When announcing Tomlinson's absence, the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers did not say why their head coach will not be able to coach the team on Tuesday, only that it is not related to Covid-19. As the Blick now writes, there is some good news: It looks like Tomlinson should be back for Game 2 on Thursday.
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Jeff Tomlinson should be back behind Rapperswil's bench tomorrow
The 50-year-old head coach of the Lakers missed Game 1 of the quarterfinal series against HC Lugano due to health issues.