Hockey head coaching speculation
Red himself said a couple years ago that he'll walk away when he feels he is getting in the way of the program succeeding. This team has been an utter mess since Mel Pearson left. 3 years without a tournament should give Red a hint that maybe it's time to hang it up, no?
Coaching candidates anyone? I know I keep seeing Mel Pearson's name brought up in threads.
Brian mentioned in the podcast that Hackett is interested in hiring in-house (as in a current assistant). I don't know why you wouldn't go after Pearson, though. Would make no sense not to.
The only 'in house' option really is Powers and why would one ever choose Powers over Pearson? Pearson has been brilliant Houghton. I believe in Hackett right now. I hope he sees the obvious choice and takes it
Didn't he also say something like "one major obstacle [Brandon] is out of the way" about hiring outside of the program? Or am I remembering incorrectly?
I was talking about a Spath bit in an ITF stating that a major obstacle to an internal hire was removed when they axed Brandon. That's a long way from asserting that Powers is the or even a favorite for the job, but it just seemed so nonsensical to even look at Powers since Mel took a risk and did brilliantly with it. No offense to Powers.
I remember at the time, part of the reason Pearson left was to get some head coaching experience to help his resume to succeed Red.
I read a bit of that as negotiation tactics, that Hackett probably wants Pearson but doesn't want to come out and say it so that the guys already around the program aren't too discouraged. Given how Hackett has seemingly run the AD thus far, he seems shrewd enough to keep those cards close to the vest.
anything public that will jeopardize what's going on in private is not on the menu.
Even if that means people being unhappy for a period of time while the real work gets done.
One doesn't question Hackett!!!
1. Mel Pearson
End list.
Red had better not come back this year unless this team magically catches fire, wins the B1G tournament, and makes the tourney. We're an utter waste of talent right now.
Isn't it pretty well known that he left to get some HC experience because DeeBee had a requirement of his head coaching hires to have prior experience?
If Michigan calls, I don't see why he wouldn't come back. Recruiting for Michigan is much easier, there isn't as much snow and well.......he knows the place to say the least.
Some have asserted recently that he didn't leave A2 for Brandon's requisite HC experience requirement, but that was the established theory for the last few years until just now
Word from my Tech friends who follow hockey is that he's happy to be back at his alma mater. We have a bet going on if he will return to Michigan or not, but I'm not certain he would come to Ann Arbor if he was offered.
Which is why he spurned his Alma Mater for year and years to stay in Ann Arbor? I'd say Ann Arbor is just as much his home as Houghton is
Mel Pearson has tech at 25-8-2 right now. I couldn't even tell you the last time Tech made the tournament.
They have been an utter joke of a program and he's turned them into a top-10 team. In Houghton. In 2015.
Mel Pearson NEEDS to be behind the bench next year here. I'll take Rick Bennett, though.
I think most people realize that there is a possibility he would want to stay at Tech. However, there are plenty of reasons why someone would choose to coach at Michigan over their alma mater.
Yes he's built a good team there, but I wouldn't call them a national contender. He can do that at Michigan; I'm not sure if this isn't the ceiling for Tech.
Yeah. They've been one of hte best teams all season. And in single elimination hockey, if you're in the tournament you're a contender. Because shit happens in single elimination hockey.
When we have a dead coach walking, we have coaching speculation threads
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Take this for what it's worth as I freely admidt I am not a big hockey guy and only follow the team this time of year but my summertime neighbor is a Michigan assistant hockey coach for U of M Dearborn and when I asked him last year what he thought of Red his opinion was that he had lost all connection to the players in the past few years and needed to retire but that he probably wouldnt.
I don't know why so many refuse to admit Red is done. What does he have to do for you to agree his time is up?
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just because you are a coaching legend doesn't make you invincible forever... I definitely don't want him ever forced out, but eventually he's gotta do what he's said he plans to do and consider the direction of the program
LOLs at this crazy comment!
so seriously, what does Red have to do to be pushed out? The team in 4 of the last 5 years has not been good enough in the regular season to make the tournament while being loaded with NHL talent. It's so clearly time for Red to retire that I can't believe he seriously still has defenders.
We've been terrible compared to talent for 3 straight years. We were the #7 seed going into the 2011 CCHA tournament.
It's time for Red to retire. I can't believe there's so much pushback on this idea.
You know what I meant. My mistake, it was 2010 not 2011. So we've only been bad enough to miss the tournament in 4 of the last 6 years. Someone sign Red to an extension
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Open your eyes. This has been discussed the last 3 years.
- 2009-10: Meandered through the regular season but woke up and got the auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament via CCHA Tournament.
- 2010-11: The miracle man that is Shawn Hunwick. A magical year that should've ended in championship #10
- 2011-12: Meandered through the regular season but woke up in January. Did not win a championship and lost in first round to Cornell. First year without Mel. That struggle early on was a sign of things to come once the last reliable goaltender graduated. That early stretch included being blown out at home by Union, Northeastern and being swept at Yost by Ohio State.
- 2012-13: Meandered through the regular season, woke up in CCHA Tournament but couldn't win the last game causing the tournament streak to end. Losing season and a horrific regular season.
- 2013-14: Meandered through the regular season including three losses to Penn State, who was in their second year as a team. Needed to beat awful PSU in B1G Tournament but lost in 2OT.
Red's defenders usually go to that like this is some recent problem. Like we've only been struggling for a month and not for three straight seasons.
This came up again because after finally getting back into the tournament conversation the team promptly went 4-6 (with two auto-wins vs Wisconsin in there) and now we're effectively out.
This seems to come up with every team who has a formerly elite coach who is obviously losing it late in his career. Bowden and Paterno being two great examples. Many are content to just let them run their programs into the ground because of the great things they did 10, 20, 30 years ago. I'm not. Red was great but clearly is not the coach he was. He needs to be asked to retire
some UM folks have a very messed up relationship with weather, apparently. Fair weather fans stopped watching this shit long ago.
What does Red have to start 6 forwards on the ice, with one in net, before people acknowledge enough is enough? This has gone past the point of the extreme patience the man was due. Now it's time to go.
we would all be eternally grateful to go 1/10th as long as he has before finally falling short of the mark.
Basically - and I am no hockey expert, though I watch a lot of it - the team looks entirely incoherent. The blue line is a disaster and the team is a bunch of talented parts that haven't been pulled together by coherent guidance from the top.
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People seem to just get really pissed off about the idea of Red being asked to retire without actually answering why Red should not be asked to retire. I'm pretty sure you don't even watch Michigan Hockey based on some of the comments you made after we lasted discussed coaching change
Because he's going to retire after next season anyways? No reason cause a rift between the program and our legendary coach over one year. Former players will probably be pissed and could affect relationships in the future. He has one more year left. It's not going to set the program back any further. Whoever coaches after him will have a pretty talented roster whether they start next year or the year after.