The Vancouver Canucks found their man for the Abbotsford bench. They just couldn’t — or wouldn’t — pay him.
Jussi Ahokas, the Finnish coach who built a strong reputation running the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers, turned down Vancouver’s offer to lead its AHL affiliate and accepted the same role with the Colorado Avalanche’s farm team, the Colorado Eagles. The Avalanche announced the hiring Friday. A day earlier, CHEK-TV’s Rick Dhaliwal reported that Ahokas had not merely interviewed for the Canucks’ opening — he had rejected it.
The reason was money. According to The Province, the Canucks’ offer came in