Athletistic/Hockey. Washington Capitals captain and forward Alexander Ovechkin said that in the coming years the Russian could become the head coach of an NHL team. He named the main contenders for this project.
“Among those who are currently coaching in the NHL, it seems to me that the closest is Sergei Brylin, who now works as an assistant to the head coach in New Jersey. I can also name Sergei Zubov and Sergei Gonchar,” Ovechkin said in an interview. Izvestia.”
Sergei Brylin announced his retirement from his playing career in 2012, after which he got the opportunity to work as a coach in the New Jersey Devils system. That year, the Russian was a consultant with the New Jersey AHL farm club, the Albany Devils. And already in the 2013/2014 season, Brylin was appointed assistant coach of Albany. He later served as an assistant coach for other AHL franchise teams, the Binghamton Devils and Utica Comets. In 2022, Brylin was named the assistant head coach of the New Jersey Devils.
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