Innsbruck's sharks present new head coach with Ryan Kinasewich!

Innsbruck's sharks present new head coach with Ryan Kinasewich!

Innsbruck, Österreich - The Innsbruck Haie introduced a new head coach. Ryan Kinasewich, a 41-year-old Canadian, will succeed Jordan Smotherman. Kinasewich has gained experience as an assistant coach and head coach at the Utah Grizzlies in the East Coast Hockey League in the past eight years. The HC Tyrolean hydropower officially announced the decision and entrusted Kinasewich to its new role.

With his successful coaching station in Echl and his experience as a player in the Win2day Ice Hockey League, where he was active between 2010 and 2016 for Zagreb, Salzburg, Graz, Dornbirn and Fehernervar, Kinasewich brings valuable knowledge to Innsbruck. He was enthusiastic about the changes and plans of the team and emphasized the commitment of management for the team.

Kinasewich's background and expectations

дer new trainers has already laid a solid foundation stone in ice hockey, while as a player he drew attention to himself in various European leagues. Kinasewich's job comes at an important time for the association, which wants to take a new direction after the Smotherman's departure. However, specific details on his previous trainer stations and successes were not published.

Kinasewich is looking forward to implementing his vision and strategies to make the team more competitive. In his conversations with him, management showed a clear passion for ice hockey and sharks, which confirms Kinasewich's positive attitude towards the role.

an example from the NHL

parallel to the developments in Innsbruck, the NHL also bears some changes in the coaching area. Patrick Roy, a legend among the goalkeepers, returns as a coach of the New York Islanders. The Islanders separated from their previous coach Lane Lambert after they have only been able to celebrate two victories in the last ten games. Roy looks back on an impressive coaching career in which he led the Quebec Remarts to two Memorial Cup victories.

roy will be able to classify this change of coach than its fifth in the current NHL season, in which teams such as the Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues have changed their trainers.

The developments in Innsbruck and the NHL show how dynamically the area of ice hockey training is and how crucial such changes can be for the respective team dynamics.