Long-time NHL coach Marc Crawford making a return behind the bench in Europe

After parting ways with the Chicago Blackhawks in May, Marc Crawford was left without a coaching job and the 61-year-old wanted to be behind a bench for a 33rd consecutive season.

Crawford was unable to land a job before the start of the 2022-23 season, but now he has and will be returning to Europe after spending the last six seasons in the NHL.

On Wednesday, the ZSC Lions, a team in Switzerland's National League, announced that they have hired Marc Crawford as their new head coach, replacing Rikard Gronberg. Crawford's contract with the ZSC Lions is for two-and-a-half years, taking him to the end of the 2024-25 season.

This will be Crawford's second stint as the bench boss with the ZSC Lions as he spent four seasons there from 2012 to 2016.

Note: the quote in this story is translated from German

The Belleville (Ontario) native had plenty of success in his first go-around as head coach with ZSC. He led them to the league title in 2014, being named the best coach by Swiss media. Then, during the 2015-16 season, he helped them win the Swiss Cup and like the 2013-14 season, was named best coach.

Trainerwechsel bei den ZSC Lions
👉 https://t.co/BXxKL0i4FM pic.twitter.com/ayomzHpqRU— ZSC Lions (@zsclions) December 28, 2022

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