Coyotes name Andre Tourigny head coach

Andre Tourigny was named the Arizona Coyotes' new head coach, the team announced Thursday.

"Andre is a tremendous person and one of the best young coaches in the game today," said general manager Bill Armstrong. "He is a winner, a great teacher, and a strong communicator who has a proven track record of developing young talent."

Tourigny has a wealth of experience in junior hockey. He's been the head coach of the OHL's Ottawa 67s since 2017. Prior to that, he was the bench boss of the QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads for one year and the head coach/general manager of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for 11 seasons.

The 47-year-old has some experience at the professional level, too, with stints as an assistant coach with both the Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche from 2013 to 2016.

The Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, native has also coached on the international stage. He was the head coach for Team Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championship, at which the nation won a silver medal. He also served as an assistant on Gerard Gallant's gold-medal-winning staff at this year's World Championship in Latvia.

Tourigny is the eighth head coach in Coyotes history since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996. He succeeds Rick Tocchet, who guided the club to a 24-26-6 record in 2020-21.

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