Indiana has hired Miami of Ohio assistant, Jeff Blashill, to be their new head coach after Charlie Skjodt recently resigned.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The Indiana Ice is proud to announce the hiring of Jeff Blashill to the position of general manager and head coach through the 2010/2011 season.
Blashill comes to the Ice after holding the role of Assistant Coach with the Miami University (OH) Redhawks for the last five years and the four previous seasons with the Ferris State Bulldogs of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).
The Sault Ste. Marie, MI native leaves a Miami program which has made the NCAA tournament the last three seasons which also includes one CCHA Championship and an overall record of 83-31-9 during that span.
“During his tenure with the Redhawks, he was a major part of the rebuilding process that firmly established the Redhawks as one of the premier division one hockey programs in the nation,” said Ice CEO Paul Skjodt. “Miami has created a culture under the direction of Head Coach Enrico Blasi, Blashill and Assistant Coach Chris Bergeron where some of the most sought after recruits have indeed found a very comfortable nesting place.”
Four of his 07-08 players just signed NHL contracts in forwards Ryan Jones (Minnesota), Nathan Davis (Chicago), defenseman Alec Martinez (Los Angeles) and goaltender Jeff Zatkoff (Los Angeles) and he also worked with current Anaheim Might Ducks forward Chris Kunitz while at Ferris State.
At Miami University, the rebuilding process also saw the university procure and build one of the most beautiful college arenas in the nation, which opened for play in the 2006/07 season. Former Indiana defenseman Mike Findorff will be a senior in Oxford, OH next season, while 07-08 Ice blueliner Cameron Schilling begins his freshman campaign this fall.
“The first priority for me when I accepted the position as President of Hockey Operations was to continue to build a winning program for the Indiana Ice, its fans and partners in the community,” said Charlie Skjodt. “Your general manager and head coach is the most important hire for a hockey program at any level and we have kept a close eye on Jeff over the years. In order to be successful in this league, we need a person who can not only coach, but has the ability to recruit and who is well-respected in the hockey circles and Jeff is all of that.”
Blashill comes to Indy with wife, Erica and two children (Teddy and Josie). He arrived early this morning and took part in the team’s USHL Draft which began at 10 a.m.
19 comments:
Welcome to Indy Jeff!
u no what they say about spreading rumors? dont.....
Regg Simon huh? lol
Regg Simon now heading to the Storm?
No, Regg is going to Omaha, Hastings to the Storm. You heard it here first!!!
John: Where are you man.
Hey, was this a joke all along?
Anyway, it was a good one. Got me.
Congrats to our new coach.
No wait now Cooper is heading to the storm, Hasting is heading here and they are having a player/coach in Omaha
Jeff Blashill is a class act and will be a major asset to whatever program he goes to. Indy should be honored to welcome such a good man. Best of luck Jeff, you are a class act.
Heard Simon was briefly considered but according to management he has a really big ego that cannot be supported with some personal issues that he needs to overcome and is again still searching for a job.
Jeff is the better choice. Welcome aboard Coach Blashill!
Indy will be ok now with Jeff at the helm. Glad we did not get a "BIG EGO" type, just a good mellow coach to add to a great organization!
Guess you can say, they read all the "writings on the wall" lol and the big wigs picked the better coach.
Coach Blashill is an outstanding coach and person. He will do a great job in Indy!
Where I am supposed to be?
Good question buddy!
You know where I am? I'm in the position of being the only one here with the hoo-hahs to post under my real name.
Now, just what am I supposed to have to say about all this?
John, we respect you.
Thank you. But why am I expected to weigh in on who's going to coach in Indianapolis? I have no comment on their coaching situation, nor that of any other team in the league.
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