Willie Desjardins to coach Olympic Men’s Hockey Team
CALGARY —After months of speculation, Hockey Canada has officially announced who will lead Team Canada behind the bench at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang , South Korea.
Willie Desjardins, the former head coach of the Vancouver Canucks and the Medicine Hat Tigers, was announced as head coach of the National Men’s Hockey Team, while Sean Burke was named general manager.
Desjardins coach the Vancouver Canucks for the past three seasons, and was fired as head coach in April, after the team missed the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.