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# Anthony Noreen heading back to college hockey?
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/anthony-noreen-heading-back-to-college-hockey/
- Published: 2016-04-20T16:55:38.000Z
- Updated: 2016-04-20T16:55:38.000Z
- Description: After one short season as Solar Bears head coach, Noreen has applied for work elsewhere.
- Author: Achariya
- Tags: Orlando Solar Bears, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

[Last we saw of Solar Bears head coach Anthony Noreen](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/will-the-solar-bears-renew-the-toronto-affiliation/), he was explaining to PPP that he and the Solar Bears were going to spend the off-season rebuilding the team so that they had the "right personnel" on the ice. Today, a tweet had us looking at this conversation in a different light.

John Buccigross @Buccigross  
 Hearing Orlando Solar Bears Head Coach Anthony Noreen is a finalist for @StLawrenceU job. Before that in USHL (Youngstown). #cawlidgehawkeyAccording to John Buccigross, Noreen is a finalist for a [head coach position at St. Lawrence University](http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/sports/college-hockey-st-lawrence-waits-for-new-coach-before-settling-on-recruits-20160417?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). This coaching position became free when coach Greg Carvel left to take on a coaching job at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, one of a [number of coaching changes at the college](http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2016/04/12%5Fhurlbut%5Fout%5Fof%5Frunning%5Fat.php?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) this summer.

The three finalists for the position include Noreen, former Clarkson and current Manchester Monarchs head coach [Mark Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%5FMorris%5F%28ice%5Fhockey%29?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and Rochester Americans head coach [Chadd Cassidy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadd%5FCassidy?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

Noreen's background is in college hockey. He spent four years playing at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point before becoming assistant coach for two seasons following graduation. After that, he spent four seasons as head coach of the Youngstown Phantoms ([famously helping to develop Kyle Connor](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ppp-interview-solar-bears-head-coach-anthony-noreen/)) before landing with the Solar Bears.

Will Noreen remain in Orlando if this position falls through, or will he look to rejoin a league that focuses on development rather than the sport at a professional level? Noreen's interest in hockey has always emphasized player development, as he's often discussed with [Orlando media](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-solar-bears-coach-anthony-noreen-hockey-roots-20150725-story.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com):

"Your job as a coach is to be a teacher, I always say to my teams, 'Whether we have lost 10 in a row, whether we have won 10 in a row, my job doesn't change. My job is to help you become a better hockey player.'"

According to Buccigross, interviews for the position conclude this week.

Earlier today, Kyle Dubas weighed in about the affiliation, providing no new insight into renewal, but a lot of praise for the Solar Bears organization (starts at the six minute mark):