That is fair. I read the comments above as more that Weller wasn’t liked or not a good coach.I don’t think the list is bad. I just think that a prior Hershey/Washington connection isn’t exactly needed IMO. Just hire the best candidate. Carbery never played for Hershey. He played a year and a half for SC and eventually was their coach for a few years but he also left SC to pursue other opportunities prior to joining the Bears. Bruce was another coach who didn’t have a connection to Hershey when he was hired.
Wellar has never been a head coach at any level. I would just find it hard to elevate him to the HC of the most prestigious AHL club without any HC experience. It would be a lot of pressure, especially since he has played in Hershey on some of their best teams of all time. The die hards and STHs in Hershey can turn on a coach very quickly if they have a bad year.
But Weller has been an assistant for the Bears for 4 years. At some point he needs to get a shot. Question is, is this the right time. So if you backstop him with someone else who could then step in if needed. i don’t think Knuble takes a AC job. But Ben Boudreau (HC in ECHL) or Hartley would fit that bill. So you get someone in Weller who knows the team and system and a rising coach as an assistant (who isn’t overqualified) that could then take a team over with knowledge if necessary in a year, two, or three.