Gauthier, GM for Team Canada at Worlds
Phil Legault
http://www.cdnsport.ca/hockey
Tuesday, March 26, 1996
CANADIAN HOCKEY ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT TEAM
FOR 1996 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA
OTTAWA - Canadian Hockey announced today that Ottawa Senators' general
manager, Pierre Gauthier, would lead Canada's entry into the 1996 World
Championship in Vienna, Austria, from April 21 to May 5, 1996.
Mr. Gauthier will join head coach Tom Renney, assistant coaches Mike
Johnston, Andy Murray and Rob Cookson and Canadian Hockey's senior
vice-president, hockey operations, Bob Nicholson, on the management team
for the 1996 World Championship.
Renney, Johnston and Cookson are with Canada's full-time national team,
and were on the coaching staffs for the 1994 Olympic silver-medal team,
and the 1994 gold medal and 1995 bronze medal World Championship squads.
Andy Murray, was an assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets for two
seasons, and most recently led the Canadian entry to gold at the 1995
Spengler Cup.
"Pierre brings all the elements that we need to be successful at the
World Championship," said Bob Nicholson. "He is an experienced National
Hockey League executive, which is critical when bringing together a
roster made up primarily of NHLers. He has a great understanding of the
player personnel needs in international competition, and he has proved
very effective in getting the job done in a short period of time, which
is a vital component at the World Championship."
"I am very honoured to be part of our country's representation at this
year's World Championship," said Mr. Gauthier. "I'm looking forward to
working with Tom and the coaching staff in pursuing our proud tradition
of successes at the international level."
Canadian Hockey will announce its final roster of 20 skaters and three
goalkeepers at a news conference Tuesday, April 16 at the Hockey Hall of
Fame in Toronto. The team leaves for the Czech Republic that afternoon
for a pre-competition camp and an exhibition game against the Czechs on
April 18.
Canada opens the 1996 World Championship Sunday, April 21 against
Slovakia. The Canadians are in Group A along with the Slovaks, Austria,
Germany, Russia and the United States. Group B features the Czech
Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Norway and Sweden.
Canada's medal record at the World Championship, since its return in 1977
with primarily NHL players, is one gold (1994), four silvers and four
bronze medals.
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Vern Faulkner
: FOR 1996 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Except that this is not the World Championships, but the European World
championships.... (coff)