It's not often that you get the chance to post your own coaching position change , perhaps this is a first. I, Ric Schafer, will not be the head hockey coach at Notre Dame next season. I have requested a transfer within the athletic department and / or physical education dept. You can read in the CCHA standings and RPICH that Notre Dame has done improved significantly since joining the CCHA three years ago. What you don't see is the number of scholarships that we've had.. 12, 13, and 14 this past season. But that's another story. Suffice it to say to all you hockey lovers, coaching can be a heavy burden! For six months and 34+ games each year a coach endures an awful lot, both good and bad of course. If things are not going well they can become even worse in short order. Disgruntled athe...athletes are common and too often influencial in all the wrong ways. That's another story. So, I thought that this might make for some good between period gossip this weekend and you'll have first hand information. Right from the former coach himsel. Let the speculation begin on my successor...........Respectfully, Ric Schafer