Another Title On ‘Tap’

TAKING OVER A DYNASTY ISN’T EASY, BUT TAPPARA’S NEW COACH DID JUST FINE EN ROUTE TO YET ANOTHER TROPHY

BY RISTO PAKARINEN

WHEN YOU’RE A newly hired coach whose squad has made the league semifinal 10 times in a row and has won four titles in seven completed seasons – including back-to-back championships – you find yourself in something of a lose-lose situation. If you win it all, you’re only doing what is expected of you. If you don’t, well, you’re a loser. The only way out is to win – and win with style. That was the task at hand for former Team Sweden and ZSC Lions (Sui.) coach Rikard Gronborg, who took over the dynastic Tappara in the Liiga this season. The Tampere-based club had been led by just two bench bosses – Jukka Rautakorpi and Jussi Tapola – in those 10 semifinal seasons. Tampere has quickly regained its position as the No.…

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