Dale Hunter Named Head Coach, Brother Mark Gets Management Role with Canada Juniors - Junior Hockey
ALBERTA, CANADA, JUL 10 – Dale Hunter returns as head coach with Mark Hunter joining management to restore Canada's dominance after missing semifinals in 2024 and 2025, Canada holds 20 gold medals historically.
- Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Dale Hunter will coach Canada's 2026 World Junior team, with his brother Mark joining management for the Minneapolis-St. Paul tournament.
- Canada’s 2025 World Juniors ended in fifth place, losing to Latvia and missing the semifinals for the second straight year, prompting the appointment of the Hunters.
- Dale Hunter's NHL career includes 1,409 games, 1,020 points, and 3,565 penalty minutes, guiding the Knights to multiple championships with praise from Alan Millar.
- Canada aims to rebound after a fifth-place finish at 2025, facing two-time defending US champions in 2026.
- In a broader overhaul, Hockey Canada hires Alan Millar as first full-time WJHC general manager, with the Hunters' success since 2000 promising sustained excellence.
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London Knights' owner named Team Canada's head coach at 2026 World Juniors championship
Dale Hunter, the long-time owner of the London Knights and three-time Memorial Cup winner, has been named head coach of Canada's national junior hockey team at an international championship next year, Hockey Canada announced Thursday.
The brothers were already head coach and general manager when Canada won gold at the 2020 World Cup.
Dale Hunter named coach of Canada's 2026 junior team
Longtime London Knights coach and Petrolia native Dale Hunter has been named head coach of Canada’s 2026 World Junior Hockey Team.Hockey Canada announced the appointment on Thursday.“Dale’s résumé speaks for itself: three Memorial Cups, three OHL Coach of the Year awards and two international gold medals. His passion for this program runs deep, and we feel he is the best candidate to lead us to a gold medal in Minnesota,” said Program of Excelle…
Dale Hunter named head coach, brother Mark gets management role with Canada juniors - Junior Hockey
CALGARY — Dale Hunter will coach Canada's team at the 2026 world junior hockey championship while his brother Mark will join the team's management group, Hockey Canada announced Thursday. It will be the second time the Hunters lead Canada’s world junior team. Dale served as head coach and Mark was general manager when Canada won gold at the 2020 tournament in Ostrava, Czechia, coming from behind to defeat Russia 4-3 in the final. The Hunter brot…
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