This is unscientific.  As was pointed out, the original post implied that I
was looking for "program builders", and the subsequent clarification (to
state that I was NOT head-hunting the current MSU coach) asked for the best
overall coach.  So for entertainment purposes only:
 
Total ballots mentioning at least 3 names: 15
Ballots giving one name: 3
Ballots naming only non-current coaches: 3
 
The tally is (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th-total)
   Name   (school)
Jackson (LSSU)         (6-4-2-1-2-15)
Walsh ("Maine")        (1-4-2-3-1-11)
Gwozdecky (Denver)     (1-2-2-2-1-8)
Mason (Mich St)        (2-1-3-0-0-6)
Lucia (CC)             (0-1-3-2-0-6)
Berenson (Mich)        (0-1-1-1-3-6)
Crowder (UML)          (2-0-0-1-2-5)
Woog (Minn)            (1-1-1-1-0-4)
Parker (BU)            (1-1-1-1-0-4)
Cromley (NMU)          (0-0-0-0-1-1)
Schaffer (Notre Dame?) (0-0-0-0-1-1)
Pooley (Prov)          (1-0-0-0-1-2)
Marsh (SLU)            (2-0-0-0-0-2)
 
"Bring back": Len Ceglarski, Charlie Holt, Gino Gasparini, and Lou
Lamoriello
 
"others": Niagara head coach Blaise MacDonald, Clarkson's assistant George
Roll, of course the current Mankato State head coach (and I'm embarrassed to
say it, but I deleted his name and can't remember it)
 
Comments:  Red Berenson seemed to suffer most from non-hockey actions
(something about an incident with a bar, a parking lot, and a library).
More than one questioned how well he d do at other than Michigan, because of
his allegiance to the Maize  n Blue.
 
As you can tell by adding, many people didn t give me 5.
 
Thanks for the good discussion!  Any more?
 
Steve G
 
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