Vermont. The new Winona State

[HanSenSE]

Vermont hockey coach fired after inapproriate text messages with a student.

Todd Woodcroft fired as head coach of UVM men's hockey after investigation (msn.com)

 

[Tighthead]

Vermont hockey coach fired after inapproriate text messages with a student.

Todd Woodcroft fired as head coach of UVM men's hockey after investigation (msn.com)

JFC I went to school with him.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Hockey coaches seem to be pretty stupid, men and women.

 

[Liut]

Hockey coaches seem to be pretty stupid, men and women.

What the fork do you mean, specifically?
Never mind, you're communicating completely through your asshole.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Check out the Harvard women's hockey coach. The abuse in Canadian hockey.

 

[UPChip]

A generalization, yes, but there have been a disturbing number of hockey scandals in which coaches have either proven to be abusive tyrants (Keenan, Babcock) or looked the other way when abuse took place in their locker rooms. As mentioned, Katey Stone jumped out the airlock for a little of both.

This isn't even the first scandal involving the Vermont hockey program, as their administration flushed most of a season in the late 90s due to a disgusting hazing scandal.

There is a lot of hockey culture that reinforces authoritarianism and enduring bad treatment, even if it's criminal in nature or totally unrelated to the team.

The evidence may not go beyond anecdotes but there is a problem in the sport that needs to be reckoned with.

 

[Liut]

Free association ...

Mark Johnson
Bob Johnson
Jerry York
Steve Cady
Bill Davidge
Mitch Korn
Bill Selman
Gino Gasparini
Jack Parker
Bill Cleary
Red Berenson
Ron Mason
Shawn Walsh
George Menard
Terry Slater
Emile Francis
Johnny Wilson
Larry Wilson
Ron Wilson
Jack Riley
John Mariucci
Herb Brooks
Doug Woog
Murray Williamson
Lou Vairo
Brian Kilrea
Orval Tessier
John Paddock
Dave King
Bruce Cassidy
Al Pederson
Bruce Boudreau
Bob Woods
Andy Murray
Bryan Murray
Terry Murray
Scotty Bowman
Al Arbour
Mike Keenan
Ken Hitchcock
Peter DeBoer
Dave Hakstol
Darryl Sutter
Brian Sutter
Bob Murdoch
Barry Trotz
Mike Babcock
Sid Abel
Billy Reay
Glen Sonmor
Al MacNeil
Fred Creighton
Fred Shero
John Choyce
Gerard Gallant

heck, I could go on. These people might have been several things, but stupid? No.