This isn't exactly breaking news, but Alexandria Blizzard General Manager/Head Coach Brad Willner is stepping down and will assume the same two positions with the Granite City Lumberjacks of the MnJHL. Read the story here: http://www.alexandriablizzard.com/page/show_article/17126/26732
I really liked Coach Willner the few times I had a chance to chat with him when the Blizzard were in town to play the Express. He was the architect of the Blizzard's phenomenal run to the 2008 Robertson Cup, which included a series victory over the Southern Minnesota Express in the first round. The article mentioned that he was commuting to Alexandria everyday from his home near St Cloud, and the opportunity to eliminate that drive everyday must have been appealing enough to drop down to a lower level of competition. Look out Rochester, the Lumberjacks are bound to be a good team with Willner at the helm.
So Coach Willner steps down in Alexandria, and Coach Crouse is leaving the North Iowa Outlaws. I believe Crouse is originally from Alexandria. Coincidence, or might we see Crouse behind the home team bench in Alexandria this fall??
By the way, Crouse played college hockey at Hamline University in St Paul. Who was his coach at Hamline?? A 1993 graduate of Bemidji State University by the name of Patrick Cullen.
See you at the rink.
--BK
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I thought I saw a link to some new Junior league out East that was forming, on Assrattler, that had Crouse listed as coach/GM.
Willner is going into a great situation in St. Cloud. Granite City is coming off a MNJHL regular season title and a good finish in the National Tournament. Believe me, Rochester is already looking out.
Thanks for the info. I see you're fighting the good fight on the aforementioned website. I am glad more people are figuring out that the guy posting as "big kahuna" on there is not me.
Are you going to check out any of the camps this weekend??
--BK
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