Chris garner is serving as the Equipment Manager for the 2020 U.S. National Junior Team. Garner most recently served on the staff of the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team that placed fourth at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup after handling equipment manager duties for the Under-17 Men's Select Team that captured won first place at the U17 Five Nations Tournament in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Garner is currently in his 12th season as the hockey equipment manager at University of Minnesota Duluth.
Garner previously spent one year serving as the head equipment manager with the Kalamazoo Wings of the United Hockey League, and another season as an assistant with the Houston Aeros, the Minnesota Wild’s American Hockey League affiliate.
He also served as the head equipment manager for the University of North Dakota’s women’s program during its inaugural season in 2002-03. Prior to working at UND, Garner served as the head student equipment manager at St. Cloud State University from 1998-2002.
A former four-year player at Rochester Mayo High School, Garner graduated from St. Cloud State with a Bachelor of Elective Studies degree with an emphasis in sports management in 2006.
Dave Gilbert is serving as an equipment manager for USA Hockey for the second time and first as a member of the U.S. National Junior Team staff. In 2005, Gilbert was a member of the equipment staff at USA Hockey’s National Junior Team Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, New York.
Gilbert has spent the past 16 seasons as equipment manager at the University of Notre Dame, the last 10 of which have been with head coach Jeff Jackson, who he played for at Lake Superior State University (1991-92). During his time in South Bend, Indiana, the Fighting Irish men’s hockey program has made two NCAA Frozen Four appearances (2008, 2011) and seven NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2007-09, 2011, 2013-14) while claiming five Central Collegiate Hockey Association titles (regular-season champions: 2006-07, 2008-09; tournament champions: 2007, 2009, 2013).
Prior to joining Notre Dame, Gilbert spent two years (1996-98) as the head equipment manager of Lake Superior State’s 11 varsity sports, where he had spent the previous four years of his undergraduate degree as a student equipment manager for the Lakers’ hockey program while completing his undergraduate degree. As a player, Gilbert was a member of Lake Superior State’s 1991-92 NCAA title team as a walk-on goaltender.
Gilbert and his wife, Heather, reside in South Bend, Indiana, with their daughter, Halle, and their son, Dolan.
Mike Gilbert is making his first appearance on the staff of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team.
Gilbert has served as the vice president of public and community relations with the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres for two seasons. His duties include oversight of the public and community relations departments for the Sabres and the National Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Bandits. In addition, he also supervises youth hockey and fan development initiatives for the organizations, serves as the team liaison of the Buffalo Sabres Foundation and is a member of the Sabres Hall of Fame committee.
Prior to being named to his current position, Gilbert worked for 14 years as the director of public relations for the Sabres (1997-2011), as well as two years in that same role with the New Jersey Devils (1995-97). During that time, Gilbert helped his department win the Professional Hockey Writer’s Association Dick Dillman Award for excellence in public relations in both 1996-97 with New Jersey and 1997-98 with Buffalo.
Before entering the world of hockey, Gilbert spent eight years in football, working as the assistant director of public relations with the National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles from 1991-95 after stints with the World League of American Football’s Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1990) and the NFL’s Buffalo Bills (1988-90)
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Gilbert and his wife reside in Amherst, N.Y.
Jon Gomez, senior manager of communications for the NHL's LA Kings, is leading communications for the 2021 U.S. Men's National Team.
Gomez, in his second season with the Kings, is no stranger to international competition.
He previously worked in communications for USA Hockey and served as media officer for numerous U.S. national teams, including the U.S. National Junior Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), U.S. National Sled Hockey Team (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Paralympics, 2019) and 2018 U.S. Men's National Team, all of which won medals in international competition.
Previously, Gomez served as the media services manager for USA Team Handball where he was the primary media contact for the organization’s residency program and national teams, and also with Hill+Knowlton Strategies as an analyst in the global chairman’s office. He also completed an internship with U.S. Paralympics where he contributed to communication efforts during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
A 2012 graduate of Texas A&M University, Gomez earned his bachelor’s degree in English and threw javelin as a member of Texas A&M’s national championship-winning track and field program.
A two-time U.S. Olympian and member of three U.S. Men’s National Teams, Guy Gosselin is serving as head coach of a U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team for the first time. This will be Gosselin’s second Paralympic Winter Games after serving as an assistant coach for the gold-medal winning 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team alongside head coach Jeff Sauer (Madison, Wis.), who passed away in February 2017.
Gosselin has served three stints with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. In addition to serving as head coach for Team USA in last year’s silver-medal winning effort at the 2017 Para Sled Hockey World Championship in Gangneung, South Korea, Gosselin also worked alongside Sauer as an assistant coach from 2011-15. During his time with Team USA, Gosselin helped the U.S. claim gold medals at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2012 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Hamar, Norway, as well as a silver medal at the 2013 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Goyang City, South Korea.
Gosselin is currently a regional manager of USA Hockey's American Development Model. Prior to joining USA Hockey, Gosselin served 14 years as general manager of the Ozaukee Ice Center in Mequon, Wisconsin. He helped found the NCAA Division III Concordia University Wisconsin men's and women's ice hockey teams and implemented on- and off-ice youth programs.
Gosselin played professionally for parts of six seasons across the NHL, AHL, IHL and Sweden. The University of Minnesota Duluth graduate played parts of five seasons (1982-87) with the Bulldogs' men's ice hockey team, where he served as team captain his final two seasons. A 2013 UMD Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Gosselin helped lead UMD to back-to-back (1984, 1985) Western Collegiate Hockey Association championships and Frozen Four appearances.
Graddock, who is in his second year as an intern coach for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, will make his IIHF coaching debut as an assistant coach for the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team.
Prior to joining the NTDP coaching staff, Graddock spent the 2015-16 season as an intern assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame where he was involved in team preparations and game plans, scouting and assisting with on-ice practices and in-game adjustments of both Notre Dame and its opponents, including matchups and strategy.
Previously, Graddock spent four seasons as an assistant men’s ice hockey coach at Middlebury (Vt.) College. With the Panthers, Graddock was responsible for player development, recruiting and special teams systems.
Graddock played four seasons of ice hockey at Middlebury (2005-09), helping the team to the NCAA Division III national championship his freshman year.
Don Granato, head coach of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, is serving as an assistant coach of a U.S. Men’s National Team for third time after fulfilling the same capacity in 2018 (bronze medal) and 2014. Granato’s experience on the international stage also includes having led the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team to gold (2015) and silver (2013) medal finishes at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship as head coach, while also serving as an assistant for the 2015 U.S. National Junior Team.
Granato also served as a head coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program from 2011-17 and during that time guided the NTDP’s U.S. National Under-18 Team to a pair of championships at the Under-18 Four Nations Tournament (2012, 2014) in addition to leading the U.S. National Under-17 Team to titles at the Four Nations Tournament (2013), World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (2013) and Under-17 Five Nations Tournament (2014). In 2012-13, Granato helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team register an 11-6-4 (W-L-T) record against NCAA Division I and III schools, the best winning percentage (.619) against collegiate opponents in the history of the NTDP.
Granato is in his first season as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. He came to the Sabres as an assistant coach in 2019-20 and was named interim head coach on March 17, 2021.
Prior to that, he spent two seasons as assistant coach of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and one season as associate head coach with the University of Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team after his six-season stint with the NTDP.
The Downers Grove, Ill., native’s career has also included stops as an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues (2005-06) and head coach for the Chicago Wolves (2008-10). Granato also served as head coach of the Worcester IceCats from 2000-2005, where he received the AHL’s Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the league’s most outstanding coach. He also coached three seasons in the ECHL with the Columbus Chill (1997-99) and Peoria Rivermen (1999-2000), following four seasons in the USHL with the Wisconsin Capitols (1993-94) and Green Bay Gamblers (1994-97). He led Peoria to the 2000 ECHL Kelly Cup championship and claimed the 1996 USHL Clark Cup championship with Green Bay.
Before joining the coaching ranks, Granato played professionally for two seasons with Columbus (ECHL) from 1991-93, posting 26 goals and 64 assists in 103 career games. Collegiately, he skated four seasons (1987-91) at the University of Wisconsin, where he compiled 88 points (45G, 43A) in 162 career games highlighted by a national championship with the Badgers in 1990.
Tony Granato is making is Olympic head coaching debut with the 2018 U.S. Olumpic Men’s Ice Hockey Team.
Granato previously served as an assistant coach on the staff of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, and is currently the head coach of the men’s ice hockey team at the University of Wisconsin, his alma mater.
Granato helped lead the Penguins to four consecutive playoff appearances as an assistant coach from 2009-2014. Granato’s duties with the team included oversight of all forwards, a group he directed to an NHL-best 3.38 goal-per-game average during the 2012-13 season.
Before working in Pittsburgh, Granato was with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche for six seasons, including nearly three years as head coach (2002-04, 2008-09). In 215 games as head coach of the Avalanche, Granato assembled 104 wins, two playoff appearances and a Northwest Division title (2002-03). Granato also filled the role of assistant coach with Colorado during part of the 2002-03 season and from 2005-08.
As a player, the Downers Grove, Ill., native skated for three different NHL clubs, including the New York Rangers (1988-90), Los Angeles Kings (1990-96) and San Jose Sharks (1996-01), during a 13-year professional career. After a brain injury in the 1995-96 season nearly forced him to retire, Granato returned to the NHL and was named an NHL All-Star during the 1996-97 season. He also received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy that year, which is awarded annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Internationally, Granato played for the United States in seven international competitions, including the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, the 1991 Canada Cup, three International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championships (1985, 1986, 1987) and two IIHF World Junior Championships (1983, 1984).
Collegiately, Granato was a four-year standout at the University of Wisconsin, racking up 100 goals and 220 points in 151 games as a Badger. In 1986-87, his senior season, Granato was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Student-Athlete of the Year.
Bert Godin will serve as an equipment manager for the 2018 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team.
Godin spent 23 years in the National Hockey League and 20 as equipment manager for the St. Louis Blues.
Godin previously served in the same capacity at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. In addition, he aided Team USA at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia, and the 2006 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Riga, Latvia. He also worked the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games at the Easton Service Center, providing services to men’s and women’s ice hockey teams.
Godin spent his first three NHL seasons (1983-86) as the head equipment manager for the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to joining the Blues, he was the head equipment manager for the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League from 1992-97 and the head trainer for the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League for the 1982-83 season. In addition, he served as head trainer for the Flint Generals of the IHL during the 1981-82 campaign and the Hampton Aces of the Eastern Hockey League from 1979-81.
Corey Gorder, who has served as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team since the 2018-19 season, is currently in his sixth season. Last season, he helped the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Gorder helped the U.S. capture gold in his first-ever Paralympics at Beijing 2022, where Team USA finished with an unbeaten 4-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record.
Gorder has previously been involved with USA Hockey as both an associate coach-in-chief as well as a camp assistant coach for USA Hockey Sled Select Camps.
Currently the primary campus counselor at Dakota College at Bottineau, Gorder also serves as an assistant coach for the college's men's ice hockey team that competes in the ACHA.
Scott Gordon, in his first year as an assistant coach with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, is serving as an assistant coach for the 2023 U.S. Men’s National Team.
This is Gordon’s fifth coaching stint with the U.S. Men’s National Team, having previously served as head coach in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and as an assistant coach in 2009. Gordon was also an assistant coach for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team that earned a silver medal in Vancouver, as well as an assistant for Team USA in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Prior to joining the Sharks, Gordon was head coach of the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms from 2015-21, compiling a regular season record of 186–121–40. Prior to joining the Phantoms, Gordon was an assistant coach for the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs (2011-14), and head coach of the NHL’s New York Islanders (2008-11).
Gordon spent eight total seasons with the AHL’s Providence Bruins, serving as an assistant from 2000-2002, until he was promoted to head coach for the final nine regular season games and playoffs of the 2002-03 season. In his five full seasons as Providence bench boss (2003-08), the team compiled a 221-141-20-27 record (W-L-T-OT/SOL), including an AHL-best 55-18-3 record in the 2007-08 season, earning Gordon the Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL Coach of the Year.
Gordon began his coaching career with the International Hockey League’s Atlanta Knights from 1994-96, and then spent two seasons (1996-98) with the IHL’s Quebec Rafales. In 1998-99, he was named the head coach of the Roanoke Express of the East Coast Hockey League.
Gordon, a former goaltender, played four seasons (1982-1986) for the Boston College men’s ice hockey team. He enjoyed an eight year professional career following his graduation from Boston College, including a two-year NHL stint with the Quebec Nordiques (1989-91). As a player, he represented the U.S. twice internationally, first as a member of the 1991 U.S. Men’s National Team, and then as a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team.
John Gruden spent four seasons (2011-15) as an assistant coach at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program prior to taking the reigns of head coach for the Ontario Hockey League's Flint Firebirds for stints in 2015-16.
While with Team USA, Gruden helped coach gold-medal finishes at the 2012 and 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Men's World Championships.
Prior to his time with the NTDP, Gruden served as head coach and director of player personnel for the Oakland (Mich.) Junior Grizzlies AAA hockey team. The Virginia, Minn., native was also head coach at Stoney Creek (Mich.) High School (2007-10) and Brother Rice Prep School (2005-07) in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Prior to embarking on his coaching career, Gruden competed professionally for 10 seasons, with stops in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, International Hockey League and in Europe. He also represented the U.S. internationally at the 2003 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship in Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku, Finland.
Gruden was a four-year standout at Ferris State University, (1990-94) where he played in 155 games and amassed 104 points (40-64). He became the first NCAA Division I All-American in Ferris State Athletics history as a result of being named to the American Hockey Coaches Association's (AHCA) All-America Team in 1993-94. He also was the first Bulldog player in 12 years to achieve Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) First-Team honors and finished as the runner-up for the CCHA's Player of the Year Award.
Gruden played junior hockey for the United States Hockey League’s Waterloo Black Hawks where he earned Defenseman of the Year honors in 1990. He notched seven goals and collected 39 assists in 47 games played that season.
Bill Guerin, a 2013 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, is serving on the U.S. management staff for the U.S. Men's National Team for the first time here at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship.
Guerin is currently in his third season as the assistant general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was promoted to his current role in 2014 after serving as the player development coach for the Penguins since 2011.
As a player, Guerin spent 18 seasons in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.
A Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, Guerin earned 429 goals and 427 assists over his 1,263-game career.
Internationally, he wore the Team USA jersey at seven major international events throughout his career, including three Olympic Winter Games (1998, 2002, 2006), two World Cups of Hockey (1996, 2004) and two IIHF World Junior Championships (1989, 1990). He collected an Olympic silver medal in 2002 and helped the U.S. win the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup.
Joe Guilmet is serving as an equipment manager for Team USA for the fifth time and his first with the U.S. National Junior Team. Guilmet was a part of Team USA’s staff at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games as well as three International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championships (2001, 2008, 2009).
Guilmet is in his second season as an equipment manager for Arizona State University’s men’s ice hockey program. He was named to the Sun Devil staff prior to their inaugural NCAA Division I season in 2015-16.
Prior to his move to the college ranks, Guilmet spent 20-plus seasons between the National Hockey League and American Hockey League. Most recently, he spent four seasons with the Syracuse Crunch and Norfolk Admirals of the AHL after serving 12 seasons with the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. Additionally, Guilmet was an equipment manager at the 2007 NHL All-Star Game and the 1992 MLB All-Star Game.
A native of Ocean Beach, California, Guilmet received his education from Mesa College in San Diego, California, and Gwinnet Tech in Duluth, Georgia. He earned his certification in the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) in 1995. Additionally, he conducted a workshop demonstrating equipment repair for professional and college equipment managers at the 2006 AEMA Meetings and also hosted a workshop on carbon fiber/kydex skate guards protection at the 2008 Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers Meeting.
Joe and his wife, Michele, have a son, Oliver, and a daughter, June.
Carrie Gaydos, who has worked in various capacities with USA Hockey in the past, currently serves as an assistant athletic trainer within the Quinnipiac University athletics department. Gaydos is the athletic trainer for the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team as well as a full-time professor in the Quinnipiac athletic training department.
Gaydos came to Quinnipiac in 2009 as an adjunct professor before becoming a full-time professor this academic year.
Prior to Quinnipiac, Gaydos served as the athletic trainer for the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team for several seasons.
Before joining USA Hockey, Gaydos was an associate athletic trainer at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. While at Trinity, Gaydos was a certified athletic trainer for women’s soccer, field hockey, wrestling, men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s squash, men’s and women’s crew, softball and women’s lacrosse.
Gaydos holds a Master of Education in Sport Injury Prevention and Management from Springfield College as well as a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training.
Gaydos currently resides in Newington, Connecticut with her husband, Mike, and her three children, Hailey, Kamryn and Nathan.
Roger Grillo is serving as an assistant coach of the U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky cup. A veteran hockey coach with over 20 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels, Grillo joined USA Hockey as a regional manager of the American Development Model in June 2009. He will help provide a blueprint for optimal athlete development focusing on age-appropriate training utilizing long-term athlete development principles for the Massachusetts and New England Districts.
Grillo joined USA Hockey having spent the previous 12 years (1997-2009) as head coach of Brown University’s men’s ice hockey team. His tenure was highlighted by three straight winning seasons (2002-05) and a 2003 ECAC Hockey final four appearance, the first for Brown since 1994. He was named a finalist for the Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year in 1997-98.
Previously, Grillo served seven seasons (1990-97) as assistant men’s hockey coach at the University of Vermont, where he helped coach the squad to the 1997 ECAC Hockey regular-season title and NCAA tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997. Prior to his stint at Vermont, Grillo was the top assistant at Norwich University for one year (1989-90) and the head coach at Yarmouth (Maine) High School for three seasons (1986-89). He also served as president of the American Hockey Coaches Association from 2003-05.
Grillo has been widely involved in USA Hockey initiatives over the course of his career, including serving as a coach at USA Hockey player development camps over the past 17 years and sharing his wealth of knowledge with up-and-coming coaches as a lecturer at USA Hockey coaching clinics. In addition, he was the head coach of the 2006 and 2007 U.S. Under-18 Select Teams that competed in the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
A 1983 NHL 10th round draft choice of the Vancouver Canucks, Grillo was a member of the University of Maine hockey team for two seasons (1982-84) and was the Black Bears’ top-scoring defenseman as a freshman. During his junior and senior years at Maine, Grillo got his start in coaching, serving as an assistant at Old Town High School in Orono, Maine. He graduated from Maine in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in education and history.
Aneesh Garg is making his IIHF debut as team physician for the 2021 U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team.
Garg, DO, CAQ is board-certified and fellowship trained in non-surgical sports medicine for injuries from head to toe including concussion management and fracture care.
Dr. Garg serves as a team physician for USA Hockey and US Soccer and he has served as team physician, medical director, and tournament physician for high school and college teams. Dr. Garg serves on the sports medicine teaching faculty at numerous universities and hospitals, and has extensively presented his experience and knowledge to healthcare professionals at national meetings.
Dr. Garg is a certified ImPACT consultant specializing in the management of concussion injuries and neurocognitive testing. His added speciality skills and procedures include orthobiologics, platelet-rich plasma therapy, Tenex (precutaneous tenotomy), ultrasound guided injections, exertional compartment syndrome testing and non-surgical fracture care.
Brian Galivan is serving as strength and conditioning coach for the U.S. National Junior Team for the first time in 2024.
Previously, Galivan’s served as director of sports science for the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team.
Galivan is a world-renowned sports performance specialist who has had the privilege to work with elite athletes around the world. Brian is the founder of GVN Performance and Revitalab Chicago. His clients have participated in the Olympics, World Juniors and all major sports leagues across the United States and Europe.
As a high-performance specialist, Galivan works with athletes and clients on strength and conditioning, injury rehabilitation and recovery, as well as athletic monitoring and testing. He is committed to working with his clients to reach optimal performance and understands the biomechanics, physical and emotional demands of athletes. His compassion and ability to mentor in both the gym and in life has allowed GVN performance to grow to much more than just a training facility. He has created a culture that gives elite athletes, youth, and adult fitness enthusiasts alike, the support, resources and inspiration to reach their true potential.
Mike Grier, hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers, is part of the management staff for the 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team, serving as a player personnel consultant to help select the team.
Grier has represented the U.S. on the international stage as a player on two occasions, helping the 2004 U.S. Men’s National Team to a bronze medal, along with representing Team USA at the 1995 IIHF World Junior Championship.
In his role with the Rangers, Grier works with the hockey operations department in both hockey-related decisions and off-ice player and prospect development. In addition, he assists prospects in the Rangers organization, including players with the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, with on-ice development.
Grier played parts of 14 seasons in the NHL (1996-2011) with the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, and San Jose Sharks, registering 162 goals and 221 assists for 383 points in 1,060 games. He helped his team advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 11 of his 14 NHL seasons, and he skated in 101 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Prior to beginning his professional career, Grier played three seasons of collegiate hockey at Boston University. In 1994-95, he helped the Terriers win the national championship, was named an NCAA (East) First Team All-American, won the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born collegiate hockey player in New England, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the best player in collegiate hockey.
Following his playing career, Grier served as a professional scout for the Chicago Blackhawks for four seasons (2014-18) and also as an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils (2018-20).
Tony Gasparini is serving as the director of player personnel for the U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team for the first time.
Gasparini's extremely impressive career in hockey has most recently lead him to the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, where he was recently named the vice president of hockey operations and the general manager. The new title brought him back to the Stampede, as he had previously served as Sioux Falls' head coach for two seasons (2001-03) and assistant coach for another two (1999-2001).
Between his time in the USHL, he was an assistant coach at Union College for two years (2003-05) before spending 19 years as an amateur scout for the Los Angeles Kings (2005-22).
As a player, Gasparini played for the University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) from 1994-99, having previously spent two seasons in the USHL with the Omaha Lancers (1993-94) and the Rochester Mustangs (1992-93).
Nick Gialdini, who recently completed his first season as video coach for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, is serving as a video coach for the 2023 U.S. Men’s National Team to mark his U.S. Men’s National Team debut.
Prior to joining the Sharks staff, he spent six seasons with San Jose’s AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, as the team’s video coach and in hockey operations. Gialdini also served as a head coach at various youth hockey levels for the San Jose Jr. Sharks for nine seasons.
Karl Goehring, who is set to begin his fifth season as an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota men’s ice hockey program in 2023-24, is making his international coaching debut as an assistant coach of the 2023 Under-18 Men's Select Team.
In his four seasons coaching at UND, Goehring has helped guide the Fighting Hawks to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2021, 2022), three Penrose Cups as NCHC regular-season champions (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) and one Frozen Faceoff title (2021) as NCHC playoff champion. Prior to his time in Grand Forks, he spent two seasons (2017-19) with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch as the goaltending and video coach after seven campaigns (2010-2017) as a volunteer goaltending coach for North Dakota.
A UND alum, Goehring had an impressive playing career that led him to the NHL’s Nashville Predators and included stops in the AHL and ECHL. Additionally, the Apple Valley, Minnesota, native was in net for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2000 IIHF Men’s World Championship.
Jacqui Gutierrez is serving as athletic trainer for the U.S Under-18 Men’s Select Team for the first time.
The Charleston, South Carolina, native, recently completed her first season as the head athletic trainer for the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays following a three-year stint (2019-22) in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers where she served as the team's director of athletic training and recovery. In 2022 while with Sioux City, Gutierrez became the first female staff member to win the USHL's Clark Cup.
Gutierrez graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a masters degree in athletic training. While at UNO, she served as an intern with the Mavericks hockey team and Creighton University’s basketball and baseball teams. She earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Pacific Lutheran University.
Tony Gasparini is serving on the player personnel staff for the U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team for the second straight year.
Gasparini recently wrapped his first season as vice president of hockey operations and general manager of the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede, returning to the club after previously serving as the head coach for two seasons (2001-03) and assistant coach for another two (1999-2001).
Between his time in the USHL, he was an assistant coach at Union College for two years (2003-05) before spending 19 years as an amateur scout for the Los Angeles Kings (2005-22).
As a player, Gasparini played for the University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) from 1994-99, and spent two seasons competing in the USHL with the Omaha Lancers (1993-94) and the Rochester Mustangs (1992-93).
Jason Guerriero is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Northeastern University men’s ice hockey team and is serving in the same capacity for the U.S. Youth Olympic Men’s Team for the first time in 2024. He has also been a director of on-ice player development at USA Hockey for seven years, coaching at various select player development teams.
In his first year with the Huskies coaching staff, Guerriero assisted in NU’s recruiting along with helping the forwards and defense with on ice skill development. Guerriero was also in charge of the Huskies’ penalty kill, which finished first in Hockey East and seventh in the country.
Prior to joining Northeastern, Guerriero spent seven seasons (2015-22) on the Brown University men’s ice hockey coaching staff. He spent four seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in 2019.
The New York native also had a two-year stint (2013-15) as an assistant coach for the Yale University men’s ice hockey team where he helped lead the Bulldogs to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014-15. Guerriero played an active role in recruiting and the power play units.
Before arriving at Yale, Guerriero spent two seasons as an assistant coach for Holy Cross’ men’s ice hockey team, where he helped the Crusaders to back-to-back 20+ win seasons.
Guerriero skated four seasons (2001-05) for the Northeastern men’s ice hockey team and served as captain his senior campaign. He played parts of seven seasons professionally in the AHL and in Europe before embarking on his coaching career.
This is Matt Gilroy's first time serving as an assistant coach of the U.S. National Under-18 Team.
Gilroy, who is in his second season as an assistant coach for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, served in the same capacity for the U.S. Youth Olympic Men’s Team that won the gold medal in 2024. Additionally, he helped Team USA to first place finishes at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, 2023 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament, 2023 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament and 2022 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament.
He spent the 2020-22 seasons as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Jr. Kings youth hockey program, coaching at the 12U and 14U age levels.
An alternate captain for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and member of Team USA at the 2010 IIHF Men’s World Championship, Gilroy, a defenseman, played 10 years of professional hockey (2009-19), including 225 games played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers. He finished his career with five seasons in Europe, competing in the KHL and Swiss NL.
The North Bellmore, New York, native played four seasons (2006-09) for the Boston University men’s ice hockey team. In his senior season, Gilroy captained the Terriers to the NCAA national championship and won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
