Q&A With ... Danton Cole

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April 25, 2017
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by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick)






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Last week, Danton Cole was named the new coach at Michigan State, his alma mater.
CHN: When were you first contacted by Michigan State, what was the process like and when did you find out you were hired?
Cole: I called [Michigan State Athletic Director] Mark Hollis and left a message and just told him that, obviously as a coach, nobody likes to see other coaches not coming back — but the situation was what it was and I knew he was extremely busy, and when he had a chance to give me a shout. We touched base fairly quickly after that. ... Then over the course of the next couple weeks, Mark was very busy with NCAA basketball, being on that committee [was] taking up a lot of time. So [Associate Athletic Director] Shelley Appelbaum was doing quite a bit of the work and fact finding. So it was an interesting process and lots of questions and [it] went off and on for a couple weeks. Then the last little bit it kind of ramped up and [I] spoke to Mark and we had a couple of comments back and forth and he said he would get back to me either [last] Sunday or Monday. Finally when he called back he said they had a decision and they offered me the job. It was fairly painless, it's just hard as a coach when you're interviewing and the time and the process you [have] to wait it out. I thought they did a nice job and handled it really well and took their time, which is good, and obviously [I’m] happy with the conclusion they came to.
CHN: What’s the first thought that went through your mind when they told you they hired you?
Cole: ...

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