RWJC Posted June 5 Posted June 5 (edited) Canucks Promote Yogi Svejkovsky To Assistant Coach June 5th, 2024 at 1:26pm CST • By Josh Erickson Jaroslav “Yogi” Svejkovský will join the Canucks’ bench next season as a part of Rick Tocchet‘s coaching staff, the team said in a release Wednesday. The former first-round pick of the Capitals fills the role vacated by Mike Yeo, who mutually parted ways with the club last week. The Canucks also said that Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin will take on more responsibility next season from their existing development roles and will have more day-to-day involvement with the NHL and AHL coaching staff. Svejkovský has been with the Canucks organization for three seasons in skills coaching roles, working with their AHL affiliate in 2021-22 before being promoted to the NHL staff for the past two campaigns. The 17th overall pick in 1996 never managed to stick around as a full-timer in the NHL and had his playing career end at age 24 due to concussions. He finished his major-league career with 23 goals and 42 points in 113 games with Tampa Bay and Washington across four seasons. He began his coaching career in the Vancouver area with the WHL’s Vancouver Giants as an assistant in the 2006-07 season and has remained there since. Svejkovský served as an assistant and skills coach through 2018, taking a few years to head coach academy teams in British Columbia before joining the Canucks. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/06/canucks-promote-yogi-svejkovsky-to-assistant-coach.html#ref=home Edited June 5 by RWJC 1 Quote
DeNiro Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Surprised they didn’t bring in an experienced guy to replace Yeo. Guess they didn’t wanna mess with their chemistry too much though. Sounds like the Sedins will be more active. Hopefully they can coach PP1. 1 1 Quote
Fantomex Posted June 5 Posted June 5 10 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Surprised they didn’t bring in an experienced guy to replace Yeo. Guess they didn’t wanna mess with their chemistry too much though. Sounds like the Sedins will be more active. Hopefully they can coach PP1. I'm guessing the familiarity trumped the "experienced" part. Yogi probably has a great working relationship with the management and current coaching staff. Quote
Bob Long Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Just now, Fantomex said: I'm guessing the familiarity trumped the "experienced" part. Yogi probably has a great working relationship with the management and current coaching staff. people have to break in to the business somehow. Its funny, we all complain about nepotism and when a new person gets a chance out comes the "best person" arguments 1 1 Quote
Popular Post grumpyone Posted June 5 Popular Post Posted June 5 will hiring Yogi end up being a Boo-boo ? 1 3 1 1 Quote
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 5 Posted June 5 7 minutes ago, grumpyone said: will hiring Yogi end up being a Boo-boo ? Doubt it, but watch out for your Pic-A-Nic baskets! 2 1 Quote
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 5 Posted June 5 30 minutes ago, Bob Long said: thats a funny way to spell "Burrows" But do we really need him? 2 Quote
Elias Pettersson Posted June 5 Posted June 5 28 minutes ago, Coconuts said: So Yogi's going to be our coaching guru? Yes, and I think he is bringing Boo-Boo with him as well... 2 Quote
Coconuts Posted June 5 Posted June 5 5 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: But do we really need him? Looking at the standings, not as much as Montreal 1 Quote
Rip The Mesh Posted June 5 Posted June 5 I Had this news on the new assistant on the last Canuck's page first thing this morning. One guy notices. Reckon to get an orange wrapper. ffs Quote
Canuck You Posted June 5 Posted June 5 So is this guy the superstar PP specialist we all wanted? Quote
PhillipBlunt Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Good to see Alvin and Tocchet bringing in someone with a solid resume of experience, especially locally. Solid move. 1 Quote
RWJC Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 (edited) I suppose we are moving away from the shaved head club on the bench now? Foote won the game of rock paper scissors Edited June 5 by RWJC 1 Quote
grumpyone Posted June 5 Posted June 5 54 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: but he's not bald.... how will he fit in? 2 Quote
EternalCanuckFan Posted June 5 Posted June 5 35 minutes ago, grumpyone said: but he's not bald.... how will he fit in? I guess he'll have to shave his head Quote
Reg Posted June 5 Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Bob Long said: people have to break in to the business somehow. Its funny, we all complain about nepotism and when a new person gets a chance out comes the "best person" arguments Technically I thought nepotism is when an individual is family related. A better example may be if Brad Holland or Keith Gretzky were to become the next Oilers GM. 1 Quote
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Now I want to see Peter Griffin and his whole family mauled by bears. Quote
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