>From: Dave Hendrickson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: BC >X-To: [log in to unmask] >To: Multiple recipients of list HOCKEY-L <[log in to unmask]> >Here's hoping that Crowder stays -- I don't see any other Boston-area >openings -- and that UML rewards him for the astonishing job he's done in >the last three years. But if he leaves, I'll have to squeeze another team >into my sig. > - Dave Hendrickson "Robo" [log in to unmask] Dave - When Wayne Edwards (the Lowell AD) hired Bruce Crowder, he had a "5 year time-table" for him to get the program back to respectability. Well, in a nutshell, it's taken Bruce THREE years to get where Dr. Edwards wanted to be in 5. As far as I know, Coach Crowder has been given a pay raise and I think, though I'm not sure, a contract extension. Dr. Edwards has done a marvelous job of convincing the school how important a good program is. (Up to quite recently, President Hogan and the rest couldn't have cared less about sports). He's used the examples of how enrollment at UMass-Amherst has skyrocketed since their hoop team has become successfull and how the average SAT scores of incoming freshman at BC jumped considerably after Doug Flutie brought attention to that school. Despite the occasional scary rumour (he was rumoured to go be the head man at Maine after last season if Coach Walsh had gotten a pro job [Mike Keenan was interested in Walsh as an assistant]), I don't think he'll leave in the near future. Next year will be in his first season having all of "his own" kids - don't forget that the great senior class, Roloson, Murray, Henry, etc were all brought in by Billy Riley. And I know he wants to be around to play in the new arena. If he DOES ever leave, don't jump ship!! I'm sure the program will be established well enough to get another good head man - Bruce's also got some excellent assistants now..... - Steve ************************************************************************** Steve Weisfeldt Go Chiefs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! University of Lowell (now UMASS-Lowell) 1986, 1988 [log in to unmask] Roloson for Hobey!!!!!! **************************************************************************