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bueller wrote:

CB00 wrote:7AA Sarsland hands down

I don't think sarslan should be considered in this discussion at all. I played against the guy and in my opinion he displays some of the worst sportsmanship in the state. I think as a coach he does a good job with his players and he has had some great seasons and NHL guys, but i think a coach needs to demonstrate respect and sportsmanship first before anything and to me, he doesnt do that, especially to centennial and the aus family who he should be thanking and those select few of you know why.

that being said, i think both the Aus' should be considered for their section. they have both brought their programs to be to of the elite teams in the state the last few years after being dark horses in years past. they both demand a lot from their players as far as work and respect and even tho they might not be huge fans of one another, the games between the two are always fun to watch.

bueller wrote:

CB00 wrote:7AA Sarsland hands down

I don't think sarslan should be considered in this discussion at all. I played against the guy and in my opinion he displays some of the worst sportsmanship in the state. I think as a coach he does a good job with his players and he has had some great seasons and NHL guys, but i think a coach needs to demonstrate respect and sportsmanship first before anything and to me, he doesnt do that, especially to centennial and the aus family who he should be thanking and those select few of you know why.

that being said, i think both the Aus' should be considered for their section. they have both brought their programs to be to of the elite teams in the state the last few years after being dark horses in years past. they both demand a lot from their players as far as work and respect and even tho they might not be huge fans of one another, the games between the two are always fun to watch.

Pucklvr wrote:This is more of a rant than anything else but.........
My award goes out to all coaches for putting up with some stupid parents! Really. When did high school hockey become Pee-Wee's?? Not enough playing time? My child had two shifts less than that child? Yadda, yadda, yadda. GROW UP. These kids are at the high school level now, it isn't always fair!!

UGH, it is sometimes just disgusting to listen to some of them.

SOOO, THANK YOU COACHES for doing what you do.

winger91 wrote:

Pucklvr wrote:This is more of a rant than anything else but.........
My award goes out to all coaches for putting up with some stupid parents! Really. When did high school hockey become Pee-Wee's?? Not enough playing time? My child had two shifts less than that child? Yadda, yadda, yadda. GROW UP. These kids are at the high school level now, it isn't always fair!!

UGH, it is sometimes just disgusting to listen to some of them.

SOOO, THANK YOU COACHES for doing what you do.

Written by a bitter coach.

JHShockeyplayer11 wrote:I'd like to put coach Steve "Moose" Younghans for the Johnson Governors into the running. He not only coachs the high school team but also the A Bantam team.
He's made both of those team's alot better, and their both doing good. The bantam team is now going to regionals and they have 6 people out, 5 due to injuries. The high school team is now in the semi's for section 4AA by beating the 1st seeded tartan team yesterday.

stmartin123 wrote:

mulefarm wrote:My vote goes to Brian Urick and his staff at Minnetonka.

Really??? He took over a team that was already very talented. Ken Pauly built that program to what it is today. I would give him a few more years to see what he can do and then we can start calling him one of the best coaches in the state. Still a little early to tell if he is one of the best coaches in the state.

goalieguy1 wrote:I can't believe this discussion has gone on for four pages an no one has mentioned George Nemanich down in Red Wing. He went to a town that had never been to a section final, won a state championship and went to four or five other tournaments, including two other championship games. He's won the John Mariucci Award twice and was elected President of the state coaches association. I think he's won 250 or 300 games down there, and you never hear anyone complain about him like lots of folks do about guys like Trebil and Sarsland or Randolph (and I like Randolph, but obviously he has his detractors.) There's nobody better in 1A than Nemanich, and maybe nobody better in the state.

flatontheice wrote: Lets give Pauly a couple of years at BSM and see if he has anything then. To even remotely give him credit for what Minnetonka has accomplished this year is not accurate. Pauly was a disaster at Minnetonka.

Pucklvr wrote:This is more of a rant than anything else but.........
My award goes out to all coaches for putting up with some stupid parents! Really. When did high school hockey become Pee-Wee's?? Not enough playing time? My child had two shifts less than that child? Yadda, yadda, yadda. GROW UP. These kids are at the high school level now, it isn't always fair!!

UGH, it is sometimes just disgusting to listen to some of them.

SOOO, THANK YOU COACHES for doing what you do.

totaldominance wrote:1AA - KURT WEBER

flatontheice wrote:

stmartin123 wrote:

mulefarm wrote:My vote goes to Brian Urick and his staff at Minnetonka.

Really??? He took over a team that was already very talented. Ken Pauly built that program to what it is today. I would give him a few more years to see what he can do and then we can start calling him one of the best coaches in the state. Still a little early to tell if he is one of the best coaches in the state.

Lets give Pauly a couple of years at BSM and see if he has anything then. To even remotely give him credit for what Minnetonka has accomplished this year is not accurate. Pauly was a disaster at Minnetonka.

jhskid20 wrote:

JHShockeyplayer11 wrote:I'd like to put coach Steve "Moose" Younghans for the Johnson Governors into the running. He not only coachs the high school team but also the A Bantam team.
He's made both of those team's alot better, and their both doing good. The bantam team is now going to regionals and they have 6 people out, 5 due to injuries. The high school team is now in the semi's for section 4AA by beating the 1st seeded tartan team yesterday.

I do agree with this. Also, not only does he make a team at least over 500 every year. he doesnt have much talent on his team to work with. He is a great coach

Tigers33 wrote:
The point I am trying to make is...the coach of the year should not always be the best team out there. That isn't what makes a good quality coach. A coach of the year should come from a team that most people didnt expect to be where they are this season. That is why I mentioned Maple Grove, Wayzata, and South St. Paul. Nobody at the beginning of the season would have put Maple Grove in the top 15, but now they are a state tournament contender. And no I am not from Maple Grove, actually live out in the country.

As far as Trebil...he got his program because he went in and got all of the Jefferson players when he came over from the Jefferson Bantam A. That is how their program got started. All these coaches are good coaches, but they also get some of the top players around the metro to come and play for them.

Coach of the year candidates for this season...South St. Paul, Red Wing, Hibbing, Virginia at class A...Maple Grove, Blaine, Woodbury, and Wayzata at AA...

Elvis wrote:

jhskid20 wrote:

JHShockeyplayer11 wrote:I'd like to put coach Steve "Moose" Younghans for the Johnson Governors into the running. He not only coachs the high school team but also the A Bantam team.
He's made both of those team's alot better, and their both doing good. The bantam team is now going to regionals and they have 6 people out, 5 due to injuries. The high school team is now in the semi's for section 4AA by beating the 1st seeded tartan team yesterday.

I do agree with this. Also, not only does he make a team at least over 500 every year. he doesnt have much talent on his team to work with. He is a great coach

Yeah, teaches his kids to fall on the goalie really nicely. Great win against Tartan, and nice third place finish in the Tri-Metro, but that TV game against RJM out-doors was a travesty. How many times can a team run the goalie with no penalties being called? Great job keeping an inner-city program going, but do they play every game like that Rochester game? They got away with everything but murder out there.

CoachRabbit wrote:

southernlakes29 wrote:

totaldominance wrote:1AA - KURT WEBER

agreed...

Are we talking about the same Weber that did not take his team to a holiday tournament this year so that he could watch his son in law aka Glen Perkins play baseball down in Florida! The guy lacks passion now that his kids are out of the program. 4 years of varsity for the both of them... youth C to Varsity. Puzzling!

Jbone wrote:

CoachRabbit wrote:

southernlakes29 wrote: agreed...

Are we talking about the same Weber that did not take his team to a holiday tournament this year so that he could watch his son in law aka Glen Perkins play baseball down in Florida! The guy lacks passion now that his kids are out of the program. 4 years of varsity for the both of them... youth C to Varsity. Puzzling!

Totally agreed! What has this guy done with the South program? If your argument is that he got them to state, you're kidding yourself seeing as they come out of 1AA. If he was that great, kids would stay in Lakeville. There are deffinetly better coaches than him in 1AA.