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Alpo Suhonen

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Hockey Coach

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    His method of coaching was very unorthodox.
    He refused to discipline players or change up lines prior to games.
    He endorsed a country club atmosphere in the locker room.
    His tenure as Hawks head coach lasted 75 games.
    Don Cherry frequently made jokes about his first name being the same as dog food.
    He unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the European Union.
    He enjoys drama theater.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became the first Finnish-born NHL head coach in the NHL and the first European born head coach in 50 years (2000).
    Unlike Ivan Hlinka in Pittsburgh, he was willing to learn English when he began coaching in North America.
    He coached the Finnish national team on numerous occasions.
    He directed and produced many plays in his native Finland.
    He was a career assistant before getting the chance to be a head coach in Chicago.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 70 Votes: 54.29% Annoying