Hockey Coaching Candidates Part 1
I want to start of by saying I want Mel Pearson as much as the next guy but I am not certain that Mel is absolutely going to leave Michigan Tech. I also would welcome Red Berenson back if he ants to come back as I think he more than deserves to go out on his own terms. The names that I've picked to include are all NCAA Division 1 Head Coaches as I think Red's replacement needs to have some experience under his belt.
Keith Allain, Yale Bulldogs
Age: 57
Alma Mater: Yale University
Head Coaching Record: 173-105-29
First year coaching: 1984-85
First year as Head Coach: 2006-07
Current Record: 19-8-4
Current Pairwise: 10th
Current Tournament Probability: 100%
Allain was a goaltender a Yale in the late 70s and has had a long post playing career coaching goaltenders in 2 different NHL organizations and is currently in his 10th season at the helm of the Yale hockey program. His notable accomplishments include 2 ECAC Tournament Championships (2009 & 2011), 2 ECAC Regular Season titles (2009 & 2010), 5 NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2015) and the 2013 NCAA Championship.
Coaching History:
1982-85 Yale Assistant
1989-91 Head Coach in Sweden
1993-97 Washington Capitals Assistant
1998-06 St. Louis Blues Assistant
2006-16 Yale Head Coach
Seasons at Yale:
06-07: 11-17-3
07-08: 16-14-4
08-09: 24-8-2
09-10: 21-10-3
10-11: 28-7-1
11-12: 16-16-3
12-13: 12-9-1
13-14: 10-8-4
14-15: 18-10-5
15-16: 19-8-4
Chris Bergeron, Bowling Green Falcons
Age: 45
Alma Mater: Miami University
Head Coaching Record: 80-99-25
First year coaching: 2000-01
First year as Head Coach: 2010-11
Current Record: 22-13-6
Current Pairwise: 27th
Current Tournament Probability: 22%
Bergeron played 7 seasons of minor league hockey before returning to his alma mater, Miami University, to be part of Enrico Blasi’s staff for the 2000-01 season (Blasi’s 2nd as Head Coach) and stayed on that staff for 10 seasons. Bergeron decided to take on a daunting task by taking over the Bowling Green State University Head Coaching job. In the five years before Bergeron took on the BGSU gig the Falcons had a combined record of 52-111-13; and the five seasons since 80-99-25. While those numbers aren’t mind blowing it is worth noting that in each of his first five seasons at BGSU the Falcons win totals have increased over the previous season.
Coaching History:
2000-10 Miami Assistant
2010-16 Bowing Green Head Coach
Seasons at Bowling Green
10-11: 10-27-4
11-12: 14-25-5
12-13: 15-21-3
13-14: 18-14-6
14-15: 23-11-5
15-16: 22-13-6
Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State University Huskies
Age: 54
Alma Mater: St. Cloud State University
Head Coaching Record: 204-155-41
First year coaching: 1986-87
First year as Head Coach: 2005-06
Current Record: 29-8-1
Current Pairwise: 3rd
Current Tournament Probability: 100%
Bob Motzko served his time bouncing around the USHL an NCAA D-1 assistant/associate head coaching jobs for the better part of 20 years before taking on the Head Coaching job at his Alma Mater in 2005. In 1989 Motzko was named USHL Coach of the Year and in 2000 was named USHL GM of the Year. Motzko’s NCAA stops include two stints at Miami as an Associate Head Coach and a 4 year run, as an Assistant at Minnesota, where he helped the gophers to 2 National Championships. In 2005 Motzko accepted the Head Coaching job at his alma Mater, St. Cloud, and has tuned the Huskies into a program to be reckoned with. Motzko was named WCHA Coach of the Year twice (2006 &2007) and NCHC Coach of the Year in 2014. Motzko’s Huskies have made 6 NCAA Tournaments (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 & 2015) including 4 Regional Finals since 2010 and the 2013 Frozen Four.
Coaching History:
1986-87 St. Cloud State University Assistant
1987-91 North Iowa Huskies (USHL) General Manager and Head Coach
1991-93 Miami Associate Head Coach
1993-94 Denver Associate Head Coach
1994-98 Miami Associate Head Coach
1998-01 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) General Manager and Head Coach
2001-05 Minnesota Assistant
2005-16 St. Cloud State University Head Coach
Seasons at SCSU:
05-06: 22-16-4
06-07: 22-11-7
07-08: 19-16-5
08-09: 18-17-3
09-10: 24-14-5
10-11: 15-18-5
11-12: 17-17-5
12-13: 25-16-1
13-14: 22-11-5
14-15: 20-19-1
15-16: 29-8-1
March 16th, 2016 at 11:37 PM ^
Chris Bergeron!
He's done a fantastic job turning around a longtime doormat of a program, and is still pretty young.
I think he would be a great hire!
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March 17th, 2016 at 12:09 AM ^
Quite the uninspiring list here.
Seems more common in hockey that other sports?
After reading through all three parts, to me, we have Mel Pearson, and then a short list of young candidates. Leaman, Bennett, and Bergeron in that order are my preference. I like that Leaman cut his teeth at Maine when they were still a national power and recruiting the high level skill hockey guys instead of the 23-24 yr olds. I'd have to dig into Bergeron's record and history more to see what his recruiting has looked like at BG.
I also think that Gadowski would be an absolute home run of a hire, but that there's no way we're prying him from Penn St. Blasi and Jackson aren't leaving their current digs.
No love for Danton Cole, though? I'd think he'd be a short list of guys that Manuel would talk to, considering he's got the local, recruting, and NTDP ties, and has a track record of a successful in-game coach at a high level. The Sparty connection is there however, and in conversations I've had with Jeremy Dewer from the MSU Hockey blog, he thinks that *if* Anastos gets canned this year, Cole would be their #1 target.
or are you going to cover non D-1 coaches in a separate post?
March 18th, 2016 at 12:23 PM ^
I heard that Blasi would want the job but would we want him?
I don't like Blasi because I don't like Miami, but what's the reason for not wanting him?
Red Berenson: Depends on how we finish the season out. If we lose against psu tomorrow and early in the tournament then I think it's time to make the make the change. You can't just bring him back for 10 if you've got seats to fill.
Babcock?
Just offer Mel the job and don't overthink it.
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