| Todd Woodcroft | |
| Current Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Current Team: | EVZ Zug, Switzerland |
| Current Conference: | National League |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma Mater: | McGill '95 University of Toronto '96 |
| Coach Years1: | 2000–2005 |
| Coach Team1: | Minnesota Wild (video coach) |
| Coach Years2: | 2004 |
| Coach Team2: | Canada (video coach) |
| Coach Years3: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team3: | Washington Capitals (video coach) |
| Coach Years4: | 2006 |
| Coach Team4: | Belarus (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2006–2008 |
| Coach Team5: | Washington Capitals (scout) |
| Coach Years6: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team6: | Minnesota Wild (scout) |
| Coach Years7: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team7: | HC Dinamo Minsk (Asst. GM) |
| Coach Years8: | 2009–2013 |
| Coach Team8: | Los Angeles Kings (scout) |
| Coach Years9: | 2013–2016 |
| Coach Team9: | Calgary Flames (scout) |
| Coach Years10: | 2013–2014 |
| Coach Team10: | Belarus (assistant) |
| Coach Years11: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team11: | Switzerland (assistant) |
| Coach Years12: | 2015–2016 |
| Coach Team12: | Belarus (assistant) |
| Coach Years13: | 2016–2017 |
| Coach Team13: | Sweden (assistant) |
| Coach Years14: | 2016–2020 |
| Coach Team14: | Winnipeg Jets (assistant) |
| Coach Years15: | 2020–2023 |
| Coach Team15: | Vermont |
| Coach Years16: | 2024-Present |
| Coach Team16: | EVZ Zug, Switzerland (Assistant Coach) |
| Overall Record: | 20–55–9 |
| Awards: | Gold Medal, 2004 IIHF World Championship (Canada) 2012 Stanley Cup (Los Angeles Kings) Gold Medal, 2017 IIHF World Championship (Sweden) |
Todd Woodcroft (born August 15, 1972) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the EVZ Zug, Switzerland men’s ice hockey team since joining the club on January 01, 2024. [1]
Woodcroft began coaching by running his own hockey school until joining the Minnesota Wild as a video coach in 2000.[2] [3] During his work with the Wild, Woodcroft also served as a video coach for Team Canada at the 2004 IIHF World Championship, helping the team win a gold medal.[4] From 2006 to 2009, he'd serve in scouting role with the Washington Capitals and Wild respectively, while also serving as an assistant coach for Belarus during the 2006 IIHF World Championship. Woodcroft also served as the assistant general manager and director of player personnel for one season at HC Dinamo Minsk.
From 2009 to 2013, Woodcroft was a scout for the Los Angeles Kings, and was part of the team's 2012 Stanley Cup-winning squad. He joined the Calgary Flames as the director of scouting, while simultaneously coaching for both Belarus and Switzerland during international competition. In 2016, he joined the Winnipeg Jets as an assistant coach under Paul Maurice.[5] [6] Woodcroft would also be on staff for Sweden's 2017 IIHF World Championship Gold medal performance, and during the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[4]
On April 15, 2020, Woodcroft was named the fifth head coach in University of Vermont history, replacing Kevin Sneddon.[1] [7] Todd Woodcroft accepted the Assistant Coach position at the Swiss National League club EVZ based in Zug, Switzerland on December 23, 2023. He starts on January 01, 2024.
Woodcroft comes from a hockey family. His older brother Craig is the head coach at Dinamo Minsk, while younger brother Jay was the head coach of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers between February 2022 and November 2023.[8] [9] Two of his uncles were part of the "Flying Fathers," a traveling hockey team of ordained Catholic priests.[10]