Todd Woodcroft Explained

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]

Coaching career

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.

Personal life

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Todd Woodcroft Named Head Men's Hockey Coach at Vermont. University of Vermont Athletics.
  2. Web site: NHL Assistant Woodcroft Offered Vermont Head Coach Job. College Hockey News.
  3. Web site: Woodcroft makes Wild jump to NHL. Craig Cooper, QUAD-CITY TIMES —. October 17, 2000. The Quad-City Times.
  4. Web site: TODD WOODCROFT . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028054928/https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/landslag/herr/tre-kronor/20162017/team-swedens-organization-and-team-management-season-20162017/todd_woodcroft.pdf . 2020-10-28.
  5. News: August 8, 2016 . Winnipeg Jets snag Todd Woodcroft as new assistant coach . CBC.ca.
  6. Web site: Hockey Operations - Todd Woodcroft. Winnipeg Jets.
  7. Web site: UVM tabs NHL assistant coach Todd Woodcroft to lead men's hockey program. Alex. Abrami. Burlington Free Press.
  8. Web site: Elite Prospects - Craig Woodcroft Team Staff Profile. www.eliteprospects.com.
  9. Web site: BakersfieldCondors.com | GETTING TO KNOW: JAY WOODCROFT.
  10. News: Wharnsby . Tim . January 18, 2014 . The Woodcrofts, a unique Hockey Day in Canada family . CBC.ca.