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Jon Cooper's Championship-Winning Staff From 4 Nations Returns for 2026 Olympics

CANADA, JUL 21 – Hockey Canada maintains continuity by retaining the coaching staff that secured the 4 Nations Face-Off title, aiming to build on recent success for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

  • On Monday, Hockey Canada announced that the coaching and support staff who led Canada to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship will return, as the men's Olympic hockey tournament runs Feb. 11-22 in Milan, Italy.
  • After leading Canada to victory at this year's 4 Nations Face-Off—which was the first international tournament with league participation since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey—head coach Jon Cooper will bring back his identical support staff.
  • Hockey Canada announced that Bruce Cassidy, Rick Tocchet, and Peter DeBoer will return as assistants, while Misha Donskov, David Alexander, James Emery, and Elliott Mondou fill support roles and John Forget with Dom Nicoletta handle equipment and therapy.
  • Jon Cooper said the returning coaches bring `winning pedigree to our team`, and these Games mark the first Olympics with NHL participants since 2014.
  • The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics begin Feb. 6 and run through Feb. 22, roster spots remain open as Hockey Canada has named a six-player preliminary roster featuring Crosby, MacKinnon, Makar, McDavid, Point and Reinhart.
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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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