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What's behind college hockey's record-setting number of coaching changes?
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Eleven schools changed head coaches in NCAA Division-I men's hockey this offseason, the most of all time according to College Hockey News.
"There are a lot of reasons why there are coaching changes," said Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore, the fifth-longest tenured coach in the country.
Changing of the guardOther college hockey giants have stepped down in recent years.
I think as investment in college hockey brand has grown, salaries have grown and I think the pressure to win and be competitive has grown with that.
The seven NCAA programs with the most national championships — Denver, Michigan, UND, Wisconsin, Boston University, Boston College and Minnesota — all changed coaches in the last eight years.