Lokomotiv hires Tom Rowe as Head Coach

[Bizzle McDizzle]

congrats Tom

but that's gotta be a tough gig


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Rebuilding Lokomotiv hires Carolina's Tom Rowe - WRALSportsFan.com


RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Carolina Hurricanes assistant Tom Rowe was hired as head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl as the Russian club rebuilds after all of its players, coaches and staff were killed in a plane crash.

Hurricanes spokesman Mike Sundheim confirmed Rowe's hiring Monday.

The 55-year-old Rowe spent his entire coaching career with the Carolina organization. He was a pro scout for the team this year after three seasons on the Hurricanes' coaching staff. Before that, he spent four seasons as the head coach and general manager of their AHL affiliate in Lowell and Albany.

Lokomotiv's plane crashed last September shortly after takeoff outside Yaroslavl, and among the 44 people killed was former Carolina forward Josef Vasicek. The team wore patches with his jersey No. 63 this season.

 

[evolver115]

Still unbelievable to remember that accident and how devastating it is/was. I pray we do not see a repeat of that for lifetimes.

I wish good luck to Rowe and the Lokomotiv organization. Going to be tough but worthwhile to move on and keep going.

 

[puckhead]

Tom Rowe, Tom Rowe, I'll love ya Tom Rowe,
You're only a day away (comrade)


/a little levity helps - and that was a very little levity
bets of luck with rebuild. those first roadtrips are going to be emotional as fuck.

 

[elocomotive]

congrats Tom

but that's gotta be a tough gig

C'mon now, I'm pretty coachable.

I want to thank Butch Harmon for all the help. I felt like my posts got better under his tutelage. But I felt it was time to go in a new direction.