Elk River's Sarsland resigns -- and he means it this time

[rudy]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/146848375.html

[ERPWA Hockey]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/146848375.html

I’m sure Bezek, Bizal & Cunningham are dancing in the halls today – IDIOTS!

Sar’s replacement is right in front of them in Big Ben but these idiots will screw this up the same way the screwed Sar’s!!!

[old goalie85]

Thats to bad. Great success @ the school.

[Hoc2x21]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/146848375.html

I’m sure Bezek, Bizal & Cunningham are dancing in the halls today – IDIOTS!

Sar’s replacement is right in front of them in Big Ben but these idiots will screw this up the same way the screwed Sar’s!!!

Bezek is the same Idiot that forced current Thief River head coach Bergland out of the Fergus Falls head coaching position about 5 or 6 years ago.
Back to back state tourney trips for TRF the last two years.
Bezek doesnt know squat about good coaching.

[Tigers33]

Sarsland doesnt have such a great reputation, correct? The things he has gotten away with in the past, and his coaching style would have gotten 90 percent of the coaches canned long time ago.

[Hscout000]

From Let's Play Hockey
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/online-ed ... story.html

[ERPWA Hockey]

From Let's Play Hockey
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/online-ed ... story.html

Good article.

Would be nice if the Three Stooges (Bizak, Bizal & Cunningham) could man up and explain their side. Don't hold your breath that will never happen!!!!!

One can only hope these 3 outsiders don't screw up the Elks storied winning tradition.

[slyer]

never have heard a bad thing about sarsland from many PAST players that i've asked, in fact many have said the best coach they have ever had. 27 years is a long time

[defense]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/146848375.html

I’m sure Bezek, Bizal & Cunningham are dancing in the halls today – IDIOTS!

Sar’s replacement is right in front of them in Big Ben but these idiots will screw this up the same way the screwed Sar’s!!!

Bezek is the same Idiot that forced current Thief River head coach Bergland out of the Fergus Falls head coaching position about 5 or 6 years ago.
Back to back state tourney trips for TRF the last two years.
Bezek doesnt know squat about good coaching.

Really think Tim Bergland was going to stay in Fergus????
Not saying I like Bezek at all, but.....thought Bergland quit.

[old goalie85]

Who is Bezek ???? Don't know the name.

[defense]

Superintendent Bezel. Total .....insert something like moron, idiot or the like...

[scienceguy]

Bezek forced Bergland out. Tim still has a home on a lake outside Fergus.

[inyourhead]

Sarsland's record numbers don't seem to add up. Everyone is claiming that his record is 588-277-26. That is a total of 891 games over 27 years. Simple math would tell me that is an average of 33 games per season, let alone 21 wins per season. When did the MN High School League start playing 33 game season's?

[headsup]

Sarsland's side of the story:

"One of our leading scorers received a checking from behind penalty . . ." in a late-season game, Sarsland said. "I pulled him aside and told him he was done for the night. . . . A few games later, the same player received another checking from behind penalty. It was his second in three games. Again I pulled him over to the side, this time a little more aggressively and told him, 'This can't happen again.' "

"A few days later at work, I was pulled into the principal's office and told there were allegations against me, saying I was physically abusive to the players. This came as a huge shock to me. I have never shaken a player or hurt them."

Pretty clever to play the sensistive coach role relating to the checking from behind culture that is out there. We all know there's more incidents and more to the story.

[helightsthelamp]

Sarsland's record numbers don't seem to add up. Everyone is claiming that his record is 588-277-26. That is a total of 891 games over 27 years. Simple math would tell me that is an average of 33 games per season, let alone 21 wins per season. When did the MN High School League start playing 33 game season's?

27 years is just at Elk River, that was not his first HS Coaching job.....

[helightsthelamp]

Pretty clever to play the sensistive coach role relating to the checking from behind culture that is out there. We all know there's more incidents and more to the story.[/quote]

There is? Why don't you enlighten us then, or is that just your assumption?

[ERPWA Hockey]

Like I said earlier at least Sarsland had the hockey pucks to talk about his side of the story.

That is way more than the school mafia will ever do on this topic, silence is their policy

[rudy]

Kid's family talks:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/147330155.html

[inyourhead]

Like I said earlier at least Sarsland had the hockey pucks to talk about his side of the story.

That is way more than the school mafia will ever do on this topic, silence is their policy

Sarsland probably knew what was coming and stepped down right before the hearing on Monday, to prevent the school district from releasing the results of the investigation. This was probably a smart move on his part, so now we just hear his side of the story. The school district is now restricted from releasing the results would be my guess.

[Tigers33]

Assumptions...I think everyone knows there is more to the story. If the truth is Sarsland's version than there is no reason to step down. Correct? This wasnt the first time Sarsland has had issues with an "aggressive" approach to things. Correct? Althought according to his words he has never layed a hand on someone. Ummm. Ok.

So, Sarsland felt he could speak his two cents knowing the school district wont make a detailed statement like he did. Therefore he makes himself look right.

Best part about this is I can go to an Elk River game and not have to listen to him scream

[Django]

I'm a little confused here.
The tribune article makes it sound like the sophomore, after the second penalty, should have been suspended, but the coach broke the rules because "I can't have my best scorer on the bench".
Then the rest of this discussion seems to imply that the coach did something to the kid. And there is another faction here saying he's a saint and everyone around him (principal, etc) are idiots.
So, what happened?

[defense]

I'm a little confused here.
The tribune article makes it sound like the sophomore, after the second penalty, should have been suspended, but the coach broke the rules because "I can't have my best scorer on the bench".
Then the rest of this discussion seems to imply that the coach did something to the kid. And there is another faction here saying he's a saint and everyone around him (principal, etc) are idiots.
So, what happened?

Ya, the way it looks he didn't keep his word. The kid should've been benched...if that was actually a rule...the article also says "major" penalty..maybe he didn't get two majors.
If you win, you gain supporters, bottom line.
I do not think anyone will really hear the whole story to this. No one on here is totally supporting this coach, no one seems to be really burnign him at the stake either....