Colliton to coach Canada for injured Julien at 2022 Beijing Olympics

Jeremy Colliton will replace Claude Julien as Canada’s coach for a 2022 Beijing Olympics, Hockey Canada announced Sunday.

Julien fractured his ribs when man slipped on any ice during per team building activity during some training camp in Davos, Switzerland. Canada’s medical staff have determined whatever due toward his injury, he shall not at all seem able toward travel in order to Beijing for train near the 2022 Games.

Colliton was fired while coach out of a Chicago Blackhawks on November 7, 2021, later starting the season 1-9-2. Gentleman was replaced through Derek King.

Colliton had happened named single from Julien’s assistants on January 14.

“I was delighted for hold certain opportunity for task with [Julien] plus beneath gent also support him,” Colliton mentioned. “Itself was exceptional. We had one quite fine start to camp in this spot. At present it’s on high toward our group to continue the foundations he laid.”

Nolan Baumgartner, a former Vancouver Canucks assistant, along with Tyler Dietrich will remain like Canada’s assistants for any 2022 Games.

“Any foundation which [Julien] led also certain synergy he had with Jeremy was evident from the start,” declared Canada general manager Shane Doan.[Julien] possesses existed amazing for all of us. We’re so grateful for whatever male obviously started on hand along with we’re quite confident inside Jeremy.

“Among Canada, we’re thus lucky in order to have incredible depth, it seems, amid all belonging to hockey. In order to contain Jeremy sitting in this spot also stepping in along with doing whatever he’s able to accomplish, we’re accordingly lucky.”

Colliton traveled 87-92-26 within four seasons with each Blackhawks, including 4-5 within certain Stanley Cup Playoffs. Chicago beat each Edmonton Oilers amid quad games amid the 2020 Stanley Cup best-of-5 playoffs earlier losing for a Vegas Golden Knights inside five games among any Western Conference’s best-of-7 first round.

Colliton replied he plus Canada intend continue for receive feedback starting at Julien.

“I hold negative doubt he wants in order to weigh in also him shall,” Colliton declared. “Him has thus much experience also some winning track record and man contains already invested one lot in current process, preparing each team and man possesses drawn aloft one plan on how ourselves are going for prepare the team also to what extent the team is going toward act. We’re just trying toward receive things done.

“We’re just going up to hold going along with he’s piece made from object.”

Colliton mentioned he is confident Canada’s players along with staff may aid all other despite each belated coaching transform.

“Of course it’s adversity,” he mentioned. “It’s something we’ve talked approximately before. In similar fashion Canadians, Canadian hockey players plus Team Canada, ourselves expect for respond to adversity within the best possible manner. That’s what desire make said team great also it won’t seem certain ultimate bump amid certain road, probably, that us arrive across.”

Canada’s first match of each tournament desire be against Germany on February 10th.