Travis Winter

Yeah.

Um, just, just announced was it last week or the week before that, that he'll retire at the end of the season, and Travis Winter will take over, the longtime, uh-

Yeah

... associate head coach there.

You know, it's been a lot of fun covering Tom Ceratori.

It'll be great to see Travis Winter get his shot, too.

You know, he's a guy that's he's been very close many times.

If people don't know, he's he's been a finalist for a lot of big jobs and he's been right in there.

Frank.

And, uh, like Travis Winter at Bemidji State, he's gonna get the chance to run the program next year too.

So, um, yeah, it's, uh, it- it's-- We're, we're moving into a new era, uh, of college hockey coaching as we are firmly in a new era of college hockey overall.

And as a firmly-- or as a seamless segue, Trent, that's what we got into with, uh, with Don Lucia about today.

He was, as coach's chair, but just his insights.

He's been around college hockey a long time.

I think it's also worth asking just about, uh, your thoughts on Travis Winter.

I mean, they named his replacement.

I mean, you almost have to go in as an assistant and, and cut your teeth and, and pay your dues.

But also with that, like when you've done all those things and, you know, Travis Winter is, is, is Tom's associate head coach.

Joe Doyle is my associate head coach.

And, um, Bemidji has a, it's, it's, it, it, they've got a, uh, the program is healthy and they have a great culture.

It ain't broke at Air Force.

You don't need to fix something that ain't broke.

And the reason that those places aren't broke, a big reasons for it is be- is Travis Winter and Joe Doyle.

And, um, so, so to me, like, uh, yeah, um, yeah, they're being rewarded, but they're also, they're not just being rewarded for, for, for, for the time they put in.

You know, obviously he's had a great run at Bemidji State.

Travis Winter is a guy who's been in the mix for a lot of other jobs.

Like that's become a hot coaching candidate name.

And so Travis Winter, another alum, you know, he went to Bemidji State and now will have a chance to coach the Beavers.

But, you know, I think – Tom Serratore, I read some of Jared Rabedo's coverage in the Babinji Pioneer, and he's not eager to reflect right now.

Tom Serratore wants to dive in and go after this season and basically says we all save the reflections for another time.

I think seven regular season conference titles.

The 2009 Frozen Four appearance.

No, that'll do.

big breaking well not breaking i guess it's been out for a few weeks now but it was pretty sudden when it came out big news in the ccha tom serratore to retire after the season travis winter is already set to take over probably a smart move doing it that way given the volatility of some coaching departures that we've seen over the years um colin i think it would be I would be remiss if I didn't throw it to you first.

What are your thoughts on the coaches' change up there in your second favorite team, the CCHA? As everyone

can probably tell, it was time.

you're

good Travis Winter is the no-brainer successor as well.

I mean, Wentz has his fingerprints all over this roster and last year's and last year's before that and the last year before that.

He's been with the program since 2014.

It's kind of like bittersweet, right? Because it's sad that Ernie's gone or going to be leaving.

But it's also really cool to see a Bemidji State staple.

You mentioned Travis Winter, former captain, was on that team that made a...

Incredible run to the Frozen Four back in the early 2000s with Tom at the helm.