Av-merican wrote:
I really hope he's successful and opens the door to more European GMs, and hopefully coaches as well. It's ridiculous how few, if any NHL coaches have been Euros. Who was the last one, Ivan Hlinka!?
Best thing I've found out about Kekalainen, his wife's name is Tiina.
Uh, Ralph Krueger? I realize he's Canadian born, but I think he counts considering the wealth of his Swiss and German hockey background. Coaching the Swiss for 13 years is quite a resume.
Anyways, awesome for Kekalainen. I had hoped to hear his name in the Habs GM vacancy, even if it could never happen because he's a clean Finn instead of a good ole fashioned smelly Francophone. He did analysis in between periods on Finnish WJC and WC broadcasts. I have no idea what he was saying but I always wished I did since he seemed way too smart for that gig that we usually give to really crappy hockey minds in North America.
Now we need Roger Ronnberg to get a coaching gig in the NHL.
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