At least one member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins] coaching staff will be on the 2026 Team USA Olympic coaching staff. Penguins video coach Madison Nikkel has been named as one of Team USA's video coaches [https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1346232], joining Mike King from the Ottawa Senators. Nikkel was also on Team USA's staff at the 4 Nations Face-Off back in February. Nikkel is about to be in his 10th season with the Penguins' organization after starting as the video coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2016-17. He was with the baby Penguins for three seasons before he was promoted to assistant video coach for the NHL team ahead of the 2019-20 season. He held that role for a few seasons before being promoted to his current position in June 2022. He's one of the top video coaches in the league and has a knack for spotting when certain plays are offside during games. The 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament will take place in Milan from February 11-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwquDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
