RWJC Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Long Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 thats a funny way to spell "Burrows" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 So Yogi's going to be our coaching guru? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grumpyone Posted June 5 Popular Post Share Posted June 5 will hiring Yogi end up being a Boo-boo ? 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 30 minutes ago, Bob Long said: thats a funny way to spell "Burrows" But do we really need him? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Nice thing is management doesn't waste any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 So is this guy the superstar PP specialist we all wanted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) Edited June 5 by Rip The Mesh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 1 hour ago, Theo5789 said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Good to see Alvin and Tocchet bringing in someone with a solid resume of experience, especially locally. Solid move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted June 5 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 54 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: but he's not bald.... how will he fit in? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted June 5 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ghostsof1915 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Now I want to see Peter Griffin and his whole family mauled by bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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