CALGARY (Alberta) — Claude Julien was appointed coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team at the Beijing Olympics. Shane Doan was promoted to general manager.
Doan and Julien will be replaced St. LouisDoug Armstrong is the General Manager Tampa BayCoach Jon Cooper was the one who took their places on the national team after the NHL pulled out from an agreement to send players to the Olympics.
“We are delighted to announce Canada’s experienced management group, and coaching staff, that will lead Canada’s Olympic men’s team at 2022 Olympics,” Tom Renney chief executive officer of Hockey Canada said in a statement.
Julien’s 667-445-162 coaching record includes 1,274 regular season NHL games. Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey DevilsAnd Boston Bruins. In 2011, he won the Stanley Cup with Boston.
Julien was fired in February following his second stint as coach of the Canadiens.
Doan, the Arizona CoyotesHe was the hockey development officer and assistant GM of Canada’s team that won gold at every year’s world championships. As a hockey player, he represented Canada in six world championships and won gold three times. In 2006, he competed at Turin Olympics.