2021 NHLCA ONLINE GLOBAL COACHES' CLINIC

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Join us ONLINE for a 5 day event!

June 21 - 25, 2021

Daily from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
$375 USD

Groups of 10 or more coaches from the same Association can receive a discount of 10% if registering together. Contact info@nhl-coaches.com to inquire.

ABOUT THE CLINIC

The NHLCA Global Coaches’ Clinic is held annually by the NHL Coaches' Association and provides an opportunity for our NHL coaches to share their knowledge and expertise with the broader coaching community.

The clinic aims to educate coaches on the strategies and techniques used at the highest level of hockey while ensuring the information is relevant for all age groups and levels of play, so that every attending coach receives knowledge that is beneficial to their growth as a coach, as well as to his or her players’ development.

Typically the annual NHLCA Global Coaches' Clinic occurs in conjunction with the NHL Draft™; however, as a result of COVID-19, the 2020 and 2021 clinics were moved to a virtual format so we can continue to provide coaches from around the world with this valuable continuing education opportunity.

We look forward to you joining us online again for a second year!

WHAT'S INCLUDED

5 days and 15 sessions from NHL coaches and other sport leaders, PLUS small group breakout sessions with NHL coaches!

Your registration gets you:

3 presentations each day, Monday through Friday; recordings available on-demand if you cannot attend live
1 90-minute small group breakout session to network virtually with NHL coaches
Access to the conference portal and all session recordings for a year (through May 2022)
2021 NHLCA Digital Drill Book with over 100 drills from NHL coaches powered by CoachThem
Attendee Networking Portal to connect with other coaches and build your network
Exclusive prizing and giveaways from our partners

Plus access to...

All sessions from our 2020, 2019 and 2018 NHLCA Global Coaches' Clinics
The 2020 and 2019 NHLCA Digital Drill Books with over 200 drills from our NHL coaches

AGENDA

June 21
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

TODD MCLELLAN

Head Coach

LA Kings

"Career Development: Creating Opportunities to Advance in Hockey"

June 21

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

NHL GM PANEL

Ken Holland, Edmonton Oilers

Jim Nill, Dallas Stars

Don Waddell, Carolina Hurricanes

Moderated by Kevin Weekes

(NHL Network)

June 21

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

DOUG HOUDA

Assistant Coach

Detroit Red Wings

"Transitions"

June 22
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

MIKE TOMLIN

Head Coach
Pittsburgh Steelers

"Leadership, Perseverance, and Building a Championship Team"

Moderated by Steve Levy
(ESPN)

June 22

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

BRUCE CASSIDY

Head Coach
Boston Bruins

"Principles of the Power Play"

June 22

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

JIM MONTGOMERY

Assistant Coach
St. Louis Blues

"The Importance of Owning the Redline with Neutral Zone Play"

June 23
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

WOMEN BREAKING BARRIERS PANEL

Kori Cheverie, Assistant Coach, Ryerson University Men's Hockey (U SPORTS)

Jennifer King, Assistant Running Backs Coach, Washington Football Team (NFL)

Natalie Nakase, Assistant Coach, LA Clippers (NBA)

Moderated by Laura Diakun

(TSN)

June 23

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

PETER LAVIOLETTE

Head Coach

Washington Capitals

"How To Land The Job: Interviewing In Hockey"

June 23

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

SHAWN ALLARD

Skills Coach

Colorado Avalanche

"A Skill Development Model to Dictate Play"

June 24
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

JASON PAYNE

Assistant Coach

Cincinnati Cyclones

"Developing Players for a Career in Pro Hockey"

June 24

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

NHL HEAD COACH PANEL

John Tortorella, Formerly with the Columbus Blue Jackets

Joel Quenneville, Florida Panthers

Alain Vigneault, Philadelphia Flyers

Moderated by Emily Kaplan (ESPN)

June 24

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

DON GRANATO

Interim Head Coach

Buffalo Sabres

"Staying Focused Through Adversity"

June 25
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

TODD RICHARDS

Assistant Coach

Nashville Predators

"Developing Skills for Defensemen"

June 25

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

JARED BEDNAR

Head Coach

Colorado Avalanche

"Creating a Balanced Attack"

Along with Assistant Coaches Ray Bennett & Nolan Pratt

June 25

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

ROB ZETTLER

Assistant Coach

Tampa Bay Lightning

"What I've Learned from 30 Years in the NHL"

SPEAKERS

Shawn Allard

SKILLS COACH, COLORADO AVALANCHE

Shawn Allard is in his third season with the Avalanche organization and his first as Skills Coach after previously serving as an On-Ice Development Consultant the previous two campaigns.

In his role, Allard works with players on skating technique, on-ice individual skill development and game performance. Allard is a former European Elite League player, head coach and creator of the Perfect Skating Methodology. He previously consulted with 200+ NHL players and several NHL teams during his career prior to arriving in Colorado.

Allard resides in Ottawa in the offseason with his wife Andrea and sons Sutton, Tristan, and Owen and daughter Ashley.

Jared Bednar

HEAD COACH, COLORADO AVALANCHE

Jared Bednar is in his fifth season as the Colorado Avalanche’s head coach becoming the seventh head coach in Avalanche history and 15th in franchise history. Bednar became just the third Avalanche coach since the franchise relocated to lead the club to three straight playoff berths. The 2020-21 campaign will mark Bednar's 19th season of coaching professional hockey, 11 of which have been as a head coach. In 2009, he led South Carolina to a Kelly Cup Championship and in 2016 he led the Lake Erie Monsters to a Calder Cup Championship. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL in 2002.

As a defenseman, Bednar won two Kelly Cup Championships in 1997 and 2001 with South Carolina playing in 434 career ECHL games. In 2020, he was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Ray Bennett

ASSISTANT COACH, COLORADO AVALANCHE

Ray Bennett is in his fourth season with the Avalanche after being named an assistant coach on July 7, 2017.TheAvalanche has ranked in the top 10 in scoring in each of Bennett's first three campaigns, including a top-5 finish last season. Colorado averaged 3.37 goals-per-game in 2019-20, the highest scoring average by a Colorado team since 2005-06 (3.41).

Bennett, 58, came to the Avalanche after spending 10 seasons as an assistant coach with the St.Louis Blues from 2007-17. Prior to his time with the Blues, the Innisfail, Alberta, native spent seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings (1999-2006).

On the international stage, Bennett served as the manager of high performance/video for the Canadian Hockey Association for two years. He was an assistant coach in charge of video for Canada's silver medal-winning entry at the 1999 IIHF World Junior Championship, the gold medal-winning Canadian National Women's Team at the 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship, as well as Canada's Men's National Team at the 1999 IIHF World Championship. Bennett was also an assistant coach with Canada's silver medal-winning women's team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Bennett has also been the head coach at Red Deer College and held positions with the Spokane Chiefs, the World Junior Hockey Championship Association, Hockey Canada, the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association.

Bruce Cassidy

HEAD COACH, BOSTON BRUINS

Bruce Cassidy is in his fourth full season behind the bench of the Boston Bruins, having been named the 28th head coach in team history in the spring of 2017. In 2020, Cassidy became the fourth coach in franchise history to win the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top coach.

He started his coaching career with Jacksonville of the ECHL in 1996, serving as the head coach. Throughout his coaching career, Cassidy has coached in the OHL, ECHL, IHL, and AHL. He joined the Bruins organization in 2008 serving as an assistant coach in Providence for three seasons before being named head coach in 2011. He joined the Boston Bruins staff in 2016 as an assistant coach.

Cassidy was drafted 18th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

Kori Cheverie

ASSISTANT COACH, RYERSON RAMS MEN'S HOCKEY | ASSISTANT COACH, TEAM CANADA WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Kori Cheverie joined the Ryerson University Men’s Hockey coaching staff as a full-time assistant in August 2016. Cheverie became the first female to be named a full-time assistant with a men’s hockey program in U SPORTS history. Cheverie is also the Assistant Coach for Team Canada's Women's Hockey at the 2021 Worlds in Halifax.

In 2019 Cheverie was on the coaching staff for the gold medal winning U18 Canadian national team at the U18 World Championship in Japan. She was also the gold medal winning head coach of Team Ontario at the 2019 National Women’s U18 Championship.

History was made again by Cheverie on November 1, 2019 when she stepped in to coach the Ryerson Rams to a 2-1 victory over Laurentian. In Head Coach Duco’s temporary absence, Cheverie was the first female to individually coach a men’s U SPORTS hockey team to a win. She helped Ryerson finish the 2019-20 season with a 20-5-3 record.

Prior to joining the men’s team, Cheverie spent three years at Ryerson as the Skate Training Specialist, working with the Rams hockey teams and external clients on stride mechanics and enhancing all around hockey skills.

Cheverie played six seasons in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) with the Toronto Furies. Prior to that, Cheverie was a three-time AUS first-team all-star, team captain, Academic All-Canadian, and two-time female athlete of the year when she played at St. Mary’s University in Halifax.

Don Granato

INTERIM HEAD COACH, BUFFALO SABRES

Don Granato is in his second season with the Buffalo Sabres and was named interim head coach on March 17, 2021 replacing Ralph Krueger. Over the years, Granato has coached in the NCAA, USHL, ECHL, AHL, and NHL with experience as an assistant coach, head coach, general manager, and scout. In 1996, he led the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL to a Clark Cup Championship, in 2000 he led the Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL to a Kelly Cup Championship and in 2001 was named AHL Coach of the Year with the Worcester IceCats. In 2008, Granato was inducted into the Peoria Rivermen Hockey Hall of Fame.

On the International stage, he led Team USA to a silver medal at the 2013 U18 World Junior Championship and a gold medal at the 2015 U18 World Junior Championship. In 2018, he helped guide Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships, serving as the team’s assistant coach.

Doug Houda

ASSISTANT COACH, DETROIT RED WINGS

Doug Houda is in his fifth season with the Detroit Red Wings as the team’s assistant coach. He has over 15 years of coaching experience with both the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, starting his career after retiring from playing professional hockey in the AHL with the Rochester Americans. Houda helped the Bruins capture the Stanley Cup in 2011 while serving as their assistant coach.

Houda was drafted in the second round (28th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. In 17 professional seasons, he went on to play in 561 career NHL games for Detroit, Hartford, Los Angeles, Buffalo, New York Islanders and Anaheim and played in 550 career AHL games. In 1996 with the Rochester Americans he won the Calder Cup Championship.

Jennifer King

ASSISTANT RUNNING BACKS COACH, WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM

Jennifer King enters her first season this year as the assistant running backs coach for the NFL’s Washington Football Team.

She was named to her current position in January 2021, after serving as the team's full-year coaching intern in 2020. With this promotion, King becomes the first African American female to hold an assistant coach position in NFL history. King also becomes the second female assistant coach in the NFL behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust.

In 2020, King was hired as a full-year coaching intern with Washington. In her role, she worked with the offensive staff throughout the course of the offseason, training camp and regular season and specifically assisted running backs coach Randy Jordan.

King came to Washington from Dartmouth College where she was an offensive assistant. She primarily worked with the wide receivers and created defensive scouting reports and secondary specific scouting reports for the wide receivers.

King also has experience as a player and was a seven-time All-American quarterback and wide receiver for the Carolina Phoenix women's tackle football team from 2006-2017. In 2018 she played wide receiver and defensive back for the New York Sharks women's tackle football team and captured the 2018 WFA National Championship. Most recently, King played wide receiver and safety in the District for the D.C. Divas women's tackle football team in 2019.

King holds a Master of Science in sports administration from Liberty University and holds a Bachelor of Science in sports management from Guilford College. She was a member of the Guilford College women's basketball and softball teams from 2002-06.

Peter Laviolette

HEAD COACH, WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Peter Laviolette is in his first season as the head coach of the Washington Capitals; he’s the 19th head coach in franchise history. Laviolette brings 18 years of NHL head coaching experience to the organization, having previously coached the New York Islanders, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators.

Laviolette ranks second in wins among American-born coaches (16th overall in NHL history), became the fourth American-born coach to win the Stanley Cup in 2006 with Carolina and is the fourth coach in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Stanley Cup Final.

Internationally, Laviolette has coached Team USA at the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2014 and represented the US at the Olympic Games as a player in 1988 and 1994, head coach in 2006 and assistant coach in 2014.

Laviolette began his coaching career with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers in 1997 and was hired as head coach of the AHL's Providence Bruins in 1998. In his first season as head coach, he led the team to a Calder Cup Championship and was named AHL Coach of the year.

Todd McLellan

HEAD COACH, LA KINGS

Todd McLellan is in his second season with the LA Kings and is the 29th head coach in franchise history. Before joining the Kings, McLellan has 11 seasons of NHL head coaching experience from his time with the Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks. He won a Stanley Cup in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings while serving as the team’s assistant coach.

McLellan began his coaching career in 1993 in the SJHL before joining the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL in 1994. He served as both the head coach and general manager for Swift Current for six seasons, being named WHL Executive of the Year in 1997 and WHL Coach of the Year in 2000. After his time in the WHL, McLellan spent one season in the IHL with Cleveland and four seasons in the AHL with Houston. In 2003, McLellan led the Houston Aeros to the Calder Cup Championship. He made the jump to the NHL in 2005 with the Detroit Red Wings, serving as the team’s assistant coach.

On an international stage, McLellan served as head coach for Team Canada at the 2015 World Championship of Hockey leading the team to capture a gold medal for the first time since 2007 and as head coach for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Jim Montgomery

ASSISTANT COACH, ST. LOUIS BLUES

Jim Montgomery is in his first season with the St. Louis Blues as the team’s assistant coach. After retiring from professional hockey as a player in 2005, Montgomery began his coaching career with the University of Notre Dame as a volunteer assistant coach for one season before joining RPI as an assistant coach for four seasons. He then served as the general manager / head coach for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL for three seasons, leading the team to a USHL Clark Cup Championship in 2011. He was named USHL General Manager of the Year in both 2011 and 2013 with Dubuque. After his time in the USHL he returned to the NCAA with the University of Denver as the team’s head coach for five seasons, leading the team to a NCAA (NCHC) championship in 2014 and 2018. In 2017, he led Denver to the capture the NCAA Championship and was named the NCAA Coach of the Year. He was also the head coach for the Dallas Stars for the 2018-2019 season.

Montgomery went undrafted into the NHL, playing in 122 career games for Montreal, Philadelphia, San Jose and Dallas. He played most of his professional career in the AHL with 451 games played and amassed a total of 493 points. In 1992 and 1993, he won the NCAA (Hockey East Championship) with the University of Maine and in 1993, won the NCAA Championship and was named tournament MVP. In 1998, he won the Calder Cup with the Philadelphia Phantom of the AHL.

Natalie Nakase

ASSISTANT COACH, LA CLIPPERS

Natalie Nakase is the assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. She is in her ninth season with the Clippers organization and has been a part of seven NBA playoff appearances to date. She joined the Clippers as an intern video coordinator in 2012 and in 2014 became the first female assistant coach ever at the summer league in which no women had ever sat on an NBA bench before. In 2018, Nakase was hired as an assistant coach on the player development staff and was only the fourth woman ever hired to coach in the NBA (at the time). Her contributions to basketball cannot be mentioned without the enormous role she has played in developing the following NBA players: Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul and Lou Williams.

Nakase began her coaching career in Germany after retiring from playing professional basketball in 2008. She later went on to serve as the assistant coach for Tokyo Apache in 2010 and in 2011 was the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in Japan. She became the first female coach in Japan's men's professional basketball with Saitama.

As a player, Nakase walked onto the UCLA women's basketball team and started for three seasons before graduating in 2003. She went on to become the first Asian-American to play in the now-defunct National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).

Jason Payne

ASSISTANT COACH, CINCINNATI CYCLONES

A native of Toronto, ON, Payne is entering his third season as Cyclones Assistant Coach. During his two years with the Cyclones they have gone 89-30-16 including a regular season best 51-13-8 record in 2018-2019. Prior to coming to Cincinnati, he served as the Player Development coach of the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as well as General Manager of the Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). He also coached both the Toronto Patriots of the OJHL and the Mississauga Sens AAA program. Payne is also the owner of the Precision Skating School in Toronto where his program focuses on the key dynamics of skating, puck handling techniques, defensive tactics, and other game related skills. He has worked with all levels of hockey players - from pee wee all the way to professional players.

Prior to his player development career, Payne enjoyed a successful 14-year pro career that saw stops in six different leagues, including 71 games in the AHL with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Carolina Monarchs, Worcester IceCats, and Saint John Flames. He has also racked up 132 games of ECHL action and 140 games in the former United Hockey League (UHL) where he combined for over 1450 career penalty minutes.

Nolan Pratt

ASSISTANT COACH, COLORADO AVALANCHE

Nolan Pratt is in his fifth season with the Avalanche after being named an assistant coach on July 15, 2016. Pratt's duties with the team include overseeing the defense and penalty kill. From Feb.1 through the end of the 2019-20 regular season, the Avs' penalty kill ranked fifth in the league (87.1%), including an 11-game stretch from Feb. 15 to March 6 in which it did not allow a power-play goal, equaling the longest such run in franchise history.

Defensively, the 2019-20 Avs surrendered the sixth fewest goals-per-game in the NHL (2.71). It was the club's best ranking in that category since 2001-02 (2.06, 1st). During Pratt's second season in 2017-1, Colorado set an NHL record for the fewest power-play goals allowed on home ice (10).

The 2016-17 campaign was Pratt's first behind the bench in the NHL after spending five seasons as an assistant coach in the American Hockey League with the Lake Erie Monsters (2015-16) and the Springfield Falcons (2011-15). Pratt, 44, helped guide the Monsters to the 2016 Calder Cup as AHL champions and has coached alongside current Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar since the two served as assistant coaches for Springfield during the 2012-13 campaign.

A native of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Pratt spent 11 seasons in the NHL, playing 592 games with Hartford/Carolina, Colorado, Tampa Bay and Buffalo. He was a member of the Avalanche's 2001 Stanley Cup championship team, and also won a Cup as a member of the Lightning in 2003-04. Selected by the Whalers in the fifth round (115th overall) of the 1993 Entry Draft, Pratt finished with 65 points (nine goals, 56 assists) and 537 penalty minutes during his career, which included three points (one goal, two assists) in 46 games during his lone season with the Avs in 2000-01.

Todd Richards

ASSISTANT COACH, NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Todd Richards joined the Nashville Predators as an assistant coach before the 2020/2021 NHL season, coming off of a Stanley Cup Championship with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He brings 12 years of NHL coaching experience to the Predators organization, having coached with San Jose, Minnesota, Columbus and Tampa. Richards has previous ties to the Predators organization, having began his professional coaching career with the AHL's Milwaukee Admiral as an assistant coach and winning the Calder Cup in 2004. He then moved on to become the head coach of the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before making the jump to the NHL.

On an international stage, he has most recently represented the United States as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2016 World Championship. He also earned a bronze medal as head coach of Team USA at the 2015 World Championship and served as an assistant coach at the 2010 World Championships and at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

As a player, Richards' professional career spanned 13-seasons. Originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft, Richards suited up for more than 850 professional games, the bulk of which came in the International Hockey League with Las Vegas and Orlando. He began his pro career in 1989-90 with Montreal's AHL affiliate in Sherbrooke and closed it out during the 2001-02 season with Geneva of the Swiss league. Before turning pro, Richards played four seasons at the University of Minnesota, captaining the Golden Gophers as a senior in 1988-89 and leaving as the school's all-time leader in points by a blueliner with 158 (30g-128a).

Mike Tomlin

HEAD COACH, PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Mike Tomlin was named the 16th head coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history on January 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlin became only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since 1969.

In his 13 seasons as head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tomlin has accomplished many things that have never been done in the team's storied history. A franchise known for stability at the head coaching position, Tomlin ranks among the League's longest-tenured head coaches following the 2019 season.

Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to both coach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII (36 years, 323 days). By winning the Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, he also became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelers history.

In his 13 years as head coach of the Steelers, Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to six AFC North titles, most recently in 2017, and has guided the Steelers to the playoffs eight times, including two trips to the Super Bowl (XLIII and XLV). Tomlin has won at least five home games in each of his first 13 years, including five at Heinz Field in 2019.

Tomlin has sent a total of 61 selections to the NFL's annual Pro Bowl, including the five players who received Pro Bowl honors for the 2019 season. Additionally, Tomlin was appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell to the NFL's Competition Committee in March 2013.

Tomlin is one of only eight coaches in League history to win a Super Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach. He is the only head coach in Steelers history to lead the team to two Super Bowls in his first four seasons at the helm, including an appearance against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV. He is one of only two Steelers head coaches to win three division titles in his first four seasons.

For more of Coach Tomlin's bio, visit www.steelers.com/team/coaches-roster/mike-tomlin

John Tortorella

FORMER HEAD COACH, COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

John Tortorella finished his sixth season behind the bench for the Columbus Blue Jackets and is the most winningest coach in Blue Jackets history. On May 8, 2021, Tortorella and CBJ mutually announced he would not be returning as the head coach.

Throughout his 28 years coaching in the NHL, Tortorella has coached in over 1350 games for Buffalo, Phoenix, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Columbus. He has won two Jack Adams Awards as the NHL’s Coach of the Year in 2004 with Tampa and 2017 with Columbus. Out of active NHL head coaches, he ranks 5th in games coached behind Joel Quenneville, Barry Trotz, Paul Maurice and Lindy Ruff. He ranks first all-time among US-born coaches in NHL wins and became the 19th coach in NHL history and 6th active to post 600 career wins (January 10, 2019).

He began his coaching career in 1986-87 with the Virginia Lancers of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, leading the club to a championship and winning Coach of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons in 1987 and 1988. He led the Rochester Americans to a Calder Cup championship in 1996.

Internationally, Tortorella served as head coach for Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and was an assistant coach with Team USA at the 2010 Olympic Games, helping the club capture a silver medal. He also served as head coach at the 2008 World Championships and was an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2005 World Championships.

Joel Quenneville

HEAD COACH, FLORIDA PANTHERS

Joel Quenneville is in his second season as head coach of the Florida Panthers and has over 20 years of NHL head coaching experience with the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalnache, and Chicago Blackhawks. He is one of only two NHL head coaches in NHL history to reach 900 wins and is a four-time Stanley Cup champion (1996, 2010, 2013, & 2015), with three championships won as a head coach. Additionally, he is one of only 11 head coaches in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup on three occasions and the only head coach to win three since 2005. He won the Jack Adams award in 2000 serving as head coach of the St. Louis Blues. Before making the move to head coach, he served as an assistant coach for the Quebec Nordiques for two seasons. In 2016, he won a gold medal with Team Canada serving as an assistant coach at the World Cup of Hockey.

As a player, Quenneville was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft in the second round (21st overall). He went on to play in 803 career games with Toronto, Colorado, New Jersey, Hartford and Washington.

Alain Vigneault

HEAD COACH, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Alain Vigneault is in his second season as the Philadelphia Flyers’ head coach and is the 21st in franchise history. He has over 22 years of NHL experience with the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and the New York Rangers, and has also spent time coaching in the QMJHL and AHL. Vigneault is ranked sixth in games coached by active NHL head coaches with over 1,300 games behind Joel Quenneville, Barry Trotz, Paul Maurice, Lindy Ruff, and John Tortorella. He is also ranked 5th in active NHL Head Coaches and 8th all-time in wins with over 700. He was named CHL Coach of the year in 1988 with Hull of the QMJHL and won the Jack Adams award for NHL Coach of the Year in 2007 with Vancouver.

On an international stage, Vigneault helped Team Canada to a gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships in 1991 as associate coach and a World Championship silver medal in 2019 as head coach.

Rob Zettler

ASSISTANT COACH, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Rob Zettler was hired to serve as assistant coach on Jon Cooper's staff on December 7, 2020

Prior to becoming a Lightning assistant coach, Zettler served as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks from 2017 through 2019. Prior to re-joining the Sharks, he served as the head coach of the Lightning's top AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch from 2013-2016. Zettler took over head coaching duties of Syracuse on March 25, 2013 after serving as an assistant coach that season before Cooper was promoted to the Lightning. Zettler coached the Crunch for the final 11 regular season games of the 2012-13 season and led the team to an AHL Eastern Conference Championship and their first appearance in a Calder Cup Final, before falling in six games to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Zettler compiled a record of 108-90-41 in three-plus seasons as the head coach of the Crunch.

Originally from Sept-Iles, Quebec, Zettler has served as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks (two stints) and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played in the NHL for 14 seasons with the Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, Sharks and Maple Leafs. He skated in 569 career games, collecting five goals and 70 points.

Ken Holland

GENERAL MANAGER & PRESIDENT OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS, EDMONTON OILERS

Ken Holland was named President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers in May 2019.

Holland ranks sixth all-time with 925 regular season wins as an NHL general manager, 28 behind Cliff Fletcher. Holland joined the Oilers after serving as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings for 22 seasons, capturing four Stanley Cup championships (1997, 1998, 2002, & 2008), the most recent three while serving as general manager, four Presidents Trophies, 10 division championships, five regular season conference titles, and reaching 100 regular season points in 13 of his last 18 seasons.

Prior to taking over as general manager of the Red Wings in 1997, Holland served in a number of different roles within the organization, including as assistant general manager, general manager of the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate, amateur scouting director, and Western Canada scout.

Internationally, Holland has served on several management staffs for Hockey Canada, helping Canada win gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games and at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Holland was also general manager with Canada at the 2006 World Hockey Championship in Latvia, where Canada finished fourth overall and assistant general manager at the 2005 World Hockey Championship in Austria, helping Canada win a silver medal.

As a goaltender, he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 12th round (188th overall), in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, reaching the NHL for four games with Hartford and Detroit. Holland retired as a player after the 1984-85 season, transitioning soon afterwards into scouting.

Jim Nill

GENERAL MANAGER, DALLAS STARS

Jim Nill is the current general manager for the Dallas Stars and was appointed to the position in April, 2013 as the 11th general manager in franchise history and sixth since the team moved to Dallas.

Prior to joining the Stars, Nill spent a total of 19 seasons as a member of the Detroit Red Wings management team, the last 15 of those as the team's assistant general manager. His responsibilities with Detroit included directing the amateur scouting department, overseeing all selections at the NHL Draft, as well as managing the development of the organization's prospects at both the professional and amateur levels. During Nill's tenure in Detroit, the Red Wings had more wins than any other franchise in the National Hockey League, won four Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008), six Presidents' Trophies, 12 Central Division titles, seven regular season Western Conference titles, and never missed the playoffs.

He was an integral part of Detroit's drafting of Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall, Valtteri Filppula, Jimmy Howard and Johan Franzen, amongst others.
Nill joined the Red Wings' front office in the summer of 1994 following three seasons with the Ottawa Senators.

Previously, Nill enjoyed a nine-season NHL career as a right wing with the Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings in 524 career games. Nill later went to Adirondack as a player/coach, retiring as a player after the 1990-91 season. A member of the 1979-80 Canadian National and Olympic teams, he was a fifth-round pick of the St. Louis Blues (89th overall) in the 1978 NHL Draft.

Don Waddell

PRESIDENT / GENERAL MANAGER / ALTERNATE GOVERNOR, CAROLINA HURRICANES

Don Waddell is entering his second season as the Carolina Hurricanes' general manager and his fifth as the team's president. Waddell was named the ninth general manager in franchise history in May 2018. Waddell has 39 years of experience in professional hockey as a player, coach, general manager, scout and business executive. As General Manager, Waddell facilitates all of the team's hockey decisions and as President he oversees the business sides of the Carolina Hurricanes and PNC Arena.

Prior to joining the Hurricanes, Waddell spent three seasons as a consultant and professional scout with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Waddell was general manager of the Atlanta Thrashers from the team's founding in 1998 until 2010 when he took the role of team president. Waddell also served as executive vice president and co-chair of the executive committee of the Atlanta Spirit, the parent company of the Thrashers, the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena. He won the Stanley Cup as assistant general manager of the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98.

Before becoming an NHL executive, Waddell helped build and guide two International Hockey League (IHL) franchises in San Diego (1990-95) and Orlando (1995-97) as those clubs' executive vice president and general manager. While in Orlando, he was vice president of RDV Sports and served on the executive committee that oversaw the NBA's Orlando Magic, the IHL's Orlando Solar Bears and the company's retail and aviation interests. Waddell was twice named IHL executive of the year (1992-93 and 1995-96).

Laura Diakun

ANCHOR & REPORTER, SPORTSCENTER / TSN

Laura Diakun is an anchor for SPORTSCENTRE and a host and reporter for TSN’s live coverage of championship events from around the world.

A versatile sports journalist, Diakun made her TSN debut in 2014 and has since hosted and reported on a multitude of live events for Canada’s Sports Leader, including the World Juniors, Rio 2016 Olympic Games, PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, IIHF Men’s and Women’s World Hockey Championships, the Toronto Raptors, the Queen’s Plate, and many more.

Prior to joining TSN, Diakun also hosted the sports segment on Global News Toronto and served as a studio host for CBC Sports’ coverage of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Diakun got her start in the sports industry while pursuing a law degree at the University of Toronto. A passionate sports fan, she sought an internship position with The Score, which quickly led to an assignment editor position followed by a role as an on-air host for numerous sports including CIS football, hockey, and horse racing.

Follow Laura on Twitter: @LauraDiakun

Emily Kaplan

NHL REPORTER, ESPN

Emily Kaplan is a national NHL reporter at ESPN. She also appears regularly as a panelist on “Around the Horn” as well as other news programs, such as Sports Center and Outside the Lines. Before joining ESPN in 2017, she was a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and covered the NFL. Emily is 2013 graduate of Penn State University, where she studied at the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism.

NHL COACH BREAKOUT SESSIONS

As part of your registration for the clinic, we invite you to take part in one 90 minute networking breakout session with our NHL coaches.

The NHL Coach Breakout Sessions take place daily from June 21 through 25 from 8:00 - 9:30 AM EST and 4:00 - 5:30 PM EST.

Hosted via Zoom, each 90 minute session is broken out into three 30-minute blocks with a different NHL coach for each of the 30 minute sessions.

Each session has limited capacity and is reserved on a first-come first-served basis determined by the date an attendee registers.

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SUPPORTING DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVENESS WITHIN HOCKEY

A portion of the proceeds from the online clinic will be contributed to initiatives that support the development of female hockey coaches as well as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) coaches.

One of the NHL Coaches' Association's primary objectives is to help in the development of all hockey coaches from the youth level up to the highest levels of hockey, as we strongly believe that coaches are important leaders within their communities, serving as role models at every level of the game.

The NHLCA Female Coaches Development Program and NHLCA BIPOC Coaches Program are initiatives that aim to support female coaches, and BIPOC coaches, respectively, in several areas including skills development, leadership strategies, communication tactics, networking, and career advancement opportunities.

2021 NHLCA ONLINE GLOBAL COACHES' CLINIC

ABOUT THE CLINIC

WHAT'S INCLUDED

AGENDA

June 21 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 21

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

June 21

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

June 22 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 22

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

June 22

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

June 23 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 23

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

June 23

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

June 24 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 24

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

June 24

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

June 25 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 25

11:30 - 12:30 PM EST

June 25

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

NHL COACH BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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As part of your registration for the clinic, we invite you to take part in one 90 minute networking breakout session with our NHL coaches.

The NHL Coach Breakout Sessions take place daily from June 21 through 25 from 8:00 - 9:30 AM EST and 4:00 - 5:30 PM EST.

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Hosted via Zoom, each 90 minute session is broken out into three 30-minute blocks with a different NHL coach for each of the 30 minute sessions.

Each session has limited capacity and is reserved on a first-come first-served basis determined by the date an attendee registers.

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June 21
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 22
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 23
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 24
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

June 25
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST