Coyotes' Tourigny headlines Canada's coaching staff at Worlds

Arizona Coyotes bench boss Andre Tourigny will serve as Team Canada's head coach at the upcoming IIHF World Championship.

D.J. Smith, Alex Tanguay, and Troy Ryan are also on staff as assistants, Hockey Canada announced Friday.

Tourigny and Smith were both assistants at last year's tournament, which culminated in an overtime loss to Finland in the gold-medal game.

Tanguay is making his international coaching debut, while Ryan will become the first coach to serve both Canada's men's and women's national teams. He coached the women's program to gold medals at the Olympics in Beijing and the women's world championship in 2021 and 2022.

Canada is set to name its roster in the coming weeks as the NHL regular season will conclude Friday. St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong is serving the same role for his country this year, with Steve Yzerman and Shane Doan working as assistants.

This year's Worlds run from May 12-29 in Finland and Latvia.

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