WHL Spokane Chiefs

Nachbaur Named to Team Canada World Junior Staff

Published on May 18, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Friday that Spokane Chief Head Coach Don Nachbaur has been named as an Assistant Coach on Canada's National Junior Team for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship, scheduled for Dec. 26, 2012 to Jan. 6, 2013 in Ufa, Russia.

Steve Spott, head coach and general manager of the OHL's Kitchener Rangers, will be the head coach. Spott will also be joined by assistant coaches Mario Duhamel (Drummondville, QMJHL) and André Tourigny (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL).

Nachbaur will make his first appearance with Canada's National Junior Team. He has twice won gold as an assistant coach with Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team, at the 1999 Four Nations Cup and 2011 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament.

Nachbaur has been the Chiefs' coach for the past two seasons. On January 11th, 2012 he became just the fifth coach in the history of the WHL to win 500 career games. Nachbaur has also been a head coach with the Seattle Thunderbirds (1994-2000) and Tri-City Americans (2003-09), winning the WHL Coach of the Year award in 1994-95, 2007-08 and 2010-11. He was an assistant coach with the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms from 2000-02 and head coach of the AHL's Binghamton Senators in 2009-10.

This year, the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge will replace Canada's National Junior Team summer development camp. The four-game series will be played Aug. 9-10 in Yaroslavl, Russia, and Aug. 13-14 in Halifax, N.S. More information on the series, including rosters and practice schedules, will be announced at a later date.

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