There are some rumblings that something could be announced this week. I haven't heard that directly from any of my sources, but this is being discussed by some local media members.
There continues to be a lot of regional reports that Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings is the leading candidate.
I reported here a few days ago that former Michigan State assistant and current USA National Team Development Program head coach Adam Nightingale has interviewed for the job. I confirmed that he interviewed before he left with his team to a world tournament in Germany.
I have since heard that Michigan State has interviewed American International head coach Eric Lang.
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Lang took over as head coach at American International in 2016-17 and went 8-20. In year three, he went 23-17-1, followed by 21-12-1 and then 15-4 during the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season.
AIC went 22-13-3 this year, won the Atlantic Hockey Conference Championship, advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Michigan, 5-3, in the First Round.
In 2019, his No. 16 seed AIC team upset No. 1 seed and overall No. 1-ranked St. Cloud State, 2-1, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, and then lost to No. 6-ranked Denver, 3-0, in the Regional Final.
AIC was playing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament game when it upset No. 1 St. Cloud State. AIC was just the third No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed.
There continues to be a lot of regional reports that Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings is the leading candidate.
I reported here a few days ago that former Michigan State assistant and current USA National Team Development Program head coach Adam Nightingale has interviewed for the job. I confirmed that he interviewed before he left with his team to a world tournament in Germany.
I have since heard that Michigan State has interviewed American International head coach Eric Lang.
Eric Lang - Head Coach - Men's Ice Hockey Coaches - American International College Athletics
AIC Director of Athletics Matt Johnson named Eric Lang the ninth Head Ice Hockey Coach in program history on April 13, 2016. Lang is in his third stint as a Yellow
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Lang took over as head coach at American International in 2016-17 and went 8-20. In year three, he went 23-17-1, followed by 21-12-1 and then 15-4 during the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season.
AIC went 22-13-3 this year, won the Atlantic Hockey Conference Championship, advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Michigan, 5-3, in the First Round.
In 2019, his No. 16 seed AIC team upset No. 1 seed and overall No. 1-ranked St. Cloud State, 2-1, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, and then lost to No. 6-ranked Denver, 3-0, in the Regional Final.
AIC was playing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament game when it upset No. 1 St. Cloud State. AIC was just the third No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed.
Upset again! 16th seed American International ousts Huskies in NCAA opener
SCSU falls 2-1 to American International, making it two years in a row they've been top NCAA tourney seed and lost first game
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