Glass and Out: Kitchener Rangers Head Coach Jussi Ahokas: Success through enjoyment, positionless hockey and the Finnish concept of Sisu
Episode Description
For episode #238 of the Glass and Out Podcast, our team at The Coaches Site had the chance to visit the OHL's Kitchener Rangers facilities and sit down with Head Coach Jussi Ahokas. Ahokas is currently in his first season in North America after spending the past four seasons as the Head Coach of TPS in the Liga, Finlands top Professional league. During that time, he was named the Alliance of European Hockey Clubs Coach of the Year, the equivalent of the Jack Adams Award across all of Europe's top professional leagues. Listen as he shares he shares the Finnish concept of "Sisu," why you'll always get better results when people enjoy the enviornment and why positionless hockey is the future of the game.
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