Colliton to coach Canada for injured Julien at 2022 Beijing Olympics

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

Julien fractured his ribs when man slipped on certain ice during per team building activity during a training camp among Davos, Switzerland. Canada’s medical staff contain determined which due in order to his injury, he testament not at all become able in order to travel to Beijing to train at each 2022 Games.

Colliton was fired in similar fashion coach out of a Chicago Blackhawks on November 7, 2021, later starting a season 1-9-2. Him was replaced beside Derek King.

Colliton had stood named individual belonging to Julien’s assistants on January 14.

“I was delighted for hold the opportunity up to task with [Julien] and below chap plus support him,” Colliton stated. “Entity was exceptional. We had a quite positive initiate up to camp right here. Now it’s above to us in order to continue a foundations male laid.”

Nolan Baumgartner, per former Vancouver Canucks assistant, as well as Tyler Dietrich will remain like Canada’s assistants for a 2022 Games.

“The foundation who [Julien] led and certain synergy he had with Jeremy was evident from a start,” declared Canada general manager Shane Doan.[Julien] has happened amazing for all of us. We’re so grateful for whatsoever he obviously started in this spot as well as we’re extremely confident inside Jeremy.

“Within Canada, we’re hence lucky toward own incredible depth, itself seems, in all of hockey. Toward own Jeremy sitting on hand also stepping within also doing which he’s able for perform, we’re so lucky.”

Colliton left 87-92-26 among foursome seasons with any Blackhawks, including 4-5 amid the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Chicago beat certain Edmonton Oilers among quad games inside each 2020 Stanley Cup best-of-5 playoffs in advance of losing to the Vegas Golden Knights amid five games in the Western Conference’s best-of-7 foremost round.

Colliton replied male also Canada shall continue in order to acquire feedback starting at Julien.

“I own not any doubt he wants toward weigh amid also male shall,” Colliton replied. “Man possesses therefore plenty experience along with single winning track record and male contains already invested a lot amid current process, preparing the team plus male contains drawn skyward some plan on by what means we are going to prepare certain team along with how a team is going toward amuse. We’re exactly trying toward obtain things done.

“We’re merely going toward keep going also he’s portion of object.”

Colliton mentioned gentleman is confident Canada’s players as well as staff can aid per another despite certain late coaching alter.

“Belonging to course it’s adversity,” him said. “It’s something we’ve talked concerning before. While Canadians, Canadian hockey players and Team Canada, ourselves expect up to respond for adversity among each best possible method. That’s what intend make current team great plus it won’t seem each previous bump among the road, probably, who our team approach across.”

Canada’s foremost match out of certain tournament desire exist against Germany on February 10th.