In today's Boston Globe, former Boston College coach Mike
Milbury speaks on the ongoing situation at BC.
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Boston Globe, Friday, July 8, 1994
Choice words from Milbury
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By Nancy L. Marrapese
He has tried not to say much about the specifics of the
situation that led him to step down as Boston College
hockey coach two months after he left the Bruins to accept
the job. But recently, Mike Milbury has had a hard time
holding back.
He opted not to comment in the Globe's June 16 investigation
written by Micheal Madden, which reported that BC hockey
officials made promises they couldn't keep to players and
parents about scholarships and that the program was in turmoil.
But in the Globe on June 24, Milbury said none of his four
children would go to BC as long as athletic director Chet
Gladchuk is there.
"I want them to go where they tell the truth," said Milbury at
the time.
Yesterday Milbury expounded on his feelings, saying he believed
there was a coverup at the Heights and that he felt decieved.
"My life changed in a very dramatic way," said Milbury, who
spent 20 years with the Bruins' organization and was the heir
apparent to president/general manager Harry Sinden prior to his
departure. "My kids' lives have changed and my wife's life
has changed. [Madden] outlined it, and it's surprising to me
that a story that would appear on Page 1 of the Globe would lead
to no other developments since Madden's article. I can't believe
that would result in a dead end."
Milbury felt he was misled by Gladchuk, "I left a job that was a
good job," said Milbury, referring to his Bruins post. "I
squawked a little about dealing with agents, but every job has its
problems. I thought I was about to get a terrific job. The job
turned out to be nonexistent. I was offered it under the terms I
envisioned, and then when I got there, those parameters weren't
there. Am I angry about that? You bet your ass I am. I don't
mean to dredge up old stuff, but if I'm now being more candid than
in the past, then so what?"
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