Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

I'm almost sure Red is heading out the door within the next 5 years. Which makes taking a job at Tech just to go back to Michigan absolutely pointless. But it's a good thought, if somebody had it like 5 years ago.

If I'm not mistaken, I was told that Mel Pearson wouldn't think of returning after Rick Yeo chose Watters.

[The Darkness]

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If I'm not mistaken, I was told that Mel Pearson would think of returning after Rick Yeo chose Watters.

Did you mean to type wouldn't.

[geezer]

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If Mikesch is done, I know another Hancock High School alum who's ready for that assistant slot, and greater things in his future. Seriously, the kid is going places.

[Shirtless Guy]

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Did you mean to type wouldn't.

Yes

[The Darkness]

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If Tech finds themselves in a really bad spot, they can always hire me. I know absolutely nothing about developing talent. But I'm sure I can find ways to manipulate and motivate the players to play their life and/or pride depends on it.

[pbr]

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You guys may not like the negativity of my posts, but I've been following the team for 25+ years and except for a couple of seasons, it's been the same old excuses over and over. Maybe if the school had hired different coaches (Gwozdecky, Blais, Pearson, and Rolston) when they had the chance, things would be different. Yes, all of them interviewed but were not chosen and have gone on to a fair amount of success in their past or current jobs. It just seems that anything that could possibly go wrong, from hiring coaches, to recruits, injuries, blah, blah, blah is just going to continue. It sucks.

[Beer Pong Horn]

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If Tech finds themselves in a really bad spot, they can always hire me. I know absolutely nothing about developing talent. But I'm sure I can find ways to manipulate and motivate the players to play their life and/or pride depends on it.

You're going to hire Arenas and Crittenton as assistants?

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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You guys may not like the negativity of my posts, but I've been following the team for 25+ years and except for a couple of seasons, it's been the same old excuses over and over. Maybe if the school had hired different coaches (Gwozdecky, Blais, Pearson, and Rolston) when they had the chance, things would be different. Yes, all of them interviewed but were not chosen and have gone on to a fair amount of success in their past or current jobs. It just seems that anything that could possibly go wrong, from hiring coaches, to recruits, injuries, blah, blah, blah is just going to continue. It sucks.

I must've missed where Gwoz and Blais ever applied for the head coaching job at Tech?

[The Darkness]

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You're going to hire Arenas and Crittenton as assistants?

That would definitely get me to play better.

[bigblue_dl]

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I must've missed where Gwoz and Blais ever applied for the head coaching job at Tech?

Yeah, it was right after Doug Woog, Jack Parker and Herb Brooks were turned away.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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As much as it ought to happen, I see it as unlikely that Bangen will go. He is young-ish and is willing to do the work of three trainers for the price of one.

If Tech had any money to play with, they'd hire another trainer and assign one of them to the hockey team full time. Sadly, they do not.

If this thing about the assistants is true (I'm still waiting for a Gazette and/or Tech Athletics article to confirm it), then I suspect Suzanne has been forced to deliver Russell an ultimatum, so he had to take some action and shake things up. Too bad about Tok, but if a clean sweep had to be made, then at least Mikesch is gone. My only concern would be that they'll feel forced to make up for it by hiring another local over a more qualified "foreign" candidate.


On a lighter note, Derek Kitti scored the game-winning goal for the Calumet Wolverines in the GLHL championship game this weekend.

[Painted_Bandit]

Re: Sweet Release: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread Part I

On a lighter note, Derek Kitti scored the game-winning goal for the Calumet Wolverines in the GLHL championship game this weekend.

He also has a hat trick in the game before.

[Shirtless Guy]

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I must've missed where Gwoz and Blais ever applied for the head coaching job at Tech?

I think its safe to assume Rolston and Pearson both did at some point. I wouldn't be surprised if Blais and Gwozdecky both interviewed for the job at some point.
Gwozdecky was an assistant at Michigan State from 1985 to 1989 and head coach at Miami Ohio from 1989 to 1994.
Blais was an assistant at North Dakota from 1982 to 1989 and coaching high school hockey in Minnesota from 1990 to 1994.
Michigan Tech was looking for a new coach in 1985, 1990, 1992, and 1996.
Its plausible that MTU interviewed both Blais or Gwozdecky but who knows how serious either side was about the situation.

[Beer Pong Horn]

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As much as it ought to happen, I see it as unlikely that Bangen will go. He is young-ish and is willing to do the work of three trainers for the price of one.

If Tech had any money to play with, they'd hire another trainer and assign one of them to the hockey team full time. Sadly, they do not.

If this thing about the assistants is true (I'm still waiting for a Gazette and/or Tech Athletics article to confirm it), then I suspect Suzanne has been forced to deliver Russell an ultimatum, so he had to take some action and shake things up. Too bad about Tok, but if a clean sweep had to be made, then at least Mikesch is gone. My only concern would be that they'll feel forced to make up for it by hiring another local over a more qualified "foreign" candidate.

It's true about Bangen - he's shown by his trips around the league that he's even willing to work for free. Unfortunately, we get what we pay for.

As for assistants, I'm hoping Russell has a free hand with input from his now-juniors. Worst case, the entire parcel gets canned after 2 years, since no new head coach will automatically keep the previous coach's assistants.

On a lighter note, Derek Kitti scored the game-winning goal for the Calumet Wolverines in the GLHL championship game this weekend.

He also has a hat trick in the game before.

I knew I made a good choice in jerseys.

[bose301s]

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Why does everyone dislike Mikesch? I don't know him or what he has done well enough, but the times I have met him he has seemed nice and decent at recruiting. However, the same can be said for Jamie Russell and look where he is.