Bruce Cassidy, Rick Tocchet and Pete DeBoer will join head coach Jon Cooper as assistants for Canada鈥檚 4 Nations Face-Off team, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.
Cassidy is head coach of the NHL鈥檚 Vegas Golden Knights, Tocchet coaches the Vancouver Canucks, and DeBoer is the bench boss for the Dallas Stars.
Cooper, the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, was named Canada鈥檚 coach for the tournament and the 2026 Olympics in June.
Hockey Canada also announced that Stars assistant Misha Donskov and video coach James Emery will join Cooper鈥檚 staff.
The 4 Nations Face-Off, featuring teams from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States made up of NHL players, makes its debut next year and will be held Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston.
The 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina d鈥橝mpezzo, Italy, will see NHL players participate for the first time since the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.
The Canadian Press
