Brekke to Miami

[ithacat]

USHR has just posted that Brent has taken an assistant's job with Miami.

I wish him well.

Let the speculation begin...

[CowbellGuy]

Oh good. Really didn't need to lose the defensive assistant coach. Maybe Schafer can just run the defense and Cornell can take this opportunity to bring in another offensively-minded assistant coach and... I dunno... a goalie coach?

[ugarte]

[quote CowbellGuy] a goalie coach?[/quote]
What is Ken Dryden doing these days?

[CowbellGuy]

[quote ugarte][quote CowbellGuy] a goalie coach?[/quote]
What is Ken Dryden doing these days?[/quote]
Successfully continuing to have absolutely nothing to do with Cornell.

[jkahn]

[quote ithacat]
Let the speculation begin...[/quote]
Joe Nieuwendyk would be a good addition to the staff.  A lot more name recognition on the recruiting circuit than Donato too.

[KeithK]

[quote jkahn][quote ithacat]
Let the speculation begin...[/quote]
Joe Nieuwendyk would be a good addition to the staff.  A lot more name recognition on the recruiting circuit than Donato too.[/quote]
While I suppose Nieuwendyk's friendship with Schafer and Ithaca home could make this conceivable, I doubt a former NHLer of his stature would take a college assistant coach position even at his Alma Mater.

[RichH]

[quote KeithK]I doubt a former NHLer of his stature would take a college assistant coach position even at his Alma Mater.[/quote]

Nope, never.

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=4470

[ugarte]

[quote RichH][quote KeithK]I doubt a former NHLer of his stature would take a college assistant coach position even at his Alma Mater.[/quote]

Nope, never.

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=4470[/quote]
Of. His. Stature. Get with the program or go join the Roundtable.

[CowbellGuy]

Stature is a different story, but there are plenty of cases of NHL-level talent going back to the college ranks. Walt Kyle, Mike Richter(ish), that Harvard guy, Red Berenson, and Mike Eaves come to mind. It certainly wouldn't be unprecedented and I'd guess involves whether or not Joe wants to do it more than whatever the norm may be in the hockey community.

Edit: What's more, he's never coached. If he was interested in pursuing a coaching career, it's pretty reasonable to expect him to start somewhere a bit lower than an office in the Air Canada Center.

[pfibiger]

Quoting from a thread from 2003 about the ceremony where banners were raised:


[quote Section A]
(Schafer) then introduced Bâby by saying that if he ever wants a coaching job under Schafer, he'd love to have him. And Schafer also noted that the only other person he'd ever said that to was Brent Brekke.
[/quote]

[KeithK]

Totally forgot about Richter, let alone the other examples.  I guess it's less unimaginable than I thought.  *shrug*

As for coaching at a low level first, lots of superstar athletes like to think they can jump right into coaching at a high level.  Not surprising considering how much ego top level athletes usually have.  Whether they should coach at a lower level first is a different question.

[Josh '99]

[quote ugarte][quote RichH][quote KeithK]I doubt a former NHLer of his stature would take a college assistant coach position even at his Alma Mater.[/quote]

Nope, never.

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=4470[/quote]
Of. His. Stature. Get with the program or go join the Roundtable.[/quote]Don't knock Mike Richter's stature.  That guy was awesome.

I kinda thought that was a special case because Richter was already there as a student.

[Josh '99]

[quote ugarte][quote CowbellGuy] a goalie coach?[/quote]
What is Ken Dryden doing these days?[/quote]Not much.

[Tom Tone]

I disagree.

Gotta love a country that's own parliament has two reference to hockey.

http://www.liberal.ca/players/player_e.aspx?id=618

[redice]

Is an offensive player really the right guy to run the defense?