Poprad has found a replacement for Mikula: Kamzíkov will be led by a Canadian coach – Športky.sk

POPRAD – Hockey players HK Poprad will be led by Canadian coach Corey Neilson, who replaced Petr Mikula. His assistants will be Jozef Skokan and Radoslav Suchý.

“Everything happened very quickly, only three days passed from the first phone call to my arrival in Poprad. Former Poprad player and my former teammate Matúš Petričko also had his fingers in it, ” Neilson said for hkpoprad.sk.

The “chamois” are in 9th place after the 15th round of the Tipos Extra League with a 15-point loss in 1st place. “I’m here to win. Poprad has gone through a bad time, but it’s still a very good team. I’ve only heard positive things about the club, so I’m looking forward to winning. I’m a positive person and I’m looking forward to this opportunity. It will be a challenge. but I know we have a good team that will still win a lot of matches. I can promise the fans that we will play fast and hard. ” Neilson remarked.

This will be the fourth coaching stop in Europe for the 45-year-old helmsman. He started his coaching career at the British club Nottingham Panthers, where he spent the end of his playing career. In the years 2018-2021, the German club Lausitzer Füchse led the second highest competition for three seasons. The year 2021/2022 started as the head coach of the Norwegian club Manglerud. At the World Cup 2021, he led the team of Great Britain.