Dale Hunter to coach Canada at 2020 world junior hockey championship
CALGARY — Dale Hunter will be Canada’s head coach at the 2020 world junior hockey championship.
The head coach of the OHL’s London Knights will have Andre Tourigny of the Ottawa 67’s and Mitch Love of the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades as assistants, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.
Hunter has spent 18 seasons as the owner, president and head coach of the Knights, leading the team to five Memorial Cup appearances, including victories in 2005 and 2016.
The veteran of 19 NHL seasons as a player, Hunter has won OHL coach of the year three times, and Canadian Hockey League coach of the year once. The 58-year-old coached the Washington Capitals for part of the 2011-12 NHL campaign, but returned to London the following season.