Todd Woodcroft
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Vermont |
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 15, 1972 Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | McGill '95 University of Toronto '96 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2005 | Minnesota Wild (video coach) |
| 2004 | Canada (video coach) |
| 2005–2006 | Washington Capitals (video coach) |
| 2006 | Belarus (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Washington Capitals (scout) |
| 2008–2009 | Minnesota Wild (scout) |
| 2008–2009 | HC Dinamo Minsk (Asst. GM) |
| 2009–2013 | Los Angeles Kings (scout) |
| 2013–2016 | Calgary Flames (scout) |
| 2013–2014 | Belarus (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Belarus (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Sweden (assistant) |
| 2016–2020 | Winnipeg Jets (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Vermont |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–10–2 (.154) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| 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 the current head coach of the University of Vermont men's ice hockey team.[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]
Personal life[]
Woodcroft comes from a hockey family. His older brother Craig is the head coach at Dinamo Minsk, while younger brother Jay is currently the head coach of the AHL's Bakersfield Condors.[8][9] Two of his uncles were part of the "Flying Fathers," a traveling hockey team of ordained Catholic priests.[10]
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Vermont | 1–10–2 | 1–9–2 | 11th | Hockey East Opening Round | ||||
| Vermont: | 1–10–2 (.154) | 1–9–2 (.167) | |||||||
| Total: | 1–10–2 (.167) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ a b "Todd Woodcroft Named Head Men's Hockey Coach at Vermont". University of Vermont Athletics.
- ^ "NHL Assistant Woodcroft Offered Vermont Head Coach Job". College Hockey News.
- ^ October 17, 2000, Craig Cooper, QUAD-CITY TIMES —. "Woodcroft makes Wild jump to NHL". The Quad-City Times.
- ^ a b https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/landslag/herr/tre-kronor/20162017/team-swedens-organization-and-team-management-season-20162017/todd_woodcroft.pdf
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-jets-todd-woodcroft-1.3711957[bare URL]
- ^ "Hockey Operations - Todd Woodcroft". Winnipeg Jets.
- ^ Abrami, Alex. "UVM tabs NHL assistant coach Todd Woodcroft to lead men's hockey program". Burlington Free Press.
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Craig Woodcroft Team Staff Profile". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "BakersfieldCondors.com | GETTING TO KNOW: JAY WOODCROFT".
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/opinion/2014/01/the-woodcrofts-a-unique-hockey-day-in-canada-family.html[bare URL]
External links[]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- McGill University alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- Winnipeg Jets coaches
- Minnesota Wild scouts
- Washington Capitals scouts
- Los Angeles Kings scouts
- Calgary Flames scouts
- Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey coaches