Despite leading his team to a championship last season, Marc Crawford has quit his job as head coach of the ZSC Lions in Switzerland. In a statement, the former Vancouver Canucks coach explained why he’s leaving the league-leading club.
The 63-year-old opened up about his mental health challenges.
“For the last several months, I have been investing in intensive therapy with the hope of understanding the depths of my own mental health. This process has proven to be both challenging and revealing to me as a coach, a husband, a father, and an expecting grandfather, and, finally, as a person,” said Crawford, who thanked the organization for its “humanity and understanding.”
This is not the first time that Crawford has…