Hockey Canada has announced that André Tourigny (Nicolet, Que.) Has been formally hired on a yearlong contract and is a part of Team Canada coaching staffs at four important upcoming international tournaments.
He will return as head coach in the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., also will function as head coach at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Helsinki and Tampere, Finland.
Tourigny will remain with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and go back to the club full-time after he's fulfilled his role with Hockey Canada. Tourigny becomes the first full-time trainer with the men's program since Marc Habscheid at 2005.
"We are very excited to welcome André Tourigny to Hockey Canada as a full-time trainer for its 2021-22 year, because his extensive hockey pedigree makes him a vital asset to our national organizations," explained Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.), senior vice-president of national teams for Hockey Canada. "André's knowledge, insight and worldwide expertise will be a critical factor in encouraging our Olympic preparation as well as leading Canada's National Junior Team for the second consecutive year at the IIHF World Junior Championship. André will even lead to our work with our NextGen players and coaches through his participation with our development applications. We're grateful to the Canadian Hockey League and the Ottawa 67's to their support releasing André to Hockey Canada for second season."
Tourigny took the reins as head coach of Canada's National Junior Team in 2020, making a silver medal at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. He previously won a gold medal as an assistant trainer in the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship, along with silver as a helper in 2010 and 2011. The reigning CHL Coach of the Year has functioned as head coach and vice-president of hockey operations together with the 67's for its previous four seasons (2017-21), winning the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL coach of the year at 2018-19 and 2019-20. He also spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche (2013-15) and Ottawa Senators (2015-16) at the National Hockey League. Besides his four appearances at the World Juniors, Tourigny headed Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team to a gold medal as head trainer at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and won gold as an assistant at the 2008 Museum of Ivan Hlinka championship.
"It is an honour and privilege to be trusted to function within the coaching staff for four prestigious occasions like worlds, World Juniors and Olympics," said Tourigny. "I want to thank folks Canada for the incredible chance, and I look forward to implementing strategies for a successful year ahead. It's not a simple choice to take away time in the Ottawa 67's household and I am extremely grateful to this Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group possession in addition to the whole hockey operations and front office staff for affording me this chance."
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