Bob Corkum, who played 12 NHL seasons, succeeds Robb Stauber as head coach of the U.S. women’s hockey team this season.
Corkum was announced as head coach Monday, along with assistants nine-year NHL defenseman Brian Pothier and Joel Johnson, who is in his 14th year on the University of Minnesota women’s team’s coaching staff.
Reagan Carey, director of U.S. women’s hockey since 2010, stepped down to pursue other opportunities.
Corkum previously was an assistant coach for the U.S. women’s under-22 team and head coach for the U.