Tim Kehler

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Tim Kehler (born July 5, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He most recently served as head coach of the Kassel Huskies in Germany from December 2018 until February 2022. [1]

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Career

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Kehler began his career behind the bench in 2002-03 as head coach of the North Delta Flyers of the PIJHL, followed by a stint as assistant coach of the BCHL’s Surrey Eagles the following season.

From 2004 to 2007, he served as head coach and general manager of fellow BCHL side Trail Smoke Eaters. [2] From 2007 to 2010, Kehler was a member of the coaching staff of WHL’s Swift Current Broncos as an assistant. [3]

The 2010-11 campaign saw him stand at the helm of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL, serving as head coach and general manager. [4]

He accepted the position as head coach of Hungarian side Miskolci Jegesmedve JSE for the 2012-13 season [5] [6] and also worked for the Hungarian federation, serving as assistant coach of the Hungarian Men’s National Team and head coach of the under-20 National Team. [7]

In 2013, Kehler was appointed head coach of German third-division side Löwen Frankfurt. He guided the club to promotion to the second division in his first season at the helm including a record-breaking run of 49 straight wins. [8] [9] In the 2014-15 season, he coached the Lions to a playoff-semifinal appearance in their first year in the DEL2. [10] Kehler and the Löwen team parted company in December 2015 after a run of five losses in eight games. [11]

He was named assistant to head coach Greg Poss at EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League in July 2016. [12] He stayed there until the end of the 2017-18 season. In November 2018, Kehler signed with the Kassel Huskies of the German DEL2, where he worked alongside Bobby Carpenter as a coaching duo, [13] on December 18, 2018, Carpenter was sacked and Kehler remained at Kassel as head coach. [14]

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  2. ↑ "History | Trail Smoke Eaters". www.trailsmokeeaters.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ "MyLocalTV.ca - Swift Current - Saskatchewan - Tim Kehler Leaves The Swift Current Broncos". www.mylocaltv.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ "BCHL League Site | Salmon Arm SilverBacks add Tim Kehler as Head Coach/General Mgr". bchl.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ↑ shawnmullin (2012-05-18). "Coaching News: Kehler to Europe, McLellan Staying?". Shawn Mullin's Swift Current Broncos Blog. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  6. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada,Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2012-10-09). "Canada News Centre - Archived - Minister Jason Kenney Meets with Roma Leaders in Hungary". news.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "The Hungarian connections in Löwen Frankfurt". icehockey.hu. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  8. ↑ Frankfurt, Löwen. "Tim Kehler steuert weiterhin das Löwen-Rudel - Löwen Frankfurt". www.loewen-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  9. ↑ Frankfurt, Löwen. "Aufstiegs-Trainer Tim Kehler bleibt und führt die Löwen in die DEL2! - Löwen Frankfurt". www.loewen-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  10. ↑ Presse, Frankfurter Neue. "Rückblick Löwen Frankfurt: Danke Löwen! Es war eine geniale Saison | Frankfurter Neue Presse". www.fnp.de. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  11. ↑ Germany, hessenschau.de, Frankfurt. "Löwen feuern Coach Kehler – Chernomaz übernimmt | hessenschau.de | mehr Sport". hessenschau.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  12. ↑ "EC Red Bull Salzburg on Twitter" . Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  13. ↑ "Kassel Huskies bekommen zweiten Trainer: Tim Kehler unterstützt Bobby Carpenter". hna.de (in German). 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  14. ↑ "Kassel Huskies trennen sich von Trainer Carpenter, übergeben Kehler alleinige Verantwortung". www.eishockeynews.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
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