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Why Florida native Jakob Chychrun is hoping for an Olympic spot . on Team Canada
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As the Arizona Coyotes fight for a playoff spot they re fourth in the West Division, with a one-point lead over the St. Louis Blues defenseman Jakob Chychrun has emerged as one of the team s most important players. The 23-year-old leads Arizona in average ice time (23:09), surpassing captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson as the team s No. 1 defenseman. Chychrun is tied for second on the team in goals (13, including three game winners) and is third in points (31).
The Coyotes always knew Chychrun was capable of this, but watching him flourish has been a treat, especially after a series of injuries hampered the start of his career. Chychrun had shoulder surgery in his draft year, which I kind of struggled to come back from, he said. Then, while training in the summer in 2017 following his first NHL season, he tore the meniscus in his left knee.
By JOHN WAWROWApril 17, 2021 GMT
Assistant coach Joel Johnson is taking over the United States women’s national hockey team after Bob Corkum abruptly stepped down less than three weeks before the world championships open in Canada.
USA Hockey’s director of women’s national team programs Katie Million did not provide a reason for Corkum’s departure in announcing the move Friday night.
Corkum reached his decision earlier in the day as he and players gathered in Maine for the start of training camp on Saturday in preparation for the world championships in Nova Scotia, which run from May 6-16.
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With the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship less than three weeks away, the five-time reigning gold medalists sent shockwaves throughout the hockey world with an abrupt coaching change.
On Friday, USA Hockey announced that Bob Corkum, head coach of the U.S. women’s hockey team, would be stepping down, and Joel Johnson was named interim head coach.
The 2021 world championship gets underway on May 6 in Halifax and Truro, N.S. The Americans begin their gold medal defence against Switzerland, which can be seen live on TSN.
Corkum had been the American head coach since the 2018-19 season. He led the team to a fifth straight gold medal at the 2019 world championship.