from Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald,

After all, her entire life has pretty much revolved around the coaching path of her father — former National Hockey League and Team Canada boss Andy Murray — and it was only a matter of time before his habits rubbed off on her....

And for his daughter, who was named the head coach of the Korean women’s national team preparing for the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, there’s never been a better time to pick his brain.

“It’s funny,” Sarah Murray said. “As a player, I didn’t want to hear his advice and now, as a coach, I’m open to everything and his critiques. It’s been great.”

Truth be told, she has taken on a daunting task.

Unlike Canada, the pool of players Korea draws from is small. Some of the players are 14- and 15 years old, so their practice time is limited due to school. And the Korean women’s national team is the only women’s team in the country. Period.

Murray, who accepted the job in 2014, said the group — prior to her arrival — was essentially a 12-month practice squad that played exhibition games against high school boys teams.

For the most part, they have basic skills. But no strategy has been built into their game.

“We’re very early in the building stages,” she explained.

So, calls to her father are frequent.

“I’ll say, ‘Yeah, this drill did not work. But I need a drill to teach this,’ ” said Murray who was born in Canada and attended Shattuck St. Mary’s boarding school before playing hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth. “He’ll be like, ‘Oh, I have three great drills for that.’ It’s just great to have a mentor that I can call whenever I need to.”

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