U18 Men’s Worlds Recap – Canada 8, Czechia 3

“We are very excited to unveil our teaching and help employees for the
upcoming world championship, as we imagine this group gives necessary
expertise from the Canadian Hockey League and internationally,” Millar
mentioned. “Jeff, John, Bruce and Justin are thrilled to symbolize Canada and
lead our crew, and we all know the athletes will profit significantly from their
management as we compete for a gold medal in Switzerland.”

Truitt
lately accomplished his first season as head coach of the Prince Albert
Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL) after serving as an assistant
for 4 seasons (2018-22). He will symbolize Canada behind the bench for
the fifth time and first as a head coach, beforehand profitable a World Junior
gold medal in 2005 and a silver medal in 2004, each as a video coach.
Truitt was additionally an assistant coach for Canada on the Ivan Hlinka Memorial
Tournament and IIHF U18 World Championship in 2007. His teaching profession
started in 1993 and consists of stops with the WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes
(1993-97), Kelowna Rockets (2000-07), and Red Deer Rebels (2013-18), as
properly because the American Hockey League’s Springfield Falcons (2007-09), San
Antonio Rampage (2010-11) and Texas Stars (2011-12). Truitt is a three-time
WHL Champion, profitable as an assistant coach in Kelowna in 2003 and 2005,
and with Prince Albert in 2019. In 2004, his Kelowna Rockets captured the
Memorial Cup on residence ice.

Dean
has been the top coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario
Hockey League (OHL) for the final 5 seasons (2018-23). Prior to becoming a member of
the Greyhounds, he spent three seasons (2014-17) as assistant coach of the
OHL’s North Bay Battalion and was as an assistant and head coach of the
Ontario Junior Hockey League’s North York Rangers (2009-14) and the
assistant basic supervisor and head coach of the Toronto Patriots (2017-18).
He made his worldwide teaching debut on the 2017 World Junior A
Challenge, serving because the video coach for Team Canada East.

Richardson
returns to the worldwide stage for the third time, and second as an
assistant coach. Most lately, he was the top coach of Team Canada White
on the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and was an assistant with Team
Canada Black on the 2014 version of the occasion. He lately accomplished his
fifth season (2018-23) as head coach of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of
the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Prior to becoming a member of the Armada,
he was head coach of the Châteauguay Grenadiers (2011-2014, 2016-2018) of
the Ligue de développement du hockey M18 AAA du Québec and had a two-year
stint as head coach of the QMJHL’s Victoriaville Tigres (2014-2016).

Pogge
is about to make his worldwide teaching debut on the 2023 IIHF U18 World
Championship. The former third spherical draft choose of the Toronto Maple Leafs
represented Canada twice as a participant, profitable a gold medal on the 2006 IIHF
World Junior Championship and ending with a event main .952 save
share. He was additionally named a reserve for Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team for
the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. During the 2005-06 season, he was named the
WHL’s Top Goaltender and Player of the Year whereas additionally taking residence the CHL
Player of the Year Award. He lately wrapped up his seventeenth season of
skilled hockey that spanned the NHL, AHL, ECHL, KHL, DEL, SHL and
LIHG.

Hockey Canada additionally introduced the help employees that can work with Canada’s
National Men’s Under-18 Team on the occasion:

• Video coach Andrew Boucher (Timmins, Ont.)
• Equipment supervisor Ashton ‘A.J.’ Murley (St. John’s, N.L.)
• Athletic therapists Kevin Elliott (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) and Jimmy McKnight (Bradford, Ont./Edmonton, WHL)
• Team doctor Dr. Michael Conrad (Vancouver, B.C./Victoria, WHL)
• Education guide Nic Reynard (Victoria, B.C./Victoria, WHL)
• Hockey operations coordinator Cassidy Wait (North Vancouver, B.C.)