Hockey Canada refuses to change its recipe that led the country to victory during the confrontation of the 4 nations, because the group of instructors who led the winners will return to the Olympic Games next year.
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Thus, Jon Cooper will be supported by Bruce Cassidy, Peter Deboer and Rick Tocchet during the tournament planned in Milan/Cortina in Ampezzo in February. In addition, assistant Misha Donskov, guards consultant David Alexander, director of performance analysis James Emery and video coordinator Elliott Mondou will make their contribution to the Canadian team. Last winter, the national training was right for the Americans in the final of the confrontation which put four nations in the grip.
«[…] Together, they form an extremely talented group which brings an impressive background to our staff. These are coaches whose consistency and victorious experiences will benefit our team, and I know that our players will learn many of these world class instructors. I can’t wait to collaborate with these people in order to reproduce our successes in the confrontation of the 4 nations at the Olympic Games in February, “said Cooper by press release.
“It was important for us to find our unparalleled coaches and support staff who were with us to confront the 4 nations, because it is a familiar group for our team that wants to allow our athletes to be at the top of their form,” said Director Doug Armstrong. Everyone has a unique course in NHL and internationally, and all staff members will play a key role in preparations and team performance Canada. ”
Cooper’s troop will start her career on February 12 against Czech Republic. The competition will end with the duel of the gold medal 10 days later.
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