Mazzoleni out of Harvard?

[KenP]

[Q]billhoward Wrote:

Regardless, Mazzolleni has not been fully unsuccessful if you count the two ECAC titles and NCAA appearances the past three years. While it wasn't on his watch, Fair Harvard doesn't have to go back as far as Cornell to show off an NCAA champsionship tropy or Hobey Baker award. [/q]

'89 continues to show it's ugly face... ::yark::  Yes, they have some results that indicate success, but until they are consistent year-round (not just the ECAC tournament) and win some non-conference games (especially in March), I think the team is not living up to their full potential.  Do you think Minnesota or Boston College fans/players would look at Harvard's talent versus results and be satisfied?

[billhoward]

[Q]'89 continues to show it's ugly face...   Yes, they have some results that indicate success, but until they are consistent year-round (not just the ECAC tournament) and win some non-conference games (especially in March), I think the team is not living up to their full potential.  Do you think Minnesota or Boston College fans/players would look at Harvard's talent versus results and be satisfied?[/q]

USCHO poll of a couple months back has a majority of respondents preferring an NCAA title one year followed by a year or more of not making the tournament (over, say, multiple years of final four appearances). Of course, 15 years since the NCAA title is a lot different from two or three years.

Thinking also how colleges prefer one of their own to be head coach. Since Harkness left, the majority have been Cornellians. Ned's immediate successor, Dick Bertrand, went in with great expectations and it turned out, among other things, that while he was a young (29 then) head coach, his relations with players were mixed. And conversely, it appears Mike Schafer is en route to be being one of the country's best (eventually one of the best ever?) coaches and his being a Cornellian only makes it better.

Too bad Cornell couldn't keep Bruce Arena '73 (soccer, lax) at home. Who else has had great success in coaching far from Ithaca?

[DisplacedCornellian]

looks like it's official.....

http://www.uscho.com/news/2004/06/15_008539.php

[Josh '99]

Ahhhhhh...  SEE YA

[Al DeFlorio]

Someone on  USCHO lists Schafer as a possible replacement. ::screwy::

[Josh '99]

LOL!  Thanks, I needed a laugh!   ::laugh::

[billhoward]

[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:

Someone on  USCHO lists Schafer as a possible replacement.[/q]

When other teams covet you, it helps your job security/financial security at home.

Even if this was serious rumor, one assumes the money at Harvard and Cornell aren't vastly different and it costs a bit more to live inside Route 128. So what's Harvard got to offer besides the H on the helmet? Unless Mike Schafer is a big city boy at heart.

This kind of leaves Harvard in a tough spot. Some coaches who might be inclined to be wooed in March may be less inclined in June/July, especially if they've signed even a one-year contract and would have to ease out of that. So do they try for an interim coach? Maybe Colgate could loan them a coach for the season; that worked out well last year in Hamilton.

[jeh25]

[Q]billhoward Wrote:

Even if this was serious rumor, one assumes the money at Harvard and Cornell aren't vastly different and it costs a bit more to live inside Route 128. So what's Harvard got to offer besides the H on the helmet? Unless Mike Schafer is a big city boy at heart.

[/q]


{rampant speculation}
If Mike wanted to coach in the NHL some day, wouldn't Boston be a better launch pad, both in terms of media exposure and in demonstrating success at a school other that his alma mater?
{/speculation}

[Greg]

Boston, maybe.  Cambridge, no.

[Philip Finch \'85]

[Q]Greg Wrote:

 Boston, maybe.  Cambridge, no.[/q]

Well, the rink is in Boston, not Cambridge!   ::nut::

[RedAR]

Well, it's official.  Mazz is no longer with SUCKS.

http://gocrimson.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/061604aaa.html

And I concur with the majority opinion here... no way Schafer jumps to Harvard.

[Dingus]

Okay, I thought naming rights had gotten out of hand, but what the hell is with the Harvard Men's Hockey Coach being officially referred to as:

"the Robert D. Ziff Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey"

Of course, this was announced by the:

"Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise"

[RedAR]

because both of those positions are endowed.  i'm sure the coaching position at cornell has an official title as well (though i'm too lazy to check).

[Greg Berge]

[Q]Philip Finch '85 Wrote:

 [Q2]Greg Wrote:

 Boston, maybe.  Cambridge, no.[/Q]
Well, the rink is in Boston, not Cambridge!    [/q]

The rink is in Alston.

[Rosey]

[Q]Greg Berge Wrote:

The rink is in Alston.[/q]
Which is a district of Boston.  Sort of like the boroughs of NYC.

Cheers,
Kyle

::banana::