Bruce Boudreau will make his international coaching debut as head coach after being named to the position for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada announced Friday.
Boudreau, 66, is currently an advisor to the OHL's Niagara IceDogs. He has 15 seasons of NHL head-coaching experience, most recently with the Vancouver Canucks (2021-23) before he was replaced by Rick Tocchet toward the end of last season. He was also with the Washington Capitals (2007-11), Anaheim Ducks (2011-16) and Minnesota Wild (2016-20). He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year with the Capitals in 2007-08.
He will be joined by assistants Larry Mitchell, Jim Playfair and Jeff Tomlinson. The coaching staff was named by Hockey Canada co-general managers Brad Pascall and Joe Thornton, and assistant general manager Hnat Domenichelli.
The Spengler Cup is set for Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland.
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