April 2, 2008
Northeastern Assistant Coach Resigns, Sophomore Leaves for ECHL
CHN Staff Report
Northeastern assistant coach Shawn McEachern resigned last week, according to the Northeastern News, and will not return as a member of the Huskies coaching staff for the 2008-09 season.
Sophomore forward Chad Costello will also not return to Northeastern next season and has left the team to sign with the Texas Wildcatters, an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild, of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Costello has begun playing with the Wildcatters, who boast the best record in the league (52-7).
The reason for each departure remains vague.
Said Huskies head coach Greg Cronin of McEachern's departure, "He just felt it was time to move on. He's been here for a year and a half. I don't know what he's going to do. He's a talented guy, he's a good coach, he's a good person. He just wanted to move forward."
Costello, meanwhile, suggested that his decision to leave college early resulted from a diminished playing time, though other reports suggested the sophomore was struggling academically.
Said Costello, "The day after the season ended and we lost to Vermont there, I started working out things. I told my agent I wanted to leave, and he talked to some teams, and this is the team that gave me an opportunity."
Costello leaves Northeastern after scoring three goals and 10 assists in 27 games this season.
Cronin commented as well on Costello's decision to leave early.
"He's a real passionate hockey player, and he felt that he wanted to really focus on playing hockey and going to a place where he was going to play," Cronin said. "He took a gamble by going to the ECHL, but he feels that he wants to play professional hockey and work his way up. He wants to make it to the NHL. Whether he can or not is up to him."
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