Colorado Avalanche Name Jussi Ahokas Head Coach of AHL Affiliate Colorado Eagles

KITCHENER, ONT. — The Kitchener Rangers announced today that Head Coach Jussi Ahokas will be leaving the organization to accept the Head Coach position with the Colorado Eagles, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. Ahokas departs Kitchener following one of the most successful three-year stretches in Rangers’ history. Since being named the 25th head coach in franchise history in July 2023, the Oulu, Finland native guided the club to a combined regular-season record of 135-52-13-4, including three straight 40-win seasons and consecutive 100-point campaigns for the first time in franchise history. Under Ahokas, the Rangers never finished…