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WMU’s Blashill leaves Broncos for Red Wings

USCHO Staff Report • July 8, 2011

After an article in the Kalamazoo Gazette earlier this week that said Western Michigan head coach Jeff Blashill may be one and done with the Broncos and could be accepting an assistant coaching position with the Detroit Red Wings, the school made it official Friday in announcing Blashill’s resignation.

Blashill led the Broncos this past year to their first NCAA tournament in 15 seasons.

“Today is a very emotional day for me,” said Blashill in a statement. “I am extremely excited for the opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream to coach in the NHL with the best organization in sports, the Detroit Red Wings. However, it is with extreme sadness that I step down as head coach of the Western Michigan Bronco hockey team. WMU is an extremely special place with special attributes. I am certain that with the commitment the university is making to hockey, that Bronco hockey will continue on its current path of becoming an elite program nationally. My goal when I became head coach was to bring the program to national prominence and I am totally convinced that will happen very soon, regardless of my leaving.”

USCHO.com named Blashill its National Coach of the Year this season.

No word on who will replace Blashill behind the WMU bench.

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dammit
NOOOOOOOOOO
Madnessofmymind
Yeah for you Jeff! Coming from goalie at ferris to an assistant at the wings?! Right on! I hope they pick you!
MichPieGuy
Please stay and continue the task of rebuilding the Bronco program, Jeff. And please use your influence to help ensure he stays, Pres. Dunn! The best thing to happen for the quality of life on campus at Kalamazoo in MANY years! And I think it’s safe to say that any invitation tendered to WMU by the new forming western league is tethered to his staying…the track record of Bronco hockey for many, many years before last year’s breakout won’t merit an invitation to be in the upper tier.
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We hated to lose him at Miami and I know WMU fans feel the same way. Best of luck to you Jeff!
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Wmuevartian
Any thoughts from the college hockey fans on who you would go after to fill the spot?
Joe_Bair
They should hire CC Assistant Joe Bonnett.
puckmaster
Tom Carroll should be offered the job, a perfect fit
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