This was Tuesday and Sertie was feeling "pretty good," although that would change in a couple of days. There is much to reminisce about from Sertich's 18 seasons as Bulldogs coach, and Sertich and Zentner were doing that for 2 ½ hours at Mike's home in the woods near Eveleth. And then came the three years of excellence that launched 10,000 signs that still declare "Bulldog Country." UMD had a 28-16-1 season and Sertich landed the job. Gus had seven seasons without much success and was fired, and Sertich was given the job on an interim basis. Hendrickson was hired to replace Terry Shercliffe at UMD in 1975 and Sertich came with him. Sertich played on the Iron Range for Virginia, was a UMD defenseman for Ralph Romano and Bill Selman in 1966-69 as the Bulldogs started competing in the WCHA, and then served as an assistant to Gus Hendrickson at Grand Rapids High School. "Brett scored 30 goals the second half of the season, and then in 1985-86 … 52."
When he came back, Brett already had lost some weight and had a completely different attitude. "We had a heart-to-heart before that break. "Brett only had a couple of goals in the pre-Christmas part of the schedule," Sertich said. That's how he wound up in Tier II juniors in Canada. The hockey scouts throughout Canada seemed to agree on this: Brett was out of shape and not filled with desire. She's a great lady and she loves the Bulldogs to this day." "We were told that the person with influence was his mom," Sertich said this week.ĭave Zentner, a longtime Sertich friend and Bulldogs booster, said: "I was flying back to Duluth, trying to make a game, and I first met Joanne on that flight. Mike Sertich was the UMD coach when his recruiter, Tim McDonald, made the trips to Penticton, British Columbia, to convince Brett that Duluth was where he could become an actual NHL prospect.
0 kommentar(er)
