Former assistant coach Tim Hunter has been named head coach of Canada's U20 national team that will play the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship on home ice.

Tim Hunter (Moose Jaw, WHL) will be part of the coaching staff for the third-straight year, taking the reins as head coach after previously serving as
assistant coach the past two years. Completing the coaching staff are assistants Marc-Andre Dumont (Cape Breton, QMJHL), Jim Hulton (Charlottetown, QMJHL) and Brent Kisio (Lethbridge, WHL).

"To be in a position to have familiarity in our coaching staff with Tim Hunter gives us the opportunity to again compete for a gold medal," said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada's senior vice-president national teams. "All three assistant coaches have also had prior experience working within our Program of Excellence at various levels. Their experience and knowledge will help our players succeed in this prestigious international tournament."

Hunter won back-to-back medals as an assistant coach with Canada's National Junior Team, earning gold in 2018 and silver in 2017. He also won a bronze medal as head coach of Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team at the 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship. Hunter is coming off his fourth season as head coach of
the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League, guiding the franchise to its first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular-season champion. Prior to joining the Warriors, he was an NHL assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals. As a player, he suited up in 815 games over 16 seasons with the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose
and Vancouver Canucks, capturing the Stanley Cup in 1989 with Calgary.

Dumont was named head coach and general manager of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2012. He previously coached the QMJHL's Val-d'Or Foreurs, and was an assistant coach for two seasons with the Gatineau Olympiques. Dumont was also head coach of Team Quebec at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Hulton has served as head coach of the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the past three seasons, and has also been general manager for the past two. Prior to joining the Islanders, he spent two seasons as general manager and head coach of the Tri-City Storm of the USHL. His international experience includes serving as associate coach of Canada's under-16 team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and as an assistant coach
with Canada's National Junior Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2004 and 2005, winning silver and gold. Hulton also spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the NHL's Florida Panthers.

Kisio coached Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. He was also head coach of Team Canada White at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and added a silver medal as an assistant coach with Team Pacific at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Kisio just completed his third season as head coach of the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes, guiding them to the league final. Prior to joining the Hurricanes, he spent eight seasons as an assistant coach with the Calgary Hitmen, reaching the semifinal at the Memorial Cup in 2010.

Hockey Canada also announced the following staff working with Canada's National
Junior Team: equipment managers Dan Lebold (Kitchener, OHL) and Brian St-Louis (Baie-Comeau, QMJHL), and athletic therapists Mike Burnstein (Vancouver, WHL) and Khore Elliott (Victoria, WHL).

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