Monday, July 22, 2013

Babcock expected to be back behind the bench for Canada in Sochi

The men who will coach the Canadian men?s Olympic hockey team in Sochi will be announced on Monday.

While the names have yet to be released, but it is believed the team will be coached again by Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings, who guided the host nation to a gold medal in Vancouver. Joining him as assistants will be Lindy Ruff of the Dallas Stars, Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues and Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins.

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A deal was reached on Friday among the league, the NHL Players? Association, International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee to allow NHL players to participate in the 2014 Games.

Sochi, Russia will be the fifth Olympics with NHL participation, which began in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. Canada won gold at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, when Crosby scored to beat the United States in overtime

With files from The Associated Press

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Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/babcock-expected-to-be-back-behind-the-bench-for-canada-in-sochi/article13338233/?cmpid=rss1

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