Another blow for the Chamonix hockey team: only a week until the beggining of the championship and the Pioneers find themselves once again without a sports manager/coach.
According to a press release of Wednesday 6th September 2017, the hockey club decided to separate from Czech Jan Tlacil, who replaced this summer the Italo-Canadian Santino Pellegrino, who left the team after few days.
The club justified this decision by "a disagreement on the sport management".
Press release
"Disagreeing on the sport management, the team management and the coach of the Pioneers, Jan Tlacil, decided to separate. While waiting for his replacement, Chistophe Ville will take over as head of the team".
So, at the moment Christophe Ville is again the temporary coach of the team.
According to Radio Mont Blanc, the team management hope to quickly find a successor by the end of September.