COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Peter Laviolette (Franklin, Mass.), one of the most accomplished coaches in American hockey history and a two-time Olympian as a player, has been named head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team that will participate in the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship it was announced today by USA Hockey.  The event will take place in Zurich and Lausanne, Switzerland, from May 8-24. 

“It’s great to have Peter as our head coach,” said Chris Drury, general manager of the 2020 U.S. Men’s National Team Team. “ He brings significant international experience, both as a player and a coach, and his passion and desire to win align with our goal of bringing home the gold medal.” 

Laviolette has previously represented the United States in international competition on numerous occasions in several different capacities.  He most recently served as head coach the 2014 U.S. Men’s National Team that won five of its eight games in the 2014 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Minsk, Belarus.  Laviolette was also an assistant coach for the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in Sochi, Russia, and was the head coach of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in Torino, Italy.  Prior to that, Laviolette was head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the IIHF Men's World Championship in back-to-back years (2004, 2005), leading the United States to the bronze medal in 2004.