“I Failed Miserably”

After three losses in a row, the ZSC Lions vs Napkin (6:5) three important points in the battle for direct playoff qualification. Coach Marc Crawford (62) then quickly classified the game. And he knows that now the issue of his verbal blunder will come up. The choleric Canadian had the Finnish referee in the 2-3 win against Biel a week ago Mikko Caucasus if “dick sucker» (black…Lolly Pop) and was subsequently banned for one game.

“First of all, I’m thankful that I wasn’t punished more severely,” he says ZSC Master Coach from 2014 with a soft voice. “I know it was wrong. I made a big mistake. I was socially irresponsible,” he says of his homophobic outburst.

He feels sorry for umpires Caucasus and the competition, because now it’s about his failures instead of the good games, says Crawford. “I have to control myself. I’m very sorry. I hope that if I have hurt someone I will be forgiven. I have to get better and I will get better.”

“I failed miserably at that point”

One of his strengths is that he is very driven. “But I know I have to control my emotions. I have the ability. But I failed miserably at that point and I apologize for that. I will try to do better in the future.”

How is it possible that an impulsive person like him learns to control his nerves better? “I’ve worked a lot in this area and will continue to do so,” says the longtime NHL coach, who has been working with a therapist to control his hot temper, which has repeatedly hit his players hard.

Coincidence or not: in the first game after his suspension, Crawford countered Napkin PR on our behalf. He helps the only 16-year-old defender talent Daniil Ustinkov to his first NL minutes because national player Dean Kukan sick absent. The name of the captain of the U17 national team that participated in the Youth Olympic Games (Europe Olympic Youth Festival) won gold in Italy should be remembered.

Source : Blick