Miami has struggled with depth issues for several years, and especially coming off an 11-win season and with a new coach, all of the newcomers should get long looks this fall. The RedHawks welcome seven new players to their 2019-20 roster, with six freshmen and one transfer sophomore set to make their Miami debuts this … Continue reading Ice time available for MU newbies
NCHC snapshot: Minnesota-Duluth
In June, Scott Sandelin signed a four-year extension with UMD. That might have been one of the easiest coaching decisions in Division I hockey history. All the two-decade tenured head coach of the Bulldogs did was win national championships the past two seasons following a second-place finish in the 2016-17 NCAA Tournament. And with three … Continue reading NCHC snapshot: Minnesota-Duluth
Q&A with Eric Rud
Eric Rud joined the Miami hockey coaching staff in May, bringing with him a myriad of coaching experience at several levels. Miami associate head coach Eric Rud (Miami athletics). Following a stellar career at Colorado College during which the defenseman amassed 22 goals and 90 assists, he logged 319 minor league games in the ECHL, … Continue reading Q&A with Eric Rud
NCHC Snapshot: Denver
It seemed like Denver lost everyone but its mascot after 2017-18, with head coach Jim Montgomery vaulting to the NHL Dallas Stars and three key scorers leaving early for the pros, among others. Despite the rampant turnover, all the Pioneers and first-year coach David Carle did was come within a goal of the national championship … Continue reading NCHC Snapshot: Denver
NCHC snapshot: Colorado College
Colorado College finally won its first NCHC first-round playoff series last season, but the Tigers lost a ton of key talent from a 2018-19 team that has been on the rise the past two years. CC's top three points-producing forwards, three starting defensemen and a goalie that logged 40 games all departed after the team … Continue reading NCHC snapshot: Colorado College
Q&A with Barry Schutte
Barry Schutte was named associate head coach by Miami in mid-May. Schutte was an assistant for Chris Bergeron at Bowling Green the past nine years, where the duo pulled a program from the brink of extinction to NCAA Tournament participants this spring. Barry Schutte (photo used with permission from Miami athletics). The Thunder Bay, Ont., … Continue reading Q&A with Barry Schutte
Catching up on a crazy Miami off-season
We're finally within two months of puck drop for the 2019-20 season, and the last five have seemed like an eternity for the Miami hockey program. In case you pushed the snooze alarm last March or if you just want a reminder of all the goings-on with the program this spring and summer, VFTG reviews … Continue reading Catching up on a crazy Miami off-season
Miami releases 2019-20 schedule
People who believe there are no coincidences need look no further than Miami’s 2019-20 schedule to have that theory disproven. Miami coach Chris Bergeron (John Lachmann/VFG). The RedHawks’ slate for next season was recently released, and they open against Bowling Green at Cady Arena on Oct. 6. Coach Chris Bergeron left BGSU for Miami two … Continue reading Miami releases 2019-20 schedule
Bergeron welcomed back to Miami
OXFORD, Ohio – The weak need not apply. That’s the message Chris Bergeron repeatedly delivered to a near-capacity group of alumni, players, fans and staff at Cady Arena on Monday after he was introduced as the next head coach of the Miami hockey team. Bergeron being introduced as Miami's next head coach (John Lachmann/VFTG). Embracing … Continue reading Bergeron welcomed back to Miami
Bergeron hire makes sense for Miami
It made too much sense. When Miami officially began the search for a new head hockey coach last month, Chris Bergeron’s name was the first on RedHawks fans' collective tongues. Chris Bergeron (photo by CollegeHockeyInc). He went to Miami. He starred at Miami. He played parts of five pro seasons down the street from Miami … Continue reading Bergeron hire makes sense for Miami
Active off-season again for MU
One freshman has decided to turn pro, the coaching search has intensified and the home schedule for next season is out. Jonathan Gruden (Cathy Lachmann/VFTG). It’s just another typical week in another busy Miami off-season, which has produced as many headlines as the RedHawks’ games themselves since the end of 2017-18. Jonathan Gruden signed with … Continue reading Active off-season again for MU
A site of our own
For 22 years, I’ve been writing for someone else. First it was The Cincinnati Post. I covered the Cincinnati Cyclones and Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for that paper as well as countless other teams in other sports in my 11 years there. It went belly-up at the end of 2007. Then it was CNati.com, the creation … Continue reading A site of our own
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