Former Controversial Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Marc Crawford Resigns Amid Mental Health Struggles
Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Marc Crawford, who currently coaches overseas for the ZSC Lions in Switzerland, has decided to step away from the game of hockey amid struggles with his mental health.
Crawford was never one to be far from controversy, where many ex-NHLers such as Brent Sopel and Sean Avery have claimed the coach of physical and verbal abuse.
Even his time in Switzerland has not been smooth sailing as just last season found himself at the center of negative headlines for directing homophobic remarks toward an official.
The whole incident was caught on Television.
he called Kaukokari a slur.
Marc Crawford Quits Coaching Job and opens up about mental health
No doubt a successful coach, Crawford has decided to step away from the game of hockey as he opens up about struggles with his mental health.
He said that with everything that has gone on in his life and as a coach, if he cannot be 100% committed to the team, then he can no longer see himself filling the role of the ZSC's Lions coach.
A Stanley Cup winner with the Colorado Avalanche, Marc Crawford served as the Vancouver Canucks head coach for 7 seasons after taking over for Mike Keenan.
Coaching between 1998-99 to 2005-06, he ranks second all-time in Canucks coaching wins with 246, only trailing Alain Vigneault who holds 313 wins.
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