Mike Hastings joins the U.S. Hockey staff for the Beijing Olympics

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Minnesota State Mavericks head coach Mike Hastings will join Team USA to assist at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Other Hastings-related coaches around the country include St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson, Scott Young, a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, and current director of player development for Pittsburgh Penguins, David Lassonde, U.S. national goalkeeper coach for Hockey. , Alex Dawes, video coach at Penn State University, and David Quinn, who will coach the NHL New York Rangers in 2018-21.

Quinn serves as the head coach of the Olympic hockey team.

We have a bunch of helpers who not only bring passion and experience, but know how to win, said John Vanbiesbrouck, general manager of the 2022 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team. Together with David Quinn, we were excited about the coaching team leading our team in Beijing.

For Hastings, this is the first time he will serve as an assistant coach for the Olympics, but he will be on the U.S. team bench for the sixth time. His last appearance as a U.S. coach was in 2019, when he served as head coach at Team USA, which won a silver medal at the IIHF Youth World Championships.

It has also been reported that Minnesota striker Nathan Smith has been offered a place on the U.S. Hockeys Olympics list. speculation continues that goalkeeper Dryden McKay is also considering a U.S. team.

Frank Seravalli, a hockey insider and chairman of the Daily Faceoff and Professional Hockey Writers Association, said on Twitter On Thursday, Nathan Smith will be one of 15 players invited to play for Team USA at the Beijing Olympics.

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