The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL®) announced today the appointment of Todd McLellan as Team North America’s head coach for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. In addition, Adam Graves has been appointed as Special Assistant to the General Managers of Team North America; Pat Verbeek and Paul Fenton were both named as a Director of Player Personnel; and Ryan Jankowski was named as Director of Operations. McLellan, Graves, Verbeek, Fenton and Jankowski will report to Team North America General Managers Peter Chiarelli and Stan Bowman.
“We are excited to name our head coach and management team for our World Cup squad,” said Chiarelli.