"The London Knights have announced the signing of 45 year old Swedish coach, Jim Brithen, to lead the team through to the play-offs. Jim joins the organisation from the Elite Swedish Hockey League, where he led Modo-Hockey to second place in both the league and play-offs, earning himself the ‘Coach of the Year’ award for the 2001-2002 season.
Modo-Hockey are known for their dedication to developing youngsters into becoming world-class ice hockey players and over the years their rosters have included such players as Markus Naslund, Peter Forsberg the Sedin brothers and Niklas Sundstrom.
Prior to his time at Modo-Hockey, Jim spent 5 years as the National Head Coach of the Danish Ice Hockey Federation, where he led the team to a pool B Gold in 98/99 (receiving the Danish Coach of the Year Award) and to Bronze in 2000/01, qualifying the team for the Olympics and receiving the Golden Puck award from the Danish media for his efforts.
Jim has also received acclaim for his coaching with Linkopings HC, Rogle BK, IFK Osteraker and Helsingborgs HC, where he has consistently taken teams through to the play-offs on the back of league winning seasons.
"Jim is known for his hard nosed approach to coaching and has vast international experience that should prove invaluable to the Knights at this important stage of the season. We’re looking for a solid finish to the regular season and a disciplined run throughout the play-offs We’re confident that Jim is the right man for this job and that he’s got what it takes to drive the team through to a successful play-off campaign."
Modo-Hockey are known for their dedication to developing youngsters into becoming world-class ice hockey players and over the years their rosters have included such players as Markus Naslund, Peter Forsberg the Sedin brothers and Niklas Sundstrom.
Prior to his time at Modo-Hockey, Jim spent 5 years as the National Head Coach of the Danish Ice Hockey Federation, where he led the team to a pool B Gold in 98/99 (receiving the Danish Coach of the Year Award) and to Bronze in 2000/01, qualifying the team for the Olympics and receiving the Golden Puck award from the Danish media for his efforts.
Jim has also received acclaim for his coaching with Linkopings HC, Rogle BK, IFK Osteraker and Helsingborgs HC, where he has consistently taken teams through to the play-offs on the back of league winning seasons.
"Jim is known for his hard nosed approach to coaching and has vast international experience that should prove invaluable to the Knights at this important stage of the season. We’re looking for a solid finish to the regular season and a disciplined run throughout the play-offs We’re confident that Jim is the right man for this job and that he’s got what it takes to drive the team through to a successful play-off campaign."
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