Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

Alaska head coaching position down to interim coach West, former Miami assistant Brekke

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[UAFIceAngel]

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

I vote for Lance.

Would it be beneficial to have a large amount of support at his public forum?

[Alaska Hockey]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

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

I vote for Lance.

Miami has parted ways with its entire assistant coaching staff, according to multiple sources.

Assistant coaches Brent Brekke, Nick Petraglia will both not return to the program. According to one source, there were four players who were also told they won't return to the team for the 2018-19 season.

[Suze]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2017-2018 Season

Miami has parted ways with its entire assistant coaching staff, according to multiple sources.

Assistant coaches Brent Brekke, Nick Petraglia will both not return to the program. According to one source, there were four players who were also told they won't return to the team for the 2018-19 season.

Linking for you: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ne...nt-Coaches.php

[Squarebanks]

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News Miner has a nice summary up on Brekke’s forum. He’s definitely saying the right things. Helps that he is an old CCHA guy and has experience with us as an opponent. Also helps that he is from
North Dakota.

I think it’s going to come down to how much of a risk administration wants to take. Lance is a safer choice, IMO, and I wouldn’t be at all opposed to giving a chance to see what he can do over the course of several years. The fact that he’s paid his dues and stayed loyal to us is a bonus.

But Brekke has a great pedigree, and winning typically leads to winning. Miami could never quite get over the hump, but I look at our program right now and we aren’t close to getting high enough up on the hump to get over it. I see our ceiling the next couple years as being close to what NMU did this season...home ice in the WCHA and a fringe shot at a NCAA bid.

I’m glad I don’t have to make the final decision.

[mmf]

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I thought Brekke had a good meet-and-greet.

Expect the same from West. Thankful we're in a different situation than UAA. Maybe I'm kidding myself, but I think we have a couple of good options and a tough decision to make. Wouldn't be surprised to find out there was a third possible candidate but the parties found a professional, albeit late way to step back and avoid what happened in Anchorage. As fans we want the inside scoop, but we shouldn’t know if a coach was truly the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice. If Brekke declines an offer I hope we never know. I'm not disappointed with either candidate.

[UAFIceAngel]

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I thought Brekke had a good meet-and-greet.

Expect the same from West. Thankful we're in a different situation than UAA. Maybe I'm kidding myself, but I think we have a couple of good options and a tough decision to make. Wouldn't be surprised to find out there was a third possible candidate but the parties found a professional, albeit late way to step back and avoid what happened in Anchorage. As fans we want the inside scoop, but we shouldn’t know if a coach was truly the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice. If Brekke declines an offer I hope we never know. I'm not disappointed with either candidate.

Lance's philosophy on the game and his feelings towards the fan base/community reminds me a lot of Gadowsky. When we got swept by UAA, Lance made it clear at the press conference that WE failed, meaning the players AND the coaching staff. I think it takes a big person and a good heart to say that sort of thing.

I agree that I am not disappointed with either candidate but like it was mentioned before, Lance has been loyal to us and while we didn't have a great season, it also wasn't a complete failure either. I don't want to push away anyone who is willing and eager to be here, can we just hire both?

[AKSWF]

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Look at you guys with all your options and stuff.

[John J. MacInnes]

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This is easy. Two finalists, Fairbanks picks one, the other goes to Anchorage. Simple, right?

[AKSWF]

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This is easy. Two finalists, Fairbanks picks one, the other goes to Anchorage. Simple, right?

No thanks to sloppy seconds.

Just hire Dennis Sorenson.

[Squarebanks]

No thanks to sloppy seconds.

Just hire Dennis Sorenson.

You may be heading down that path if the bridge isn’t already burned.

[Squarebanks]

Lance's philosophy on the game and his feelings towards the fan base/community reminds me a lot of Gadowsky. When we got swept by UAA, Lance made it clear at the press conference that WE failed, meaning the players AND the coaching staff. I think it takes a big person and a good heart to say that sort of thing.

I agree that I am not disappointed with either candidate but like it was mentioned before, Lance has been loyal to us and while we didn't have a great season, it also wasn't a complete failure either. I don't want to push away anyone who is willing and eager to be here, can we just hire both?

In no way am I celebrating an 11 win season, but squeezing 11 wins out of a team with no goaltending experience and a razor thin D after our top two guys (one of whom also happened to be our top scorer) was a bit of an accomplishment. This was a season that easily could have gone off the rails and mostly didn’t.

[AKSWF]

You may be heading down that path if the bridge isn’t already burned.

He has applied at least twice.

[Suze]

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He has applied at least twice.

And he's not qualified.

[RapidsCity]

This is easy. Two finalists, Fairbanks picks one, the other goes to Anchorage. Simple, right?

Why would you do that to the runner up?