Armstrong, Yzerman named to Canada men’s world hockey championship management team
Hockey Canada named Doug Armstrong as basic supervisor and Steve Yzerman as affiliate GM for this yr’s males’s world championships entry on Thursday.
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Doug Armstrong (@StLouisBlues) will lead ????????’s National Men’s Team as GM, alongside affiliate GM Steve Yzerman (@DetroitRedWings), assistant GM Shane Doan (@ArizonaCoyotes) and senior VP of hockey operations Scott Salmond.
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) March 23, 2023
Armstrong, 58, is the final supervisor of the St. Louis Blues. Armstrong, who was the GM for the Dallas Stars earlier than becoming a member of the Blues, was additionally within the administration group for the gold medal-winning Canadian groups on the 2010, 2014 and 2022 Winter Olympics. The Sarnia, Ont., native was additionally a part of Canada’s administration staff for a number of world championships, together with gold-medal wins in 2007 and 2016.
Detroit Red Wings legend Yzerman, 57, has a wealth of worldwide enjoying and administration expertise and is presently the staff’s basic supervisor. The Cranbrook, B.C., native was the GM of the the 2007 world championship staff, in addition to for the 2010 and 2014 Olympic gold-medallists.
Former NHLer Shane Doan and present Hockey Canada government Scott Salmond will even be a part of the administration staff.
The 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is to be co-hosted by Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia, from May 12-28.
Canada’s entry this yr might be in Group B, joined by Czechia, Switzerland, Slovakia, Latvia, Norway, Kazakhstan and Slovenia. Canada misplaced within the closing to host Finland final yr, 4-3 in additional time.
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