Ex- NHL'ers Coaching HS in MN
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Ex- NHL'ers Coaching HS in MN
By my count we are up at to least four former NHL'ers coaching HS hockey in MN. They are
Housley- Stillwater
Roberts -Elk River
Giles - Edina
Podein- St. Louis Park
I am sure are I am missing somebody..if you of know more please add.
You have to love the fact these guys are are willing to give something back to the game..a thankless job, for no money ands lots of hours..let's see ..how many MLB, NBA or NFL guys are coaching HS in MN now that Bollinger's gone?
Housley- Stillwater
Roberts -Elk River
Giles - Edina
Podein- St. Louis Park
I am sure are I am missing somebody..if you of know more please add.
You have to love the fact these guys are are willing to give something back to the game..a thankless job, for no money ands lots of hours..let's see ..how many MLB, NBA or NFL guys are coaching HS in MN now that Bollinger's gone?
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Re: Ex- NHL'ers Coaching HS in MN
bemused wrote:By my count we are up at to least four former NHL'ers coaching HS hockey in MN. They are
Housley- Stillwater
Roberts -Elk River
Giles - Edina
Podein- St. Louis Park
I am sure are I am missing somebody..if you of know more please add.
You have to love the fact these guys are are willing to give something back to the game..a thankless job, for no money ands lots of hours..let's see ..how many MLB, NBA or NFL guys are coaching HS in MN now that Bollinger's gone?
I actually think that a football coach at Waconia used to play in the NFL. But either way, it is a meaningless statistic since MN has so many more NHL alumni than other sports. And I'd also be willing to bet that across all sports you see retired pro athletes volunteer their time to help out at the youth level at least since so many high school coaches are also teachers. I agree that it is fantastic that after their careers they come back and coach high school but let's not think that being humble is only limited to athletes that wear skates.
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Throw Jim Archibald at brainerd in there. However comparing ex-NHLers coaching HS to ex-NFLers coaching HS is so skewed when comparing the number of NHLers our state produces compared to NFL players.
I'm sure in Texas, where former NFL players coaching high school is common (as far as standards for ex professionals teaching high schoolers can be considered) they could say the same thing about how NFL players are so great for giving back to the game and hockey players suck because no former NHLer coaches HS hockey in Texas.
I'm sure in Texas, where former NFL players coaching high school is common (as far as standards for ex professionals teaching high schoolers can be considered) they could say the same thing about how NFL players are so great for giving back to the game and hockey players suck because no former NHLer coaches HS hockey in Texas.
Good for all of those guys who are giving back to the game. For some of these guys what helps is how much money pro athletes make these days; many of them do not need to work after their playing days, and they have the time available to get into coaching.
Also, having high school coaches, in any sport, who aren't also teachers is a fairly recent development; 20 or 30 years ago I don't think you ever saw that.
Also, having high school coaches, in any sport, who aren't also teachers is a fairly recent development; 20 or 30 years ago I don't think you ever saw that.