George Burnett Named Assistant Coach of Canada's World Junior Team
Published on July 20, 2010 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Belleville Bulls News Release
Belleville Bulls General Manager and Head Coach George Burnett has been named Assistant Coach of Canada's National Junior Team for the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship being held December 26 through January 5 in Buffalo and Niagara, New York. Burnett will also continue as Head Coach of Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team for the 2010 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in August.
Burnett is entering his seventh season as General Manager and Head Coach of the Bulls and is a two time OHL Coach of the Year. He previously led Canada's National Men's Summer Under 18 Team to a gold medal at the 2001 Six Nations Cup and was most recently an Assistant Coach with Canada's National Men's Under 18 Team at the 2010 World Under 18 Championship in Belarus in April. He also led the Guelph Storm to an OHL Championship in 1998 and the Cape Breton Oilers to a Calder Cup Championship in 1993.
"I am absolutely thrilled to take on this additional role with Hockey Canada and join the staff of Canada's National Junior Team," Burnett said. "We will all work extremely hard to ensure that 2011 is a golden year for the nation's top Under-20 male hockey players."
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