SM-league history made the defense of trying to coach Jaromir Jagria: He was his own kind of person

Season 1984-85 was written the song SM-league history.Monday arrived in Finland Jan Neliba was the first in czechoslovakia in the SM-league to become a player. Pekka Jalonen

At that time, SM-league, arrived at through the ages the first came from czechoslovakia ice hockey player, defending, Jan Neliba .

Rauma Lock got acquired rear linjoilleen TJ Kladnossa five of Czechoslovakia's championship winning, WORLD bronze medalist and the country will also be at the olympics and the Canada Cup represent the 31-year-old Neliba.

at That time the Soviet union or its satellite states, not young players allowed into the west.

our Country's ice hockey federation has set the terms for access abroad. Supposed to be a medal of the value of the race and at least 50 caps in play, Finland on Monday arrived Neliba told me in fluent Finnish language evening newspaper.

at That time Pragosport care players to transfer abroad. Neliba however, also help to Forssa at the Beginning of the basket ball players troubled the country with her husband Jiri zidek from .

a quick trip Kladnoon

Neliba played Jon ”Killer” Sahlstedt coaching a lock in the period 1984-86.

Rauma spent two years after Neliba returned in your hometown Kladnoon.

after That season Kladnon coach announced he liked me too old, so had to find a new game day.

It is found in Vaasa sahlstedt's assistance.

– Jon winked at sport's coach Kaj Rosvallille , that I might go to Vaasa, Neliba tell.

I-a division I sport in Neliba played one season and moved on after the II-division I in Ylivieska polar bears. Season 1988-89 missed his last game of the year in Finland.

after playing for some time in Czechoslovakia ... fourth at the highest series level, Neliba tell.

Jagr to go coach

Neliba started coaching the aura of his 1993 breeder follow the TJ Kladnossa. At that time, Czechoslovakia was already divided in Czech and Slovak.

– Kladnon the president called, when they did not have a suitable coach. He asked to and I agreed, although I didn't have coach experience than Ylivieska player coach role.

Season 1994-95 Neliba got coach one of the NHL through the ages of the greatest super stars, when already at that time, the two Stanley Cups won Jaromir Jagr joined the NHL lockout during the TJ Kladnon crew.

She didn't want him taught anything. But what he could teach? He was strong, clever and my kind of person, Neliba recalls Jagrin time Kladnossa.

Jan Neliba Lock uniform in 1984. IL archive trick KalPassa

Kladnosta Neliba moved into two periods HC Vsetinin to be head coach and there Steel for 1998-99.

That season Neliba and assistant coach Jouni Rinne do quite a trick: the last time eight years ago, I division in the play ”gold bracelet” Slope jumped on the SM-league match HPK:ta against the trough, played 24 seconds of dominance and bait two goals.

the Slope was brave and it was his idea. Although he played only superiority, when no longer able to skate fast enough, Neliba recalls.

”criss-Cross”

KalPasta Neliba got the middle of the season fired and the Slope rising to be head coach.

Neliba continue to coach his career as well as the head - that's secondary coach, the Czech republic, Slovakia and hungary in a total of 12 different. The kicks come seven.

– Career go criss-cross. Not become a great success not only Slovan Bratislava, where you win as head coach of the Slovak championship 2012.

This season Neliba coached name ryti on kladnon be switched to a breeder follow under his 15-year-old teams.

This was the third season that team. Our season just ended on Sunday, Neliba tell.

Neliba visit every few years in Finland see the old game friends and people you know. This time, 10 days of travelling to Rauma, Vaasa and Ylivieska.

it's nice to be back in Finland and speak Finnish language old familiar with. I have a lot of nice memories of finland, the 65-year-old Neliba said.