Ugh, that game, I remember it vividly. The first period overlapped with the Northwestern football game (yes, THAT Northwestern game) and I was listening on a pocket radio trying to explain the end to everyone around me while that hockey game happened. It was my first year with student tickets and I already knew that game was incredibly offensive. Not a fun night.

This strikes me as complaining just to complain. The absence of solid reporting on the search does not mean that there is little background done (Warde has already hired a hockey coach, for UConn, he knows what's involved and has a lot of knowledge on some of these guys). There may well have been a short list that is being worked, though that is hardly necessary.

The fact is, this is not something that needs a lot of speed. Unlike the football search, which was heavily scrutinized and started late due to the existing employment of the #1 candidate, the hockey program isn't going to suffer if this takes a couple of weeks.

To me, the only takeaway from the length of time already past is that Mel Pearson was not a sure thing, because if he were he would be here already. That doesn't mean it won't be Mel, but the AD appears to be executing a process that is satisfyingly thorough.