Guentzel Resigns

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toepull7
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Any ideas on who will replace him....I would certainly think they need to get a former player to at least have 1 on staff with ties to the program....one name I have heard thrown around is Eric Means the current MSU Maverick asst. coach......seems like a good fit.
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Indians forever wrote:Any reason as to why??? :shock:
Probably sick of working with Don "Showtime" Lucia...

Does Showtime even coach?


I wish Mike the best of luck, he's one helluva guy!
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If Lucia wants to shake things up, then he should bring back his perm and recruit better defensemen. This departure will be a good thing for Guentzel. Rumor had it he was always treated like the odd man out on the staff and he has too much to offer for this. I'll be interested to see where he ends up.
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Post by ndirishfighting »

I have heard lately that the owner of either Lincoln or Waterloo might start a new junior team starting in the year 2009-2010 in the ushl, and Guentzel & another guy from the range may be the two head guys.
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Guentzel to meet with SJU officials

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Former University of Minnesota assistant hockey coach Mike Guentzel confirmed Sunday night that he will meet with St. John’s officials today to discuss the school’s vacant head coaching job. Guentzel stepped down last month after 14 seasons with the Gophers.

He said he has talked with John Harrington, who announced earlier this spring he was stepping down to take a professional head coaching job in Switzerland, and St. John’s athletic director Tom Stock about the opening.

“I’ve talked with them and I’m looking at it,” Guentzel said Sunday. “I’m going to sit down and visit with them, go through the process and see how it goes.”

Stock said last week that the school’s search committee had narrowed its pool to six candidates and that the plan was to bring two candidates to campus for interviews today and Tuesday.
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Post by Reggie »

I heard the job is his to turn down. If true it would be a great hire by St. John's.
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Doug Schueller, an assistant coach at Division I Bowling Green, will be named head coach of the St. John’s hockey team Friday.


Schueller was one of two candidates the school interviewed for the position. The other — former Gophers assistant Mike Guentzel — informed school officials earlier this week that he was taking himself out of the search process.
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Reggie wrote:I heard the job is his to turn down. If true it would be a great hire by St. John's.
WELL, HE TURNED IT DOWN!
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Stealth wrote:Doug Schueller, an assistant coach at Division I Bowling Green, will be named head coach of the St. John’s hockey team Friday.


Schueller was one of two candidates the school interviewed for the position. The other — former Gophers assistant Mike Guentzel — informed school officials earlier this week that he was taking himself out of the search process.
Congratulations to Schueller.

Besides being an assistant coach at Bowling Green (where he played his college hockey), Schueller also was an assistant to Kevin Hartzell with Sioux Falls in the USHL.

Schueller is a 1995 graduate of White Bear Lake.
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northwoods oldtimer wrote:Best news out of Rodent Country this year. Now to get rid of Hill and even Lucia. I will refrain from making any personal comments with regards to the trifecta simply to say this is pretty good news.
"Rodent Country" ?

Gotta be a "Fighting Sux" fan - That's the most intelligent phrase they can come up with !
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Mike Hastings (who recently stepped down from coaching at Omaha in the USHL) is stepping into the assistant coaching position for the Gophers. :)
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Gopher Blog wrote:Mike Hastings (who recently stepped down from coaching at Omaha in the USHL) is stepping into the assistant coaching position for the Gophers. :)
WHO?
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Reggie wrote:
Gopher Blog wrote:Mike Hastings (who recently stepped down from coaching at Omaha in the USHL) is stepping into the assistant coaching position for the Gophers. :)
WHO?
Former huskie?
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Reggie wrote:
Gopher Blog wrote:Mike Hastings (who recently stepped down from coaching at Omaha in the USHL) is stepping into the assistant coaching position for the Gophers. :)
WHO?
The best coach in the USHL. :wink:
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Gopher Blog wrote:
Reggie wrote:
Gopher Blog wrote:Mike Hastings (who recently stepped down from coaching at Omaha in the USHL) is stepping into the assistant coaching position for the Gophers. :)
WHO?
The best coach in the USHL. :wink:
A guy who's opinion SHOULD matter and make a difference, and yes, a former Huskie.
Character is who you are when no one is watching
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I would've gone with Melrose.
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Mike to coach his son

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The word is that Mike is going to coach at CC, and coaching his son Gabe who is going there is season. Isn't it funny how things happen, Lucia once coached there, etc.....

Good luck to a quality man and coach...
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Re: Mike to coach his son

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Blue&Gold wrote:The word is that Mike is going to coach at CC, and coaching his son Gabe who is going there is season. Isn't it funny how things happen, Lucia once coached there, etc.....

Good luck to a quality man and coach...
Good for Mike!
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Re: Mike to coach his son

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Blue&Gold wrote:The word is that Mike is going to coach at CC, and coaching his son Gabe who is going there is season. Isn't it funny how things happen, Lucia once coached there, etc.....

Good luck to a quality man and coach...
Is he going to be an assistant?
The U invented swagger.
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Post by Indians forever »

Best of luck to Mike, he is a hell of a Guy. Hopefully he will do good things for CC like he did for the mighty Gophs.
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