Throughout the season people have regularly asked me my opinion on John Micheletto, the job he’s done at UMass, and if I thought he should keep his job. My answer to them was I didn’t want to get too much into “the coaching situation” while there was still hockey being played because I wanted to see how the season played out and I also didn’t want to get caught up in a trap of constantly talking about it. My worry was if I opened the Pandora’s Box of my views on the coaching and state of the program that it would dominate my postings from then on and take away from the regular game previews, recaps, and writing about the players. Well the season is over. I’ve written just about all I have to say about the 2014-15 season, so let’s talk coaching.
All posts for the day March 12th, 2015
Season Recap Part II: The Coaching Situation
Posted by rocks22 on March 12, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/03/12/season-recap-part-ii-the-coaching-situation/
Vatrano Signs With Bruins, Forgoes Final Two Years At UMass
Fresh off his 18 goal season for the Minutemen RS sophomore forward Frank Vatrano signed a free agent contract with the Boston Bruins today, ending his career at UMass after one season (plus that one playoff game no one counts). This is obviously great news for Vatrano who was able to turn his stellar season into an opportunity to play professional hockey with the local team. The Bruins will gain a great skating forward with a quick, but powerful shot. To my knowledge Vatrano is the first Minuteman to sign a contract with the Bruins, though Marvin Degon and Tim Lovell played for the Providence Bruins previously and Dusty Demianiuk landed a spot at Bruins training camp after winning NESN’s “Be A Bruin” reality show.
Posted by rocks22 on March 12, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/03/12/vatrano-signs-with-bruins-forgoes-final-two-years-at-umass/
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