The biggest challenge with being a head coach for the early-summer World Championships is that the NHL Playoffs are just starting, and some of the world’s best players are still busy.
Unlike the World Cup teams rosters in September, which will be chock-filled with every healthy NHL All-Star, Coach Peters and the Team Canada management team will have some tough and interesting choices to make after the top-tier players are named.
After being selected by Mike Babcock to be an assistant coach for the World Cup Canadian Team in September, and showing that he can get the most out of a team this season with the Canes, Peters has obviously earned the chance to guide Canada in this IIHF tournament.