Holy Angels

Task Force 34 · Post by **Task Force 34** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:19 pm

Anyone heard that there may be changes afoot at Holy Angels? I have heard from two different people that Coach Hengen has taken a College coaching job? If so, congrats to him.

The Best in the Bizz3 · Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:38 pm

Billy Hengen has accepted the primary assistant coach position at the university of Moorhead Concordia. His goal is to become a division 1 head coach. With his young age and knowledge of the game, I find that he can reach that plateau in the future.

Back to AHA, assistant coach Alex Rogosheske is the front runner for the open position and he is a great role model and coach to lead Holy Angels into the future.

HockeyGuy952 · Post by **HockeyGuy952** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:10 am

I think Nate Hagemo would be a good candidate. He's coached Wayzata Bantam AA this past year A last year and Edina Bantam B1 the year before. He has made every state tournament so far, and if he can do what Trebil did back in the day and bring kids in the program would sky rocket. He also attended Holy Angels for a year before leaving for Ann Arbor

mulefarm · Post by **mulefarm** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:22 am

The Best in the Bizz3 wrote:Billy Hengen has accepted the primary assistant coach position at the university of Moorhead Concordia. His goal is to become a division 1 head coach. With his young age and knowledge of the game, I find that he can reach that plateau in the future.

Back to AHA, assistant coach Alex Rogosheske is the front runner for the open position and he is a great role model and coach to lead Holy Angels into the future.

Hope he gets a D1 job. It seems going the junior route is the best way to move up the coaching ladder.

ahastars03 · Post by **ahastars03** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 3:20 pm

I sure hope AHA lands someone that will get them back to Excel soon. I don't know Alex but Best in the Bizz if you think he would do a good job that would be great. I know Nate and he would do great as well.

The hard part about the AHA job is that practice starts at 2:30pm. You have to have a certain job to be able to make it work.

I hope Billy someday lands in a D1 position, St. Cloud would be pretty cool for him I'm sure.

At the end of the day Trebil has some big shoes to fill for anyone. The teams that AHA had in the earlier 2000's will be tough to match.

Good luck AHA in finding a replacement. I know people don't like seeing private schools in the state tourny but they might be ok with it if it takes Edina out of it for a year.

stopper1 · Post by **stopper1** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:31 am

Holy Angels will need to find a guy to recruit players like Trebil did when he first came there. The problem now is all the other private schools followed his model and recruit as well so there isn't the talent level available. I don't see Holy Angels ever becoming what they were in the early 2000's just because all privates are now recruiting kids to play hockey. Just hire a coach who has a hockey mind and teaches the kids the game. Remember high school athletics is an extension of the education.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:55 pm

stopper1 wrote:I don't see Holy Angels ever becoming what they were in the early 2000's just because all privates are now recruiting kids to play hockey.

Even though there's nothing on the horizon that would lead you to say that there will be dramatic turn-around in "x" number of years, I wouldn't ever say never. At some point the "stars" may align and they could recapture their past glory days.

stopper1 wrote:Just hire a coach who has a hockey mind and teaches the kids the game. Remember high school athletics is an extension of the education.

You can still have a quality hockey program PLUS quality academics...the two are not mutually exclusive.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:08 am

I am going to throw in my two cents although I am not totally in the know.
Sad to see Billy leave, but glad to see he is moving on to his dream.
Alex moving to the head coach, not sure if that is the right move or not. Alex is good, but does AHA want to take a chance on another 1st time head coach?
Same with hagemo although he is doing well in the youth ranks.
My guess is that Trebil will come back till the search is over. He is feeling better, looking better and knows how to get the team moving.
As far as Stopper1 is concerned, there is another topic on the board if you want to talk about the "R" word. All schools actually do it and AHA does it to attract students. Players go to schools for sports because of other students who play the sport. Again not the correct way to do it, but it happens.

Shinbone_News · Post by **Shinbone_News** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:08 pm

Funny how people will ream players for jumping from team to team but not a head coach after just one or two years... following the dream is OK for a coach but not a skater?

Personally, I think it's fine that BH is chasing his dream. Hagemo would be a great get, but probably represents the same risk -- a coach with serious ambitions and restless feet. I see he's coaching the 2000 Blades this summer. That's like 4 or 5 teams in the last three years, no?

BH going from an AA high school program to a struggling D3 college program doesn't seem especially like a step up. More like a lateral move. OK, so AHA has struggled, but they could still attract top south metro talent, especially from the growing power of Minneapolis.

Lowstickside · Post by **Lowstickside** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:40 pm

[quote="Zamman"
My guess is that Trebil will come back till the search is over. He is feeling better, looking better and knows how to get the team moving.
As far as Stopper1 is concerned, there is another topic on the board if you want to talk about the "R" word. All schools actually do it and AHA does it to attract students. Players go to schools for sports because of other students who play the sport. Again not the correct way to do it, but it happens.[/quote]

The further Trebs got away from his west Bloomimgton/Jefferson ties made while his kids played there, the less effective he became as a recruiter. As time went on, his teams became top heavy and dependent on a few players to carry his teams. He's an old time coach and things have changed. AHA won 10 games two years ago and keeping Trebs around will keep the team at that level. Move on, not backwards. Get someone new.

Roy01 · Post by **Roy01** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:16 am

Lowstickside wrote:AHA won 6 games two years ago and keeping Trebs around will keep the team at that level. Move on, not backwards. Get someone new.

I don't recall AHA ever having a win total below ten in years. They never did recently at least. If you mean the 2011-12 season, they finished 10-13 on the season I believe... But not six......

HockeyGuy952 · Post by **HockeyGuy952** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:51 am

Either way they've been below the ideal record especially in a conference like the Missota. I still think they need to find outside help from a Bantam AA coach to help bring more kids into the program

Shinbone_News · Post by **Shinbone_News** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:01 am

To be fair, it's not the Missota conference games they're losing --they were 11-2-1 this year in the conference. It's mostly D6 teams that are crushing them -- the teams they used to meet or beat at, for example, state. BSM, Tonka, Eden Prairie. Edina too.

I've long said they should swap conferences with Richfield -- all they'd have to do is swap two banners across the same rink! The Classic Suburban would be a better fit -- if they still have ambitions to play at the level of Hill or STA.

Richfield -- um, that's an even more tragic story.

Roy01 · Post by **Roy01** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:46 pm

HockeyGuy952 wrote:Either way they've been below the ideal record especially in a conference like the Missota.

Hey now, be kind to the Missota. Can't trash my roots

They have always performed very well in conference. There are the obvious slip-ups in recent years with the loss to Chaska, losing their title streak a couple years back, but I still see them as a competitive team. Not a top ten, but 10-20 range.

Though, I do agree, by bringing in someone with roots to another city may bolster the program simply because players will follow him.

hockeydad · Post by **hockeydad** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:58 pm

They won't have to worry about the Missota Conference after this coming year. It will be interesting to see how they will fare if they end up in the Tri-Metro. Does anyone know for sure if that's where they're going. I'm told that's where they applied to. Also, BSM and Totino will be looking for new conferences as well, with the North Suburban breaking up. Any chance a Catholic School Conference could be in the making?

ahastars03 · Post by **ahastars03** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:18 am

Anyone have any updates on who will coach the team next year?
Thanks.

imlisteningtothefnsong · Fri May 17, 2013 10:01 pm

I think he is coaching Revolution Tier 1 03's. Also, may be in at Northern Educate.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Sat May 18, 2013 8:11 am

I have spoken to Billy and know who he thinks would be a good choice to replace him, but nothing has come out yet. I have spoken to a couple of parent and have not heard anything.
Yes Billy is with the Nats program now.

Task Force 34 · Post by **Task Force 34** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:01 pm

Trent Palm named new head coach at AHA.

inthetwine · Post by **inthetwine** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:58 am

stopper1 wrote:Holy Angels will need to find a guy to recruit players like Trebil did when he first came there. The problem now is all the other private schools followed his model and recruit as well so there isn't the talent level available. I don't see Holy Angels ever becoming what they were in the early 2000's just because all privates are now recruiting kids to play hockey. Just hire a coach who has a hockey mind and teaches the kids the game. Remember high school athletics is an extension of the education.

Private schools don't recruit, just ask them.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:44 pm

Task Force 34 wrote:Trent Palm named new head coach at AHA.

Has this been verified? I have not gotten word on this, but then again who am I?
I will check this out when I get to the rink tonight?

Doct20 · Post by **Doct20** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:04 pm

Who is Trent Palm?

SWPrez · Post by **SWPrez** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:09 pm

Doct20 wrote:Who is Trent Palm?

http://www.usantdp.com/page/show/718896-trent-palm

Trent Palm, who is serving as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2012-13, is in his first season at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.

Palm comes to the NTDP with experience in scouting, strength and conditioning, on-ice instruction and coaching. He most recently served as the head Minnesota scout for the United States Hockey League's Sioux City Musketeers and also spent time with the Northern Edge/Educate Hockey and Roebucks Nationals AAA programs. Additionally, Palm was the strength and conditioning coach for Benilde St. Margaret's High School summer training program from 2005-11.

During his playing career, Palm represented the U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams, scoring 13 goals and adding 20 assists in 122 games from 2004-06. The defenseman earned a gold medal with Team USA at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Under-18 Championship in Angelholm and Halmstad, Sweden.

Following his time with the NTDP, Palm attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth from 2006-11. During his time with the Bulldogs, he was a part of the team that captured the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 2011. He also was named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's All-Academic Team for the 2007-08 campaign and was recognized with the WCHA Scholar Athlete Award in that same season.

Palm went on to have a brief stint with the ECHL's Chicago Express in the 2011-12 season.

A native of Edina, Minn., Palm graduated from Minnesota-Duluth in 2012 with a master’s degree in education. Palm completed his undergraduate studies in 2010, earning a major in business administration

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:49 pm

When I got to the rink I verified that Palm is the new coach. I welcome him and look forward to meeting. The AHA website has the press release, which is the same as the previous post.

ahastars03 · Post by **ahastars03** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:38 pm

As an AHA and UMD grad. I like the new hire. Good luck Trent and AHA.