2016-17 National Men's Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Won a silver medal as an assistant coach with Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany and France … Associate coach with Canada at the 2016 Spengler Cup in Switzerland, winning the championship … Canada’s head coach at the 2016 Deutschland Cup in Germany, finishing second … Canada’s head coach at the 2003 Deutschland Cup in Germany, finishing fourth … An assistant coach with Canada at the 1999 IIHF World Junior Championship in Norway, finishing fourth … Canada’s head coach at the 1992 IIHF World Championship in Czechoslovakia, finishing eighth … Won a silver medal as Canada’s head coach at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France … Won a silver medal as Canada’s head coach at the 1991 IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland … Canada’s head coach at the 1990 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland, finishing fourth … Won a silver medal as Canada’s head coach at the 1989 IIHF World Championship in Sweden … Canada’s head coach at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alta., finishing fourth … Canada’s head coach at the 1987 IIHF World Championship in Austria, finishing fourth … Canada’s head coach at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, finishing fourth … Won a bronze medal as Canada’s head coach at the 1983 IIHF World Championship in West Germany … Won a bronze medal as head coach of Canada’s National Junior Team at the 1983 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Soviet Union … Won a bronze medal as an assistant coach with Canada at the 1982 IIHF World Championship in Finland … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 1982 IIHF World Junior Championship in Minnesota … Head coach of Canada’s National Men’s Team in various international competitions from 1982-92

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015 … Head coach of the KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the final four games of the 2013-14 season, and the final 50 games of the 2014-15 season … Named a Distinguished Honouree of the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2013 … Spent three seasons (2011-14) as development coach with the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes … Spent two seasons (2009-11) as an assistant coach with Phoenix … Spent parts of two seasons (2007-09) as head coach of Adler Mannheim (Germany) … Head coach of the Malmö Redhawks (Sweden) for the final 37 games of the 2006-07 season … Spent parts of two seasons (2005-07) as head coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia) … Won the 2005 Spengler Cup with Magnitigorsk … Spent parts of two seasons (2003-05) as head coach of the Hamburg Freezers (Germany) … Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2001 … Spent parts of three seasons (2000-03) as the first head coach of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets … Spent the 1999-2000 season as director of European scouting for the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens … Spent two seasons (1997-99) as an assistant coach with Montreal … General manager of Japan’s national men’s team at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan … Head coach of Japan’s national men’s team at the 1996 IIHF World Championship (Group B) in the Netherlands, finishing eighth … Spent three seasons (1992-95) as head coach of the NHL’s Calgary Flames … Spent four seasons (1979-83) as head coach of the men’s hockey team at the University of Saskatchewan … Won the CIAU University Cup national championship in 1983 … Won the Canada West championship with Saskatchewan in 1981, 1982 and 1983 … Named CIAU coach of the year in 1980-81 … Named Canada West coach of the year in 1980-81 and 1981-82 … Spent two seasons (1977-79) as head coach of the WHL/WCHL’s Billings Bighorns … Co-winner of the WHL Coach of the Year awars in 1977-78 … Spent two seasons (1975-77) season as head coach of the SJHL’s Saskatoon Olympics … Spent the 1976-77 season as an assistant coach with the WCHL’s Saskatoon Blades … Spent the 1974-75 season as head coach of the NSJBHL’s Saskatoon Quakers … Won the provincial championship with Saskatoon in 1975 … Spent the 1973-74 season coaching minor hockey in the Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association … Spent the 1972-73 season as an assistant coach with the men’s hockey team at the University of Saskatchewan

PERSONAL

Married to wife Linda … Has three children, Andrew, Jennifer and Scott … Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 … Inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1995 … Invested as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1992