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Wow. What a shocker this morning. Seems to have come out of nowhere.

Klatt is stepping down to pursue his college degree this year. I'm assuming he's doing this so he can coach at the U of M.

Link- https://twitter.com/tklatt26/status/871014835634536449

Slammer wrote:Wow. What a shocker this morning. Seems to have come out of nowhere.

Klatt is stepping down to pursue his college degree this year. I'm assuming he's doing this so he can coach at the U of M.

Link- https://twitter.com/tklatt26/status/871014835634536449

Not really a shocker. Miller is gone, Stejkal/Hain/ Mclaughin most likely not coming back and losing most of his D to graduation he saw the writing on the wall.

Usthockey13 wrote:

Slammer wrote:Wow. What a shocker this morning. Seems to have come out of nowhere.

Klatt is stepping down to pursue his college degree this year. I'm assuming he's doing this so he can coach at the U of M.

Link- https://twitter.com/tklatt26/status/871014835634536449

Not really a shocker. Miller is gone, Stejkal/Hain/ Mclaughin most likely not coming back and losing most of his D to graduation he saw the writing on the wall.

True.

Usthockey13 wrote:

Slammer wrote:Wow. What a shocker this morning. Seems to have come out of nowhere.

Klatt is stepping down to pursue his college degree this year. I'm assuming he's doing this so he can coach at the U of M.

Link- https://twitter.com/tklatt26/status/871014835634536449

Not really a shocker. Miller is gone, Stejkal/Hain/ Mclaughin most likely not coming back and losing most of his D to graduation he saw the writing on the wall.

^^^^^^
agree with US. Top guys must not be coming back

Always sell high

Usthockey13 wrote:

Slammer wrote:Wow. What a shocker this morning. Seems to have come out of nowhere.

Klatt is stepping down to pursue his college degree this year. I'm assuming he's doing this so he can coach at the U of M.

Link- https://twitter.com/tklatt26/status/871014835634536449

Not really a shocker. Miller is gone, Stejkal/Hain/ Mclaughin most likely not coming back and losing most of his D to graduation he saw the writing on the wall.

I disagree. Those boys are coming back. Just my opinion. Coach Klatt a great guy who has other priorities more important in his life, and he can't commit 100%, which a great program like Rapids needs from its leader. There are droves of fine coaches getting in line to coach this team.

And to say coaches come and go depending on talent? Hogwash. Coaches want to be there through lean and good years: builds character:). Rapids will be just fine. S/H/M will be back. Rapids doesn't loose many pucksters early.....

Word on the street in Rapids is Zack Stejskal is leaving. I expect the the two will follow.

kniven wrote:

Usthockey13 wrote:

Slammer wrote:Wow. What a shocker this morning. Seems to have come out of nowhere.

Klatt is stepping down to pursue his college degree this year. I'm assuming he's doing this so he can coach at the U of M.

Link- https://twitter.com/tklatt26/status/871014835634536449

Not really a shocker. Miller is gone, Stejkal/Hain/ Mclaughin most likely not coming back and losing most of his D to graduation he saw the writing on the wall.

I disagree. Those boys are coming back. Just my opinion. Coach Klatt a great guy who has other priorities more important in his life, and he can't commit 100%, which a great program like Rapids needs from its leader. There are droves of fine coaches getting in line to coach this team.

And to say coaches come and go depending on talent? Hogwash. Coaches want to be there through lean and good years: builds character:). Rapids will be just fine. S/H/M will be back. Rapids doesn't loose many pucksters early.....

Agree 100%. Coaches don't jump ship just because a team is going to go through some lean years. Its the way high school hockey works. Get a few years of talent coming through then they graduate and need to wait a few years before the next wave comes through.

Sad to see you go Trent. Really thought and was hoping you were in it for the long haul. Thanks for your time here and for bringing a title back to GR, it was a heck of a ride!! Good luck at the U and your future endeavors.

north_bear wrote:

kniven wrote:

Usthockey13 wrote: Not really a shocker. Miller is gone, Stejkal/Hain/ Mclaughin most likely not coming back and losing most of his D to graduation he saw the writing on the wall.

I disagree. Those boys are coming back. Just my opinion. Coach Klatt a great guy who has other priorities more important in his life, and he can't commit 100%, which a great program like Rapids needs from its leader. There are droves of fine coaches getting in line to coach this team.

And to say coaches come and go depending on talent? Hogwash. Coaches want to be there through lean and good years: builds character:). Rapids will be just fine. S/H/M will be back. Rapids doesn't loose many pucksters early.....

Agree 100%. Coaches don't jump ship just because a team is going to go through some lean years. Its the way high school hockey works. Get a few years of talent coming through then they graduate and need to wait a few years before the next wave comes through.

Sad to see you go Trent. Really thought and was hoping you were in it for the long haul. Thanks for your time here and for bringing a title back to GR, it was a heck of a ride!! Good luck at the U and your future endeavors.

From what I heard, all three are leaving. I know it's hard to hear as a rapids fan....

But the Duluth East era is back.

Word on the street in Rapids is Zack Stejskal is leaving. I expect the the two will follow.

Heard same thing from Rapids fans. The top guys are leaving and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. May not be the entire reason Klatt is leaving but I would bet it was a big part of it!

SpOilerfan wrote:Heard same thing from Rapids fans. The top guys are leaving and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. May not be the entire reason Klatt is leaving but I would bet it was a big part of it!

Really starting to show how little you know.

Sad to see you go coach!

Had a great time with many other buddies following you around the metro in the last couple years, and many occasions yelling out "good luck coach" with a thumbs up when you were nearby

Great memories! Great drama ! Great kids ! Great life guiding principles, and the courage to express them!

Your Section 7 finals were among my top 10 50 year hockey watching memories, thanks to Knivens excellent live streaming . The title at the X was just the frosting on the cake .

See you in the driver or asst seat at mariucci in a couple years!

Btw , Moorhead's top five/top 3 status has just further improved, as unfortunately there will be Early Departs here as well as a couple other top five Metro teams!

Bluelightspecial-II wrote:

SpOilerfan wrote:Heard same thing from Rapids fans. The top guys are leaving and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. May not be the entire reason Klatt is leaving but I would bet it was a big part of it!

Really starting to show how little you know.

Oh great bluelight special please inform us as to the ins and outs of Rapids hockey. As I said before the cupboard is bare there for the next few years. That's a fact

hadenuf wrote:Word on the street in Rapids is Zack Stejskal is leaving. I expect the the two will follow.

Where is he going?

Slammer wrote:

north_bear wrote:

kniven wrote: I disagree. Those boys are coming back. Just my opinion. Coach Klatt a great guy who has other priorities more important in his life, and he can't commit 100%, which a great program like Rapids needs from its leader. There are droves of fine coaches getting in line to coach this team.

And to say coaches come and go depending on talent? Hogwash. Coaches want to be there through lean and good years: builds character:). Rapids will be just fine. S/H/M will be back. Rapids doesn't loose many pucksters early.....

Agree 100%. Coaches don't jump ship just because a team is going to go through some lean years. Its the way high school hockey works. Get a few years of talent coming through then they graduate and need to wait a few years before the next wave comes through.

Sad to see you go Trent. Really thought and was hoping you were in it for the long haul. Thanks for your time here and for bringing a title back to GR, it was a heck of a ride!! Good luck at the U and your future endeavors.

From what I heard, all three are leaving. I know it's hard to hear as a rapids fan....

But the Duluth East era is back.

Yeah, it's awful being a GR fan.

Injuns have won 4 titles with 4 different coaches. Looking forward to the next phase.

grindiangrad-80 wrote:Injuns have won 4 titles with 4 different coaches. Looking forward to the next phase.

When you stop and think, that is very impressive. Hopefully the next one won't be a 30 year wait.

If Hain and McLaughlin don't come back it will be a long time before Rapids gets back to state. There is not the high end talent in their youth program to be at the same level as the better 7AA teams which may soon include Hermantown. Who they will get to coach is also a big factor. If they can steal Clafton from Greenway that will improve the odds but I don't think Clafton will be a good fit at Rapids.

greenwayraider wrote:If Hain and McLaughlin don't come back it will be a long time before Rapids gets back to state. There is not the high end talent in their youth program to be at the same level as the better 7AA teams which may soon include Hermantown. Who they will get to coach is also a big factor. If they can steal Clafton from Greenway that will improve the odds but I don't think Clafton will be a good fit at Rapids.

Doesn't Grand Rapids get a fair amount of kids moving/transferring in over the years? I have no clue. But Rapids would be very appealing to any hockey players I'd think.

How many of their variety players moved in at some point? How many of this year's championship team played somewhere other than Rapids in pee wees or later?

skatez wrote:How many of their variety players moved in at some point?

Not sure, but they did add a good mix of different skill sets to what was already there.

SpOilerfan wrote:Heard same thing from Rapids fans. The top guys are leaving and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. May not be the entire reason Klatt is leaving but I would bet it was a big part of it!

I personally spoke to one of the top guys today and he informed me that he hasn't decided yet as to where he will be playing next fall and it sounds like the same for the others as well. Trent did a nice job with the team this season but remember this same group won the state AA bantam championship just a few years ago. Not like he turned the program around. Plenty of capable candidates available, just in GR alone. Life will go on for the Halloween machine.

skatez wrote:How many of their variety players moved in at some point? How many of this year's championship team played somewhere other than Rapids in pee wees or later?

I pretty sure none.

norcon wrote:

SpOilerfan wrote:Heard same thing from Rapids fans. The top guys are leaving and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. May not be the entire reason Klatt is leaving but I would bet it was a big part of it!

I personally spoke to one of the top guys today and he informed me that he hasn't decided yet as to where he will be playing next fall and it sounds like the same for the others as well. Trent did a nice job with the team this season but remember this same group won the state AA bantam championship just a few years ago. Not like he turned the program around. Plenty of capable candidates available, just in GR alone. Life will go on for the Halloween machine.

I don't think GR would have won the title without Trent.