Canada ice hockey head coach Claude Julien suffered injuries that almost missed the Beijing Olympics while sledding with players as part of a team building event. Canadian Press journalist Joshua Clipperton reported this on Twitter.
“We went sledding. There was ice, I drove off the road, crashed into a tree and broke my ribs. I'm very lucky it didn't get worse. The care I received in Switzerland after the team left was outstanding... They really tried very hard to get me here,” Julien said.
Julien suffered broken ribs during a team gathering in Switzerland, due to which he had to miss the Beijing Games. Julien's assistant Jeremy Colliton was supposed to be the head coach of the Canadian team.
Julien returned to lead the Canadian ice hockey team for the 2022 Olympics 2022 Olympics However, on February 10, it became known that the 61-year-old Julien did return to lead the team before the first match in the Olympic tournament, in which the Canadians defeated the Germans with a score of 5: 1.
Julien took charge of Team Canada in February 2021, having previously coached the NHL's Montreal Canadiens (2002-2006, 2017-2021), New Jersey Devils (2006-2007) and Boston Bruins (2007-2017) .
Team Canada will play their next game on February 12 against Team USA. Fonbet accepts bets on the victory of the Canadians with a coefficient of 1.77, on the victory of the Americans - with a coefficient of 3.70.
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