KH Torun has named their new head coach in 43-year-old Jussi Tupamäki. The Finnish coach currently works as the head coach for the Estonia National team. On the club side, he worked for JYP in the Liiga last year as their Director of Player Development, along with joining the coaching staff as an assistant in October.

KH Torun needed a new head coach after parting ways with Yuri Chukh. Belarusian coach Yuri Chukh had been leading Torun since 2017, helping the team work their way up from the second league. He had a very strong knack for finding diamonds in the rough. Under him, Torun was able to find PHL stars out of the lower leagues of Europe. Torun finished strong under his leadership, including 5th in 2021. The team under Chukh relied heavily on imports much to the dismay of some Polish players.

Torun has recently stated a desire to develop more home grown talent. That seems to make Tupamäki a perfect fit. The former Liiga coach has a vast amount of experience. He started as a head coach in the women’s second league in Finland. He moved to coaching the junior ranks, even coaching in the top junior leagues of Finland. He then served as a head coach for the Estonia national team, and in the Mestis and EBEL. In 2021, he joined JYP in the Liiga as their director of player development. Tupamäki has experience as a coach, director of player development, director of coaching, and scout. He really ticks all the boxes that Torun needed.

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