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Salmond & Gord Cochran help Canada win Gold at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship.
Canada defeated Czechia 3-2 in overtime Thursday.
Brent Kisio's Player/Coaching Profile:
Salmond is Canada’s Senior Vice-President of Hockey Operations. Salmond has been involved with Team Canada from 2001-2023.
Scott Salmond's Player/Coaching Profile:
Cochran is in his ninth season as Equipment Manager with the Western Hockey League Regina Pats. Cochran joined the Pats in 2014 after spending five seasons in Vernon with the Vipers from 2009-2014.
Here is the press release from Sportsnet.ca,
Kisio is in his eighth season as Head Coach with the Western Hockey League Lethbridge Hurricanes
In his first season with the Hurricanes, Kisio lead the Hurricanes to a 46-24-1-1 record during the 2015-16 season, helping the Hurricanes back to the playoffs after a six year absence. Kisio lead the Hurricanes to their first Central Division Championship since 1996-97 while being named the Eastern Conference's nominee for Coach of the year.
Kisio also coached the 2016 Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2017 Canada National Men's Summer Under-18 team that won the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in 2017. Kisio was an Assistant Coach with Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships & an Assistant Coach with Team WHL, that competed against Russia at the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series & Head Coach of Canada's National Under-18 Canadian Team in 2021.
Kisio played four seasons at the University of Nebraska before retiring from hockey in 2007 the same year he joined the Western Hockey League Calgary Hitmen.
Kisio was a Video Coach, Assistant Coach, Associate Coach & Assistant GM for eight seasons with the Western Hockey League Calgary Hitmen from 2007-2015 before being named Head Coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes June 4th 2015.
Kisio played one season in Vernon with the 2002-03 Vernon Vipers. The Vipers acquired Kisio in August 2002 in a trade with the Alberta Junior Hockey League Fort McMurray Oil Barrons. In 59 games with the Vipers, Kisio collected (20-goals-46-assists-66-points).
Salmond played parts of two years in Vernon (1988-1990) before being traded to the Kelowna Spartans during the 1989-90 season. In 52 games with the Vernon Lakers, Salmond collected (7-goals-26-assists-33-points). Salmond played in the BCJHL with Vernon, Kelowna, Bellingham & Merritt from 1988-1992.
The Vernon Lakers were around from 1980-1995 before changing their name to the Vernon Vipers in 1995
Scott Salmond - Elite Prospects
Gord Cochran's Staff Profile:
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