Cooper to coach Canada at World Championship
Tampa Bay Lightning bench boss Jon Cooper has been chosen to lead Team Canada at the upcoming World Championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.
Philadelphia Flyers coach Dave Hakstol and former Florida Panthers coach Gerald Gallant were named assistants, alongside veteran bench boss Dave King. King was an associate coach with Canada at the 2016 Spengler Cup and last appeared behind an NHL bench in 2011 with the Arizona Coyotes.
"Canada has tremendous depth in both its player and coaching pool, and we are fortunate to welcome a blend of experience and new faces to our program for this year's IIHF World Championship," Hockey Canada president Tom Renney said in a statement.
Earlier this month, the Flyers' Ron Hextall was chosen as the general manager for Team Canada.
Canada's first game of the tournament comes May 5 against the Czech Republic.