Last week, the early rumors around who would replace Jerry York behind Boston College’s bench centered around UConn head coach and former York assistant Mike Cavanaugh. But today, Cavanaugh and UConn Hockey seem to have put that speculation to bed with a statement in which Cav reaffirmed his commitment to UConn:
“I am honored to be the UConn men’s hockey head coach, and I am committed to continuing to lead this program into a bright future!,” wrote Cavanaugh in the statement. While the BC opening wasn’t mentioned, this is obviously the subtext.
We don’t know if this indicates Cavanaugh himself was uninterested in moving on, or if he got indications he wasn’t the top choice at BC; we’ll try to clarify.