Was he not a volunteer coach? Still full time job?OCanada wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:13 pmYes on Allen. I forget the year but Quinn noticed a flaw in our goalies positioning and made a suggestion. After implementation goalie play improved and Hopkins went on an end of season run. The following year he joined the staff.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:31 amPretty sure Dave Allan had the role of working with FOGO's not the tenders, nor did I see him on the recruiting trail when my goalie son was coming up. I don't think he was in the lead role for recruiting, nor training, tenders at least not during the era in which goaltending went downhill versus earlier eras of tender after tender excellence.
That said, he was by far my best goalie coach, excellent technique and drilling, detail oriented...same as he was as a field tactician. Tremendously successful in both stints as HC at Gilman.
I don't know that Quinn was involved in the recruiting either...full time job as lawyer.
As I've written earlier, I think goalie recruitment got fouled up primarily during ER.
Was he doing the recruiting in the summer and fall, etc?
Traveling around the country to do so?
I could well be mistaken, but I don't recall that being the case...if so, he was a heck of a lot more involved than I thought. But sure, working with the goalies at practices.
I believe Allan was a volunteer as well, right? But basically "retired" at the age of nearly 60?
Involved a bit with recruiting, but not specifically goalies.