Canada turns again to Mike Babcock as coach for World Cup

GM Doug Armstrong officially names Mike Babcock as World Cup of Hockey head coach, who says when you have a chance to represent your country, you do it with pride.

TORONTO – Mike Babcock is back to coach Canada at the World Cup of Hockey.

Coming off back-to-back Olympic gold medals, Babcock will lead the staff in the return of the World Cup tournament next fall.

Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins, Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks, Barry Trotz of the Washington Capitals and Bill Peters of the Carolina Hurricanes will work under Babcock.

Julien was with Babcock in Sochi when Canada went on an undefeated run to gold.

Quenneville, Trotz and Peters are the fresh faces.

Babcock, a Saskatoon native, will coach Canada in Toronto while serving as coach of the Maple Leafs.

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