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What's the latest on the UND hockey coaching search?

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What's the latest on the UND hockey coaching search?

It is the first time UND has considered external candidates for the UND hockey coaching job since Dean Blais was hired 31 years ago.The quick search has led many to wonder whether UND already has its next candidate lined up. According to multiple sources, that is not the case. It is an open search, which […]

It is the first time UND has considered external candidates for the UND hockey coaching job since Dean Blais was hired 31 years ago.The quick search has led many to wonder whether UND already has its next candidate lined up. According to multiple sources, that is not the case. It is an open search, which is why so many factions of alums have been contacting Chaves and Martinson to share their thoughts.

Interviews are likely to begin as soon as Friday.

Interviews are likely to begin as soon as Friday.

Interviews are likely to begin as soon as Friday.

There has been a push from players who have played under associate coach Dane Jackson — past and current — to hire him. It includes prominent NHL players. Jackson has been at UND as an assistant for 19 years.UND let go of Berry on Sunday after UND finished the season 21-15-2 and missed the NCAA tournament.UND’s human resource department will screen the applicants, remove those who do not fit the required criteria and then deliver them to athletic director Bill Chaves.This week, Chaves and deputy athletic director Erik Martinson have been getting feedback from. . . just about everyone.

Brad Elliott Schlossman

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When Blais was hired in 1994, it was a five-week process that involved a 13-person search committee.

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