Todd Woodcroft (born August 15, 1972) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. Most recently, he was the head coach of the University of Vermont men's ice hockey team until his dismissal on July 18, 2023.

Coaching career

Woodcroft began coaching by running his own hockey school until joining the Minnesota Wild as a video coach in 2000. During his work with the Wild, Woodcroft also served as a video coach for

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at the

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, helping the team win a gold medal.https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/landslag/herr/tre-kronor/20162017/team-swedens-organization-and-team-management-season-20162017/todd_woodcroft.pdf 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

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. 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

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during international competition. In 2016, he joined the Winnipeg Jets as an assistant coach under

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. Woodcroft would also be on staff for

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Gold medal performance, and during the

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. On April 15, 2020, Woodcroft was named the fifth head coach in University of Vermont history, replacing

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. He was dismissed on July 18, 2023.

Personal life

Woodcroft comes from a hockey family. His older brother Craig is the head coach at Dinamo Minsk, while younger brother

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is currently the head coach of the

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's Edmonton Oilers. Two of his uncles were part of the "Flying Fathers," a traveling hockey team of ordained Catholic priests.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Vermont Catamounts bio
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Todd Woodcroft at EliteProspects
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodcroft, Todd 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