RIGA, Latvia — Bob Hartley has been named head coach of the Latvian men’s hockey team.
He was most recently the head coach of the NHL’s Calgary Flames, who fired Hartley on May 3 and subsequently replaced him with Glen Gulutzan.
Hartley, 56, will be the second NHL coach to stand behind Latvia’s bench after Ted Nolan from 2011 to 2014.
Hartley’s contract is for one year with an option for a second, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation said on its website.
The Hawkesbury, Ont., native coached the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup in 2001 and also coached the Atlanta Thrashers from 2003 to 2007.