{"id":32879,"date":"2018-07-16T22:28:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T02:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32879"},"modified":"2018-07-16T22:28:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T02:28:26","slug":"bob-hartley-joins-khls-avangard-omsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/16\/bob-hartley-joins-khls-avangard-omsk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Hartley joins KHL\u2019s Avangard Omsk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 28th of this year, <strong>Bob Hartley<\/strong> was hired by Avangard Omsk of the KHL. The signing marked his first pro head coaching job since he parted ways with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a> back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>This week the head coach arrived at his new hometown and met his team.<\/p>\n<h1>Bob Hartley and Avangard Omsk<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0431\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u0436\u0434\u0430\u043b \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043a \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0443! \u041e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0442\u044b\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0442\u0430\u043c, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043b \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0430 \u0432 \u0430\u044d\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442!\u270a<br \/>\u0414\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043d\u0430\u0441\u044b\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c, \u043d\u043e \u043c\u044b \u0443\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0432 \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0443, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0432\u044b \u043e\u0449\u0443\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044e \u044d\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0438! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%92%D0%9E%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#\u0425\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0412\u041e\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0435<\/a>. \u0418 \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0432\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D0%9C%D1%8B%D0%92%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#\u041c\u044b\u0412\u0410\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0435<\/a>! \ud83e\udd85 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qVbQfvvq5t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qVbQfvvq5t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0425\u041a \u0410\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0434 (@hcavangardomsk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hcavangardomsk\/status\/1017633390433132544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A\u00a0Successful Coaching Career<\/h2>\n<p>As Hartley has a highly successful coaching career, he will bring\u00a0a strong pedigree to Omsk. The coach has won every league in which he has worked. Hartley did that in junior hockey, in the AHL, the NHL and then the Swiss Championship. Now it\u2019s time to conquer the KHL.<\/p>\n<p>For the past two years, Hartley has been working for the Latvian national team. He was the head coach of the team for the last two World Championships and also worked as a consultant for the Latvian junior program<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this most recent World Championships, Latvia surprised many experts with a 3-1-1-2 record and seventh-place finish.<\/p>\n<h3>New Assignment<\/h3>\n<p>No wonder, Hartley\u2019s coaching has been noticed by the mainstream media and he landed a new job in the KHL. He became the head coach of Avangard Omsk.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the team planned\u00a0to\u00a0appoint\u00a0<strong>Ilya Vorobyov<\/strong>\u00a0to the job. But he took on the role of head coach for Team Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Since that happened, Bob Hartley, with his famous Latvian run, caught the eye of the Avangard management and they selected him to become the head coach of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Avangard Omsk is a wealthy, well-supported organization that expects better performance than a single run to the Gagarin Cup Final back in 2012.\u00a0The team has some good pieces, including a very solid defence but lacks an impressive attack. Hence, the team is not considered to be a true contender yet.<\/p>\n<h3>New Coach, New\u00a0Endeavors<\/h3>\n<p>Bob Hartley will have to change the relaxed philosophy of the team, as well as making changes to the roster. All this is needed to move\u00a0Avangard Omsk up from the last year&#8217;s twelfth position and make it a Cup contender. To achieve this goal\u00a0he will work with his long-time colleague\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cloutja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jacques Cloutier<\/strong><\/a>, who was part of his staff in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado<\/a> and Zurich, as well as <strong>Mike <\/strong>Pletino, well-known in the KHL for his time at Metallurg.<\/p>\n<p>On his first meeting with the team,\u00a0Bob Hartley said:\u00a0<i>\u201c<\/i><em>For every one of us it\u2019s going to be a new start, a new challenge. We\u2019ll try to play entertaining hockey at home and on the road, we want to get our fans behind us. We need to build on Avangard\u2019s great history and turn that into a great present and a great future. It\u2019s a competitive league, we\u2019ll battle with strong opponents. I want to see Avangard making headlines \u2013 but for the right reasons.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438 &#8211; \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043c\u0441\u044f, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043b\u0438! \ud83d\udc4c<br \/>\u0423\u0442\u0440\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u044b\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c, \u0432\u0441\u0451 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0443\u0442: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mcANMO5zdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/mcANMO5zdQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z70gDOFPFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Z70gDOFPFE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0425\u041a \u0410\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0434 (@hcavangardomsk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hcavangardomsk\/status\/1018052775853416448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"qDF3qn08Q_BuoWUbEsu2Ug\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/996297102\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qDF3qn08Q_BuoWUbEsu2Ug',sig:'b0OqmR96i2Klei2T0jIYaeXyD3Nva7ehD5tTCYrm57w=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'996297102',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 28th of this year, Bob Hartley was hired by Avangard Omsk of the KHL. 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