1992 Olympic champion, 1994 Stanley Cup winner Alexei Kovalev in an interview with , he said he would get a job in NHL possible due to established ties in the league.
In the NHL, Kovalev played for the Rangers, Penguins, Canadiens, Sanators and Panthers. The specialist began his coaching career at Chinese club Kunlun Red Star, where he has been practicing since 2018, first as an assistant and then as a head coach. In February 2022, the parties completed their cooperation, now Kovalev lives in New York.
Is it possible for you to find a job in the NHL? Your friend Sergei Zubov, when he wasn’t working in the KHL, he became a consultant for St. Louis, then for Dallas.
– You can enter the NHL club. But it’s like everywhere else, like in the KHL – you have to have connections, and there have to be people who want to work with you. It’s all about connections, and even more so in the NHL. Look, Chris Drury became the general manager of Rangers and he started bringing in everyone. Martin St. Louis became the head coach of Montreal – he got his staff together.
In other words, you have to enter the circle of communication. About three years ago I called the NHL teams and did it for two straight seasons. I asked this summer if you even need a development coach to help the youngsters. They kept repeating the same thing like an answering machine: for the moment there is nothing.
At first they said I was calling late and all seats were taken. Then they started responding that there were no vacancies yet, but call later, Kovalev said.
Source : MatchTV
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