ECAC 2015-16

[RichH]

To some of us, it's just the name of a Trophy:

ECAC Mourns the Loss of Legendary Commissioner, Scotty Whitelaw

[Chris '03]

Looks like Kasdorf starting for the Sabres tonight.

[Jim Hyla]

Look who's trying to get the SLU head coaching position.

Other favorites for the job include ..... former Clarkson head coach Mark Morris, who is currently coaching with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL and is known to have applied;

That would be fun.

[Scersk '97]

That would be fun.

If by "fun" you mean SLU likely entering a period of dominating the league...

What ousted Morris at Clarkson was never made completely clear. There was, of course, the altercation with a player at the end of a practice, the details of which remained somewhat in dispute, if I remember correctly. But one got the sense that dissatisfaction, perhaps both ways, had been brewing for some time.

Whoever Morris might be as a coach or as a person, he got results.

[Jim Hyla]

That would be fun.

If by "fun" you mean SLU likely entering a period of dominating the league...

What ousted Morris at Clarkson was never made completely clear. There was, of course, the altercation with a player at the end of a practice, the details of which remained somewhat in dispute, if I remember correctly. But one got the sense that dissatisfaction, perhaps both ways, had been brewing for some time.

Whoever Morris might be as a coach or as a person, he got results.

I was more thinking Clarkson-SLU fun.

[RichH]

That would be fun.

If by "fun" you mean SLU likely entering a period of dominating the league...

What ousted Morris at Clarkson was never made completely clear. There was, of course, the altercation with a player at the end of a practice, the details of which remained somewhat in dispute, if I remember correctly. But one got the sense that dissatisfaction, perhaps both ways, had been brewing for some time.

Whoever Morris might be as a coach or as a person, he got results.

I was more thinking Clarkson-SLU fun.

And we're off:

https://twitter.com/ice_chip/status/727501540609654784

[Trotsky]

Dogs and cats living together...

[marty]

Dogs and cats living together...

I thought it was a matter of elephants.::bolt::

[Robb]

Dogs and cats living together...

I thought it was a matter of elephants.::bolt::

Were there elephants in Potsdam, too?  I thought that was just a UVM thing.

[Jim Hyla]

And here it is:

ECAC article on his hire.

n addition to the AHL, Morris' experience includes coaching positions for teams in the NHL and NCAA Division I. He holds the unique distinction of being the only coach to have won 300 college games and over 300 professional games. He is the seventh all-time winningest coach in the AHL and has the third highest win total among active AHL coaches. In the NHL, Morris earned two Stanley Cup rings while developing players for the Los Angeles Kings and also served as an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers.
 
 While coaching in the ECAC, Morris has won five regular season championships and three tournament championships.  Morris' teams had appeared in nine NCAA tournaments including 3 quarterfinals and one Frozen Four. During that time he coached 12 future NHL players, nine All-Americans, five Olympians, and three Hobey Baker finalists. Morris earned ECAC Coach of the Year honors two times.

Morris is not the only member of his family with a passion for hockey. His oldest son, Michael, played men's hockey at SUNY-Geneseo. His daughter Emily played four years at University of Wisconsin, serving as team captain during her senior year and won two Women's NCAA Frozen Four National Championships. His daughter Leah played goal at The Taft School and earned a Fine Arts degree at Boston University. His youngest son, Kevin, is finishing up his senior year and fourth-year of playing for Miami University of Ohio, where the rink is named after St. Lawrence alumnus Steve Cady '75.

CHN

Morris rehabilitated his career at Northwood and in the AHL, where he won over 300 games, becoming the only coach ever to reach that mark in both the NCAA and the professional ranks. He got a boost when he coached then-Los Angeles Kings assistant general manager Ron Hextall's son, Brett, at Northwood. Hextall then helped Morris land the job with Manchester. Coincidentally, Brett went on to play at North Dakota under Dave Hakstol, while Ron Hextall went on to become general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. Hextall then hired Hakstol to coach the Flyers last year.

USCHO

You have to think that this allows SLU to continue to shine.

[pfibiger]

This is a great interview with Morris:

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2016/05/16_qa_with__st_lawrence.php

I thought this was the most interesting part:

CHN: Having been away from the college game, and obviously the sport has evolved with the Big Ten and other factors, but what do you see as the biggest changes in college hockey since you left Clarkson?

Morris: Well, I'm learning quickly. The one thing I find frightening is how competitive it is from a recruiting standpoint. I think that's probably the biggest difference. The game is the same, but how coaches have respect for one another from a recruiting standpoint and how that all plays out is something that's different. It's extremely competitive, but the one thing about hockey that I've always held near and dear is the respect factor. If that doesn't exist, then shame on us.

We, as a coaching body, we need to get back to where we have ethical behavior in the way we bring these kids into the game and how we respect one another and the programs we run.

[Trotsky]

Huh.  One can read volumes between the lines of Morris' statement about recruiting.

Schafer should write a book after he retires and just tell all the "do not ever tell" stories.

Or just get drunk and tell me.  That's really all I care about. ;-)

[Swampy]

Huh.  One can read volumes between the lines of Morris' statement about recruiting.

Schafer should write a book after he retires and just tell all the "do not ever tell" stories.

Or just get drunk and tell me.  That's really all I care about. ;-)

Maybe you should just get drunk. Then you might not care about what he would tell you. ::drunk::

[Jim Hyla]

Men's ECAC All-Academic Teams announced.

Here's the women's link.

[Trotsky]

Men's ECAC All-Academic Teams announced.

A guide to the gut majors at each school.  ;-)