As the 12th head coach in program history, OConnell replaces Quinn(CAS89), who left in May after five years to take over as bench boss for the New York Rangers. I watched and listened warned of the problems this type of behavior would cause and now because of folks like yourself and others the team is in a worse place then it was Wednesday morning. Walk around the rink and folks would be calling kids over poisoning them talking bad about coach. Its reality. We will update Albie O'Connell's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. That is how it should work. OConnell was a great recruiter, great guy, but in over his head as a head coach. We have had over 12 players in the last few years leave. Albie O'Connell's net worth At Merrimack in 2007-08, O'Connell worked primarily with the forwards and the power play while assisting in all aspects of the program. A change of the coach is foreseeable and correct under these circumstances. Albie OConnell (CAS99) will not return next season as Boston University mens ice hockey coach, University Athletics Director Drew Marrochello announced Wednesday. At 45 years old, Albie O'Connell height not available right now. Abusive, profane, self-promotional, misleading, incoherent or off-topic comments will be rejected. Historically Terriers hockey is among the top 5 programs in the nation ( Michigan. He played in two Frozen Fours and helped the Terriers win the 1997 Hockey East title. Albie has 1 job listed on their profile. Albie O'Connell. ago] Height 6.00 -- Weight 203 [183 cm/92 kg] Drafted by New York Islanders Go BU! O'Connell earned a bachelor's degree in history at the College of Arts & Sciences. As I had predicted, Len Quesnelle will also be moving on, meaning there are two open assistant vacancies at Agganis Arena. He lives in Duxbury with his wife, Kristen (Sargent'99), and their three children. As a sophomore, O'Connell helped lead the team to a conference championship and a run to the National Championship game. 1 college sports. Hes got a hockey east pedigree and 20+ years coaching experience including 16+ as a HC. Most recently in the ECHL with Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. Fans do not ask players to leave of tell them to or drive them to the portal. OConnell started his coaching career at Berkshire Prep School in 2002, followed by stints at Colby, Niagara, Holy Cross, and Merrimack, and three years each at Northeastern and Harvard. i wonder if anyone believes Quinn would be considered or even Sullivan whos had great success in the NHL ( would they even consider it or are they strictly NHL guys now?) Albie O'Connell - Men's Ice Hockey Coach - Boston University And if they felt the program needed a new person at the helm. He is known for being the head coach of Boston University from 2018 to 2022. Albie O'Connell Introduced as New Men's Hockey Head Coach Look at the last four years how many players got better? O'Connell spent the 2006-07 season at Holy Cross after a two-year stint at Niagara. Its about ROI (return on investment) not some blog or silly poll. His time with Atlantic City was even less fruitful and after only 13 games with the squad he hung up his skates and turned to coaching. He previously served as an assistant coach at . A fifth-round draft pick of the New York Islanders in 1994, O'Connell played professional hockey for the Pensacola Ice Pilots (East Coast Hockey League) in 1999-2000, the Basingstoke Bison (British National League) in 2000-01, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) in 2001-02 and the Cardiff Devils (BNL) in 2001-02. The Watertown, Massachusetts, native's coaching career began at Berkshire Prep School in 2002 before he joined the collegiate coaching ranks the following year at Colby College. BU Hockey introduced a familiar face as its new men's head coach at a press conference at Agganis Arena on Wednesday: Albie O'Connell, associate head coach the last three seasons under David Quinn and a four-time Beanpot winner as a Terrier player. O'Connell, 42, is a longtime Terriers [] Skip to content I waited a bit before commenting. O'Connell saw more success in the 2020-21 season, qualifying for the NCAA tournament for what would be the only time during his tenure, his team eventually falling to Northeastern in the regional semifinal. No Glen thats not how it should work. 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I would be more receptive to your argument if you said that Albie should be given either two or three or four more years and then he would be evaluated based on his record and NCAA Tournament success. [2] Over the course of his college career, he would win four Beanpots, three regular-season titles, and make two Frozen Four appearances. 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Making such a decision shows the program is strong. I hope everyone has a good summer. In hearing from multiple sources with direct access to players/staff, I was left with the impression that 1) the players themselves wanted change; 2) the administration felt there was a need for stronger leadership from the head coach; 3) the consensus is Albie is liked, but didnt command the respect necessary to cultivate a consistently winning, successful program to match BUs lofty standards. And when the next coach is hired and if the BUH program continues to be a win one, lose one program, people will definitely be doing the exact same thing on this blog. i wonder what will happy to the rest of the staff. Thats life. If folks have not figured out my motive on this blog it is to counter the haters protect the program the players there families from all that want to harm it. With regard to the survey, I actually voted for Albie to stay because I initially said that this season he would have to at the very least win a Beanput or HE title and he acheived that goal. Another thing that annoys me is fans are too quick to dismiss kids who are healthy scratches all I do is cheer them on this is college hockey I dont think some of you know how hard it is just to make this team and then being a student its not easy and I give these kids lots of credit it irks me when we on this blog or around the rink knock kids not in line up its a bad look for adults to do that . I think most, if not all, BU hockey fans wanted to see Albie succeed. A fifth-round draft pick of the New York Islanders in 1994, O'Connell played professional hockey for the Pensacola Ice Pilots (East Coast Hockey League) in 1999-2000, the Basingstoke Bison (British National League) in 2000-01, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) in 2001-02 and the Cardiff Devils (BNL) in 2001-02. In 149 career games playing forward for the Terriers, OConnell totaled 108 points (42 goals, 66 assists) for head coach Jack Parker (Questrom68, Hon.97). O'Connell spent the last four seasons as head coach of the Terriers after serving the previous four as both an assistant coach for one season and an associate head coach for three seasons under David Quinn. O'Connell, 45, had been BU's coach since 2018, when he took over for David Quinn after Quinn left to become coach of the New York Rangers. Providence got Nate Leaman. The AD made the decision he felt was best for that program. personal etc why do we need to attack the coach AD who by the way I respect I believe his hands were tied.
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