Hockey|The women’s national ice hockey team continues in the same command.
Tero Lehterä (behind) will coach Naisleijon next season as well. Photo from the Olympic Games match against the USA on February 7th.
Naisleijonien head coach Tero Lehterä will continue as the head coach of the Women’s Lions next season.
Ice Hockey Federation announced that he used the option year in Lehterä’s contract. According to the release, both parties wanted to extend the contract for another season.
Lehterä, 53, started work in the spring of 2025. His contract was for 1+1 years.
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The female lions did not succeed in the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games in the winter. The team played five matches, of which they won only one. The trip was interrupted in the quarterfinals against Switzerland.
Despite the difficulties of the Olympic Games, the association sees Lehterä as the best person to coach the Women’s Lions next season as well.
Olli Salo quoth.
National team meets next time in May, when the program includes a camp in Vierumäki.
Next season, the team will also play a European tour at a close pace, the first tournament of which will be held already in August.
The World Cup will be played in Denmark in November.