[News] HC Avangard Omsk hires Bob Hartley as head coach

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Best coach not in the NHL?

No, that would be Darryl Sutter, followed by AV. If you mean best coach currently working somewhere else, there's lots. Krueger, Jalonen, maybe Keefe. Until recently, Jim Montgomery was widely seen as one.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Interesting. Maybe it is time to put a bet that Omsk wins the championship this year or perhaps next. Hartley has been able to win a championship in every league he has coached in, so will be interesting to see if his luck holds out in the KHL too.

[J epworth]

Love the google translate:


"You've been waiting for this. We waited for this. Everyone was waiting for this!

Respect for the patient, our respect for the shrewd, thank you - to all the fans for waiting!

Bob Hartley - the head coach of the "Vanguard"! Welcome, Bob"

[craigwd]

Karri Rämö left Jokerit and officially signed with Omsk as well today.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by craigwd

Karri Rämö left Jokerit and officially signed with Omsk as well today.

Getting the band back together.

Expect the Wideman, Jones, and Colborne signings to be announced soon.

[Aleks]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I wasn't really talking about how far north. Just how far away, especially from European countries. Omsk is in a whole different continent.

Fair enough, the north of comment I guess is what I focused on. Imagine playing for Amur Khabarovsk, or Admiral Vladivostok, those are at the eastern edge of Russia!

[jlh2640]

Happy for Bob