FYI: Someone posted this on USCHO when the topic came up about why Crazy Frank was fired from LSSU the first time.
From the Hockey-L archives, circa 1990:
http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A2=ind900 ... 9&D=0&I=-3
Today, Lake Superior fired head hockey coach Frank Anzalone. Anzalone, coach
of the 1988 national champions, had been shopping around for a new school
(finalist at Denver although another Frank was hired there) and had
reportedly made very disparaging remarks about Lake State to the Denver
newspapers.
http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A2=ind900 ... 7&D=0&I=-3
"Ex-Lake Superior State head coach Frank Anzalone wants his
team back, but it's highly unlikely he'll be granted his wish.
In a passionate written statement released June 6, Anzalone
said the school's administration treated him unfairly when it
fired him May 30, but he's willing to return behind the Laker bench.
'Not too long ago I dreamed of winning a national championship.
I woke up, I worked hard. I rallied support and the dream became
a reality,' said Anzalone, who coached LSSU to a national crown in
1988. 'Now, I dream again, that I will have my team back.'
LSSU athletic director Jim Fallis, who replaced Anzalone with
long-time assistant coach Jeff Jackson, said he let Anzalone go
because the coach 'repeatedly expressed his unhappiness' about the
school and his co-workers.
And, contrary to Anzalone's insistence, Fallis said his ex-coach
never fully accepted the new contract offer the administration made.
'He says he accepted the offer in writing, but what we have isn't
a full acceptance of what we offered,' said Fallis. 'If I offer to
sell you a car for $1,000, and you counter by saying you'll give me
$975 and a lawn mower, that's not an acceptance to me.
'No, I don't see (Anzalone) returning in the imminent future.'
In his letter, Anzalone stated he accepted the offer within the
required time and that he was simply doing his job by trying to
acquire more money for himself, his assistants and the program.
What will we do without Crazy Frank jokes ?
