Just found this little known announcment from Hockey Canada..
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/misha-donskov-promotion-hea d-coach-mens-hockey-worlds-world-juniors-9.7183196

In case you wondered who's going to coach the Junior team for the next TWO (2) years .. Hockey Canada appoints a guy who has NEVER been a head coach.. anywhere.. in junior or anywhere else.. they "appoint" him from within.. he was hired as Hockey Operations VP .. then he was named BOTH the Junior U-20 head coach, and IIHF senior WC head coach for TWO years..

So now the CEO and the "board" (check em out above) who know ZERO about hockey.. are picking the national team coaches.

No wonder that program is imploding.

Quote:

Misha Donskov will serve as head coach for Canada's teams at the next two men's world championships and 2027 world juniors, Hockey Canada announced Thursday in Calgary. The 49-year-old from London, Ont., will make his international head coaching debut at this year's world championship in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland, which begins May 15. Donskov was an assistant on the coaching staff of the Canadian teams that won gold at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and silver at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics and was an associate coach on Canada's bronze medallists at the 2026 world junior championship. Previously, he worked on Canada's staff at several tournaments, primarily as a video coach. Hockey Canada hired Donskov as vice-president of hockey operations and men's national team coach on June 27, 2025.

So this is the first time the coach of a Canadian Junior Team will NOT be a current coach in the CHL.. how do these bananas select a TC roster.. who evaluates the talent?

Getting a glimpse of why Team Canada is doing so poorly.. their decisions.

When you see who is running this sinking ship its not surprising why we've lost every major tournament this season.

[Updated on: Sun, 03 May 2026 15:39]

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