Former Central Penn Coaching Colleagues To Face-Off in MET North All-Star Game 
January 27, 2010

Former Central Penn coaching colleagues Andy Scott and Mike Tenney will face each other this weekend in the MET North All-Star Game as the head coaches of the Dowd and Francis Divisions respectively.  Tenney, who is currently the head coach of the Walpole Express, worked along side Scott last year as an assistant coach with the Panthers. 

“Mike came to us before the start of the 2008-09 season looking for a new coaching challenge.  He jumped right in as an assistant with us (Panthers) and as an assistant with the Hershey Jr. Bears 16U AAA team.  He impressed immediately with his knowledge of and feel for the game.  He demonstrated a real passion for coaching”, stated Scott.  At the end of a successful campaign last year that saw the Panthers win the Keegan Cup and finish second at Nationals, Tenney was poised to take over the reigns as head coach of the midget team until fate intervened. 

Panther’s head coach Andy Scott explained, “In mid-August I got a call from Tony Dalessio (Walpole Express GM) asking if I knew of anyone capable of taking over the recently vacated head coaching job with the Express Jr. B team.  I didn’t hesitate to recommend Mike – I felt he was definitely ready for the challenge.”  Tenney joined the Walpole team at training camp and currently has them in first place in the Francis Division.  “It was tough to lose Mike at that time of the year, but it was definitely the right move for him developmentally.  We work closely with Walpole as our Jr. A affiliate and it just seemed natural to move a coach there in addition to our three former players now with the Express Jr. A team (Jake Brightbill, DJ Dinnison, and Wes Heinle).”, said Scott. 

While Scott and Tenney are looking forward to the All-Star Game match-up, both have an eye on February 13^th when Walpole and Central Penn will face each other for the second and final time this season at the MJHL President’s Day Showcase.