Long time NHL Head Coach and current Senior Advisor of the Niagara IceDogs has been named the Head Coach of Canada at the 2023 Spengler Cup.
Canada has named its coaching staff for the 2023 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland.
Bruce Boudreau — current Senior Advisor of the Niagara IceDogs — has been appointed as Head Coach. This will be his first time coaching at the international level.
The long time NHL Head Coach will take his talent and experience to Switzerland to lead Canada at the 2023 Spengler Cup.
Boudreau was named the Senior Advisor of the Niagara IceDogs of the OHL back in early September. He joined this organization alongside his son Ben Boudreau, who has recently been promoted to Head Coach of the IceDogs.
The Boudreau's have shone a very bright light onto this organization.
The IceDogs positive culture changes off the ice has translated onto the ice, and though their performance hasn't been excellent, they have taken many strides towards success. They currently sit at a 7-18-4 record, almost halfway through the season. This record is certainly much better than it looked at this time last season.
Bruce Boudreau brings over a decade of head coaching experience at the NHL-level across four different teams. He spent time coaching with the Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild, and most recently the Vancouver Canucks.
Boudreau still holds a positive reputation throughout the league as a coach, and that has lead to this decision to make him the Head Coach of Canada at this year's Spengler Cup. Former professional hockey players Brad Pascall and Joe Thornton made the final decision.
This will be Boudreau's first crack at coaching on the international stage, much different than being behind an NHL bench. This role will only fuel Boudreau's plethora of experience behind the bench.
He will be coaching alongside Larry Mitchell, Jim Playfair, and Jeff Tomlinson.
The 2023 Spengler Cup begins on December 26th, 2023.
