with our program is just a bonus. Seems like he is a players coach, likes the faster transition game, and has a little more emotion and more of an edge than Dallas had, without being over the top. All good stuff. I hope he gets his chance.

[AKSWF]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

Took a look online at both head hockey coach job postings at UAA and UAF. UAA’s is a little better than UAF’s, but both seem poorly written to me, and I’m a retired bureaucrat. They’re put together differently, but bottom line, either could hire almost anybody off the street if they wanted. They have given themselves all the flexibility they could want, which is good.

Both are probably open until filled, but most telling is the ‘first” closing is March 16 for UAA and March 18 for UAF. So both close at the end of this week. Wouldn’t be surprised if UAA has their eye on one of their assistants and UAF on Lance.

IMHO, Lance did a good job as interim, and the fact that he has paid his dues with our program is just a bonus. Seems like he is a players coach, likes the faster transition game, and has a little more emotion and more of an edge than Dallas had, without being over the top. All good stuff. I hope he gets his chance.

In my experience, the required and preferred portions of a job posting were almost always lenient. Isn't that how we got Thomas anyways? His coaching experience was "similar" to NCAA coaching.

Looking back we probably should've picked Corbett, military ties and more Alaska attitude and such. Don't know how much better overall he would've been though.

[UAFIceAngel]

Took a look online at both head hockey coach job postings at UAA and UAF. UAA’s is a little better than UAF’s, but both seem poorly written to me, and I’m a retired bureaucrat. They’re put together differently, but bottom line, either could hire almost anybody off the street if they wanted. They have given themselves all the flexibility they could want, which is good.

Both are probably open until filled, but most telling is the ‘first” closing is March 16 for UAA and March 18 for UAF. So both close at the end of this week. Wouldn’t be surprised if UAA has their eye on one of their assistants and UAF on Lance.

IMHO, Lance did a good job as interim, and the fact that he has paid his dues with our program is just a bonus. Seems like he is a players coach, likes the faster transition game, and has a little more emotion and more of an edge than Dallas had, without being over the top. All good stuff. I hope he gets his chance.

I really hope Lance gets the job.

[davyd83]

Square,

I totally get it!!! I think the best example is the University of Nevada, Reno. The OFFICIAL name is UNR. But, their sports teams are NEVADA WOLFPACK. Everywhere in the Athletics arena, stadium, etc. simply says "Nevada." Even ESPN says Nevada. When the University of Nevada, Las Vegas plays the University of Nevada, Reno...it is always Nevada vs. UNLV. Espn, and other networks acknowledge that...except Alaska. it is always "AK-Frbnks vs. AK-Anchorage" or UAF vs. UAA. Never "Alaska vs. UAA." So, I was helping Dr. Gray sort this out with ESPNU, but cannot get the right office to let them know the ticker should just say "Alaska." the GNAC and WCHA simply say "Alaska."

Or Cal-Berkely, Alabama-Tuscaloosa or Minnesota-Twin Cities. In Louisiana, both Southwest Louisiana and Northeast Louisiana wanted to be “Louisiana.” The state system said OK and the schools became UL-Lafayette and UL-Monroe. But now, Southwest has dropped the “Lafayette” from it’s athletic identity.

[Alaska Hockey]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

I really hope Lance gets the job.

Have they found anybody or waiting for leftovers...

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

If by leftovers you mean are we waiting around to see if you guys once again boot out your qualified candidates at the eleventh hour...well, maybe.

[Alaska Hockey]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

If by leftovers you mean are we waiting around to see if you guys once again boot out your qualified candidates at the eleventh hour...well, maybe.

Dennis is on his way ,hire him ...we'll toss in the shot Lady ........no extra charge

[fairbanks hockey puck]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

from KTVA TV in Anchorage

Meantime at UAF, the Nanooks' search progresses.

Kayne Gutierrez, the school's acting athletic director says the department is narrowing its focus.
"We have candidates who have been NHL coaches, we have candidates who have been Division 1 coaches," he said by phone on Monday. "I think they really run the gamut in a positive way."

UAF also has the help wanted sign out following the departure of Dallas Ferguson. He resigned after nine seasons to take the head coaching position with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League.

UAF hopes to have the position filled by April 15.

Copyright 2018 KTVA. All rights reserved.

[gfmorris]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

"Narrowing its focus" and "filled by April 15" do not go together. Considering that there'll probably be a day or two of negotiations and that the 15th is a Sunday, they pretty much need to decide on a person by Monday or Tuesday and be sure that they're getting their person at a price that person wants.

GFM

[AKSWF]

from KTVA TV in Anchorage

Meantime at UAF, the Nanooks' search progresses.

Kayne Gutierrez, the school's acting athletic director says the department is narrowing its focus.
"We have candidates who have been NHL coaches, we have candidates who have been Division 1 coaches," he said by phone on Monday. "I think they really run the gamut in a positive way."

UAF also has the help wanted sign out following the departure of Dallas Ferguson. He resigned after nine seasons to take the head coaching position with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League.

UAF hopes to have the position filled by April 15.

Copyright 2018 KTVA. All rights reserved.

Any mention of names?

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

"Narrowing its focus" and "filled by April 15" do not go together. Considering that there'll probably be a day or two of negotiations and that the 15th is a Sunday, they pretty much need to decide on a person by Monday or Tuesday and be sure that they're getting their person at a price that person wants.

GFM

Yea, I wouldn’t bank on that. The committee may be able to agree on their first choice by then, but then they have to go through the process of allowing those not in the top three who do not want it known they applied for the job to “withdraw” so it is not officially on record. And then they have to hear back from their first and second choices before they announce their third choice, which is the coach they really wanted all along. I hope I am wrong.

I hope whomever is doing the paperwork can keep it all straight (it is well documented we have a problem with paperwork). With openings for the AD, hockey coach, mens basketball coach, womens basketball coach, and ski coach, one misstep and we could have a hockey coach who can herring bone up steep terrain but doesn’t know the first thing about how to run a powerplay (maybe that's not a good example).

[Squarebanks]

Any mention of names?

I could tell you, but I won’t

[Squarebanks]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

It’s down to Lance West or Brent Brekke from Miami.

I vote for Lance.