Michigan State hockey: Potential candidates to replace Danton Cole

Ten names who could become Michigan State’s next hockey coach:

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller made the decision to move on from Danton Cole and to move the Michigan State hockey program in a new, fresh direction. Now, Haller is tasked with finding the right guy to move the program in the right direction.

On the surface, it appears that the next Spartan coach will have a lot of work in order to rebuild the program, but that is not necessarily the case. MSU is just finishing a huge renovation project, updating Munn Ice Arena and the hockey facilities connected to it, building a new weight room, training room and more for the players and team to enjoy.

The time is now for someone new to come in and bring the MSU hockey program back into the national spotlight. Let’s take a look at who some of the candidates to do that could be: