I think the "Rise Together" thing refers to our lunch. Are they putting barf bags on all the seats?
I just assumed it was in regards to ticket price increases
I think the "Rise Together" thing refers to our lunch. Are they putting barf bags on all the seats?
https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/...i-ole-mitaan-syyta--miksi-en-lahtisi/9RNDQM4E
20th Jan, 2016.
(The article is about Jalonen and how he had to prove himself (and has definitely done it). Google Translate will help hopefully.
(Free translation)
Why wouldn't you go and try out coaching in the NHL?
Jalonen chuckles.
"Good question. I don't have a reason not to try it. I've never had a strong opinion for or against it. Now that I've done well and actually played against NHL caliber teams, I've noticed that I would not do poorly there. All I have are excuses. Now that I have a bit of age, I've started to think that I've got to try that someday."
If the situation does not improve itself, get Jalonen. Here is an answer on a plate, Jets. He is willing and definitely able.
Big question is, could Jalonen deal with NHL-sized egos? Has he ever had to deal with a Buff personality? Maybe I'm off base, but I can't see this being as big a problem in Finland or Russia.
Wow, had no clue whatsover. That's news to me. Wonder if the KHL coaches have any NHL clauses? I'm entirely off the charts what comes down to coach contracts. Then again, if by some miracle The Jets management knew about him, how could they even pry him out of the contract with Jokerit? I can't see it. Either case, he couldn't save this season at hands for he is already tied up.
Ralph Kruger is a horrible coach. Stop bringing up nonsense names like him and some finnish coach. It wont happen. Its going to be Ducky, Sutter, or Tippett a fellow manitoban
I would get on that like a crazy person gets on porridge
Ralph Kruger is a horrible coach. Stop bringing up nonsense names like him and some finnish coach. It wont happen. Its going to be Ducky, Sutter, or Tippett a fellow manitoban
Big question is, could Jalonen deal with NHL-sized egos? Has he ever had to deal with a Buff personality? Maybe I'm off base, but I can't see this being as big a problem in Finland or Russia.
Ralph Kruger is a horrible coach. Stop bringing up nonsense names like him and some finnish coach. It wont happen. Its going to be Ducky, Sutter, or Tippett a fellow manitoban
I'm also pretty lost about these things (like a lot of things), but as I understand he is not the Jokerit coach next season, but is coaching the Finnish National Team for the next two seasons. He is as close to a free agent as can be maybe?
I would get on that like a crazy person gets on porridge if I were the Jets management, but let's let Maurice show what he's got first.
(like it's going to happen anyway, but what an awesome move it would be)
EDIT: Fun fact
- Along with Mike Babcock, Jalonen is the only coach in history to have won both IIHF World Championships and IIHF World U20 Championships.
Yeah I knew he was committed to Finnish National team but I don't know if you can do that at the same time as managing a team outside the international ice. So available after the season? Pretty much possible. On the sight after the Jets management decides to start caring about their fans? Slight chance. An ideal coach for the Jets to check up on after PaMo's stack of cards fall? Absolutely, why not.
That said, we've seen enough of Maurice already and now that he just released his line ups again, even I'm starting to get fed up with the crap. No ESL nor any change in the top 6 for that matter. I'm actually starting to wonder if they are worried about Laine's next contract, because he should be the one going up (if not Scheifele down) since the team isn't scoring. Doesn't make sense. Not only being incompetent to fix the top six, but benching Armia due to one bad game after being one of the best players night in, night out (16-17 included). What a joke of a coach, really.
G'luck to whoever are planning to watch the game live, I'm off to bed and maybe watch the game from the box when I get home after work. Wonder what the ticket sales look like half way through the season.
A completely "outside the box" selection for coach is probably the way to go for a small market team like Winnipeg. It's a gamble but it's a chance to land the next great coach because we are not getting big names like Babcock or Quenneville (even if they were available) to come coach for us IMO. So from that perspective, I am intrigued by this talk of Jalonen.
However, I have a few questions:
1) What is it about Jalonen that makes people think he would be a great coach?
2) Would his style translate well into NHL size rink/play style?
3) Does he have a sufficient command of the English language for the job?
I ask out of interest because TNSE seems a bit too conservative to go out on that much of a limb to hire a guy from Europe. Even more so, if Chevy cans Maurice he's got to know he's next on the hotseat and that might make Chevy even MORE conservative than he usually is this making such a bold move unlikely.
He was never a pro-player himself so nobody in the locker room trusted him, and he trusted no-one in the locker room. He just killed it in any situation, with any team.
I personally can't see us having Ducky this soon and I absolutely could be wrong. Sure he is a former player and the players might respect that he is from the old school ala Carlyle but he hasn't cut his teeth in coaching anything other than kids at this point. I think he would need some AHL experience and show success in a higher platform of pro hockey before they hand the reigns over to him.
Some perceived characteristics of Jukka Jalonen.
- wide international experience
- insight and ability to see hidden potential of a player and assign responsibility to him (latest good example Eeli Tolvanen)
- ability to get a team work above average even it is composed below average players,'team first type approach'
- leadership by charisma and personal level mentoring (also via hand picked coaching staff)
- media handling skills
- drive to develop and learn coaching -> 'Love of hockey'
- sensible person who doesn't cause serious ill-feelings by his appearance or outcomings
- lot of contacts (at least in European continent) within hockey world, commands with certain authority (for example in NT: - Jalonen makes contact to you asking "are you available to next tournament?" - you likely are.
The Coach of the Coaches in Finland - 'General Jalonen'.
Jukka Jalonen is widely requested speaker to various happenings related to sports/business management etc. to make speeches about coaching, team building, organisation development etc. He has formal degree in his field of profession.
/some thoughts