Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

[kdiff77]

Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

Some sad news: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ne...-Assistant.php

[kdiff77]

Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

Some thoughts on the end of yet another underwhelming season:

-This team will always be less than the sum of its parts under the current coaching staff. They do a fine job recruiting, but when talented players set foot on campus, they don’t grow.

-Kania appears to be a good starter. It’s too bad Nieto didn’t work out, but Kania seems like the real deal, finishing with a .914 save percentage. That’s good!

-The seniors didn’t show up this year. Lafferty had a hot streak toward the end of the season, but 19 points is not nearly enough from him. I’m very concerned about how we’re going to generate offense next year, and especially about how we’re going to match up with Princeton’s explosive offense next weekend.

-With all that said, it’s always good to steal a couple wins from Ivy rivals. Great weekend.

[Euler18]

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This thread has become a bit too toxic. Not worth it.

[AKSWF]

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Totally agreed that Whittet is a lost cause. Better to start fresh with a new staff. And, yes; it’s likely that most of the players who have made it to the pros under his watch would have done so regardless of who they played for in college.

Your latter point is an interesting one. I’m very open to trying literally anything new, since the three coaches Brown has employed in my lifetime have all had losing records and the program hasn’t made the NCAA tournament in 25 years. Get some fresh blood in there, maybe stir the pot a bit with a non-traditional hire like a former Brown women’s player, and see if you can make strides by thinking outside the box.

I don’t think there’s any cause to worry about the “old guard” since it has all but abandoned Brown hockey already. Could be a good marketing/PR move, at the very least, and drum up some outside interest in the program.

Coaches come and go, if you keep doing the same thing and expect new results, that is the definition of insanity.

[Messa2005]

Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

What are the chances of Brown getting a new coach in the near future?

[kdiff77]

What are the chances of Brown getting a new coach in the near future?

In my very humble and completely uninformed opinion: not good. The future is not particularly bright barring a large-scale buy-in from the administration to update facilities and invest in coaching.

Brown has lost nearly all its fans over the past few years. Those of us who remain are very few and very frustrated.

[Euler18]

Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

BROWN RECRUITING CLASS OF 2022


1. Tristan Crozier, F (Nanaimo, BCHL)
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=176199

2. Dorian Dawson, D (Sioux City, USHL)
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=175781

3. Jacob Harris, F (Nanaimo, BCHL)
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=176077

4. Justin Jallen, F (Northeast, NAHL)
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=195308

5. Michael Maloney, F (Tri-City, USHL)
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=179741

6. Gabe Vinal, G (Aberdeen, NAHL)
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=195520

[Euler18]

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BROWN HOCKEY ANNOUNCES TEAM AWARDS FOR 2017-2018

http://brownbears.com/sports/m-hocke...20180503m593sa

[turk181]

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How bout this Mike....

Albany Academy coach Steve Needham and NY Islanders amateur scout Matt Harlow are finalists for the open assistant position at Brown. Interesting situation with just 1 year left on Brendan Whittet’s deal and school declining an extension request.

— Jeff Cox (@JeffCoxSports) May 9, 2018

[kdiff77]

Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

Schedule is out: http://brownbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2018-19/schedule

Nice to participate in a couple tournaments. We have a Mayor's Cup preview up at Dartmouth at the end of December and we could possibly play St. Cloud in Pittsburgh the following week. My memory may be failing me here, but it seems to me that this is the first time Vermont will play at Meehan since they left the ECAC, no? We've played up there a couple times since, but I don't recall them returning the trip.

[Euler18]

Re: Brown Hockey 2017-2018: The Quest for Prosperity Continues

How bout this Mike....

Albany Academy coach Steve Needham and NY Islanders amateur scout Matt Harlow are finalists for the open assistant position at Brown. Interesting situation with just 1 year left on Brendan Whittet’s deal and school declining an extension request.

— Jeff Cox (@JeffCoxSports) May 9, 2018

And Brendan hired James Marcou:
https://brownbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=387&path=mhockey

[Euler18]

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Schedule is out: http://brownbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2018-19/schedule

Nice to participate in a couple tournaments. We have a Mayor's Cup preview up at Dartmouth at the end of December and we could possibly play St. Cloud in Pittsburgh the following week. My memory may be failing me here, but it seems to me that this is the first time Vermont will play at Meehan since they left the ECAC, no? We've played up there a couple times since, but I don't recall them returning the trip.

It's a strong schedule. Under Brendan Whittet Brown has generally played a strong schedule.

[Euler18]

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REGARDING BROWN NOT RENEWING OR NOT GIVING CONTRACT EXTENSIONS TO COACHES

Brown teams have won no championships in thirty-eight sports over two years. If my math is correct, that's seventy-six opportunities. To me it suggests that the problem is not necessarily with the coaches, who are very dedicated and work very heart. However, even the most devout of them would have trouble working the miracles that are needed to win a championship at Brown.

Phil Estes won three Ivy championships in the past. This past year his team went 2-8. Did Phil stop being an excellent coach? I don't think so...

Mike Daly won several national lacrosse championships at Tufts. The Brown lacrosse record this year was 6-8. Did Daly stop being an excellent coach? I don't think so...

Feel free to come up with additional examples.

Maybe there's a topic of discussion here.

[Euler18]

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BROWN ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 1922: 4 forwards, 1 defenseman, 1 goaltender

https://brownbears.com/news/2018/7/1...x?path=mhockey

[jericho]

BROWN ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 1922: 4 forwards, 1 defenseman, 1 goaltender

Wow, you guys REALLY don't have any faith in the program if you're 96 years behind everyone else in recruiting