LadyStanley
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http://www.uscho.com/2014/01/02/committee-in-place-to-pick-the-next-wcha-commissioner/
http://www.uscho.com/2013/12/24/wcha-commissioner-mcleod-i-feel-real-good-about-decision-to-retire/
Commissioner McLeod announced retirement last week.
Definitely hope that a hockey-centric person is hired. But will be interested to see if it's more collegiate hockey-centric, or pro hockey, or international, or what?
What criteria should be used to select a college league commissioner? Is it different for a junior US/Canadian league, minor pro vs major pro?
The WCHA has put together a five-member search committee and hired Parker Executive Search out of Atlanta to find a replacement for commissioner Bruce McLeod, who is retiring at the end of his contract on June 30.
The committee — which according to McLeod was initially established over the summer during meetings in Bemidji — includes Minnesota State president Richard Davenport, Ferris State president David Eisler, Michigan Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret, Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore and Alaska faculty athletic representative Dani Sheppard.
http://www.uscho.com/2013/12/24/wcha-commissioner-mcleod-i-feel-real-good-about-decision-to-retire/
Commissioner McLeod announced retirement last week.
During his tenure, the WCHA has crowned eight NCAA men’s champions and 10 WCHA players have won the Hobey Baker Award.
McLeod also helped grow the WCHA Final Five championship weekend into one of college hockey’s biggest events. Six times in the 2000s attendance at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. exceeded 82,000, with a record 88,900 fans attending in 2007. Last year the Final Five drew a crowd of 87,295.
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McLeod said he is not involved in the search process for his replacement, but he hopes the WCHA learns a lesson from the NCHC and hires someone with a background in hockey.
Definitely hope that a hockey-centric person is hired. But will be interested to see if it's more collegiate hockey-centric, or pro hockey, or international, or what?
What criteria should be used to select a college league commissioner? Is it different for a junior US/Canadian league, minor pro vs major pro?
