(above) USCHO says Northeastern head coach Greg Cronin was involved with an NCAA cheating scandal in the mid-Nineties at Colorado CollegeFrom: USCHO.com
by Jim Connelly
Last Friday afternoon, a news release came across saying Northeastern hockey coach Greg Cronin and assistant coach Albie O’Connell had been indefinitely suspended pending an investigation into possible NCAA violations surrounding communication with potential recruits.
The lesser-known past problem for Cronin occurred in the early 1990s while he was a member of the Colorado College coaching staff under the direction of head coach Brad Buetow. There, the staff was involved in the mid-season recruiting of a goaltender who was illegally flown to the campus using an assistant coach’s frequent flyer miles, provided free accommodations and allowed to practice with the team despite still being enrolled in junior college. That case was amplified when Buetow didn’t cooperate with the NCAA investigation and was ultimately forced to resign [read rest of article].
by Jim Connelly
Last Friday afternoon, a news release came across saying Northeastern hockey coach Greg Cronin and assistant coach Albie O’Connell had been indefinitely suspended pending an investigation into possible NCAA violations surrounding communication with potential recruits.
The lesser-known past problem for Cronin occurred in the early 1990s while he was a member of the Colorado College coaching staff under the direction of head coach Brad Buetow. There, the staff was involved in the mid-season recruiting of a goaltender who was illegally flown to the campus using an assistant coach’s frequent flyer miles, provided free accommodations and allowed to practice with the team despite still being enrolled in junior college. That case was amplified when Buetow didn’t cooperate with the NCAA investigation and was ultimately forced to resign [read rest of article].
11 comments:
No Statute of Limitation?
Sure there is.
At LetsGoDU we dont talk about anything prior to 1957.
Hey, I vote that we let him off the hook. It certainly did CC no good since they sucked in the 90's as well as today. It's a sad day when cheating won't even help them!
Will be interesting to see what happens at Northeastern. On the surface it looks pretty minor, a few extra emails or text messages to recruits.
But Northeastern is on probation from some Hoops infractions, so it could get complicated.
Cronin is a class act of a coach. I really hope this all comes out ok in the end.
I agree with miller. You cheat and you still suck..... that's the epitome of pathetic.... and, by the way, just what we've all come to expect from the Black and Gold Colorado College Tigers since 1957
Cronin is no class act.
He's an aggressive, combatant asshole who has been on three coaching staffs with NCAA cheating issues. CC, Maine and NU. While different head coaches took the fall at CC and Maine, the common denominator at all three is Cronin.
He deserves whatever he gets.
Brandon- what do you know about class?
he's a cheat? so is gwoz... give him a one game suspension
Gwozdecky doesn't cheat. He doesn't have to.
DU turns away tons of great players who don't have the grades or attention span to play hockey and make it in the classroom.
With only 2-6 full ride scholies available each year there's not much room for error.
Cronin is a crook. His next job should be as a driver for the NYC mafia.
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