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André Tourigny to coach Team Canada at Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Jul 5, 2018 | 3:15 PM

Hockey Canada has announced that André Tourigny will take over behind the bench of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team  for next month’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Tourigny takes over from Gilles Bouchard, who has accepted an assistant coach position with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

Tourigny will coach alongside assistants Mitch Love of the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades and Ryan Oulahen of the OHL’s Flint Firebirds.

“André’s experience and success across many different leagues is an incredible asset to our National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team,” said Scott Salmond, senior vice-president of national teams with Hockey Canada. “We are excited to welcome a coach with previous international experience at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup and IIHF World Junior Championship, and we look forward to André’s leadership as Team Canada hits the ice for selection camp and at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup this summer.”

Tourigny recently completed his first season as head coach and vice-president of hockey operations with the Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League. He previously spent 11 seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and one season with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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Tourigny also spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche  and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League.

He served as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, and won back-to-back silver medals as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Junior Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2010 and 2011.

(With file from Hockey Canada media release)