Canada names assistant coaches for 2026 Olympics
By: | Published: 2025-07-22 00:19:00 | Source: atlanticcitynews.net
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The Team Canada coaching staff for the 2026 Winter Olympics will have a very familiar appearance.
The same NHL head coaches that helped bench boss Jon Cooper guide the Canadians to gold in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February will don jackets and ties for the Milano Cortina competition in Italy.
Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy, former Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer and new Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet will work with NHL players in the Olympics for the first time in a dozen years. The NHL has not allowed players to participate since the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
‘This group of coaches will provide consistency and a winning pedigree to our team, and I know our players will greatly benefit from this world-class…
