Regg Simon Departs and Some Other Stuff

I guess it's as good a time as any to make another summer post.  The only real news is (as you're probably already aware) that today Regg Simon has taken the head coaching spot at Des Moines in the USHL. A job which was recently vacated by Mike Guentzel who is off to Omaha to feed on Dean Blais' hind-teat while Dean awaits the demise of Don Lucia as his ticket out of Nebraska.

Best of luck to Regg.  Returning to the Jr. A head coaching ranks is probably a good career move for him.  If he can build success there over a few years then he could start to be considered for next level head coaching jobs at some point. 
It won't be a bad thing either to have a Seawolf face in the USHL that can counter the drivel that certain USHL coaches tell their players about UAA.  Regg is pretty young at 34 and is putting together a nice resume'.

As is always the case with such an opening, it will be very interesting to see who takes Regg's place here.  I've been told that this hire will be an accelerated process.  Don't be surprised for someone to be in place within the next 10 days if not sooner.

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Coach Shyiak named four assistant captains a couple of weeks ago.  Tommy Grant, Craig Parkinson, Brad Gorham and Chris Crowell will do that work.  At some point during the season Coach may put the "C" on one of those guys sweaters.  I just want to toot my own horn by reminding you that last season I said Chris Crowell had future captain written all over him.  

It may seem a bit unusual for a team to not have a "C" in place but I kinda like the idea of seeing if anyone steps up and earns it through their play.  Captaincy can sometimes lead to a player changing his game and not performing like you'd have expected.  With no "C" in place, these guys will all feel more free to play within themselves because the pressure of leadership isn't confronting them.

What else?  It's continued to be a quiet summer.  Most (if not all) of any news has been mentioned and/or linked to in the comment section of my June post.  The Alaska Avalanche are moving from Wasilla to Palmer.  There's quite a bit of delicious bickering and finger pointing in this Frontiersman article.  

I was disappointed to see that no Seawolves player with Alaska roots will be wearing #49 next year.  Maybe Nick Haddad, Scott Warner, Brad Gorham or Tyler Currier will consider it between now and the beginning of the season?  Not a biggee I suppose.  

I'll leave it up to JimJamesAK to compile a list of where all the former Seawolves are or will be playing this season.  No doubt some of those guys will move around between now and when hockey starts again.

As August progresses you should start to see a more posts from me.  I'll do the usual class-by-class evaluation.  I'll have my letter to the incoming rookies.

I'll take a look around the league and examine things like how many stoned rats are jumping from the sinking Gopher ship.  I'll talk about how SCSU will once again be overly hyped.  I'm sure I'll also mention the newest junior members of the league and the wake up call they'll get from being in the WCHA.  I'll find something shitty to say about DU.  I'll point and laugh at what a fucked up city Colorado Springs is.  There'll probably be a reference about the 19 trees in North Dakota and the legacy of Manifest Destiny that built a shithole of a town called Mankato.  And naturally, I'll piss on the Badgers as much as possible.  So in other words, same shit different year.  And no, UMD and Michigan Tech won't get any breaks from me either.

And of course I'll find some hot pics of CSWILF (Culturally Significant Women I'd ... well you know).  But not today.