Pecknold Begins USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp in Michigan
7/24/2022 10:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Camp set to take place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan
PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Quinnipiac men's ice hockey head coach Rand Pecknold begins action today (Sunday, July 24) at USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp – which is set to take place at USA Hockey Arena in Michigan.
The camp – which runs through Aug. 3 – will be utilized as an evaluation for the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team ahead of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. The final roster for the team will be named sometime in December of 2022.
Pecknold will serve as head coach of the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick from Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 5, 2023.
"It's an honor to be asked to lead this team, and I'm thankful to USA Hockey for the opportunity and also for the support of our administration at Quinnipiac," said Pecknold back in April of 2022. "Hockey in the United States continues to reach new heights and that is great to see. Our player pool is as deep as it has ever been, and together with John and the great coaching staff we have, I look forward to the challenge of building this team and bringing a gold medal to our country."
Current Quinnipiac Director of Operations Shawn Roche joins Pecknold's staff as video coach. Pecknold will also be joined by Western Michigan head coach Pat Ferschweiler and Dartmouth head coach Reid Cashman – who will both serve as assistants on the 2023 National Junior Team staff. Jared Waimon also joins Pecknold's staff as goaltending coach.
John Vanbiesbrouck is the general manager of the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team, and assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey.
ABOUT PECKNOLD
Rand Pecknold recently finished his 28th season as head coach of the Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey program and guided his team to a 32-7-3 overall record in 2021-22, the school's eighth NCAA tournament appearance and its sixth ECAC Hockey regular-season title. Pecknold, who was the Spencer Penrose Award recipient as the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey in 2016, has a record of 581-333-100 and ranks third among active NCAA Division I coaches in career victories.
He has twice been part of U.S. coaching staffs, including for the U.S. Men's National Team that competed in the 2017 IIHF Men's World Championship and for the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team that earned a silver medal in the 2018 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship.
Pecknold began his storied career at Quinnipiac in 1994-95 when the team competed at the Division II level. He shepherded the school into its Division I era in 1998-99, leading the Bobcats to a then school-record 26 victories, with 18 additional 20-plus win campaigns to his credit since and also three seasons with 30 or more wins.
The four-time ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year played hockey collegiately at Connecticut College (1986-90) where he earned both a bachelor's degree in economics and master's degree in education. He went on to serve three seasons (1991-94) as an assistant hockey coach for the school before taking over the head coaching reins at Quinnipiac.
For more information regarding USA Hockey, visit teamusa.usahockey.com
To stay updated with the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team, follow us on Twitter/Instagram @QU_MIH or visit www.gobobcats.com.
The camp – which runs through Aug. 3 – will be utilized as an evaluation for the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team ahead of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. The final roster for the team will be named sometime in December of 2022.
Pecknold will serve as head coach of the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick from Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 5, 2023.
🇺🇸 𝙲𝙾𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝙿𝙴𝙲𝙺𝙽𝙾𝙻𝙳 → 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳𝚈 𝚃𝙾 𝙶𝙾 🇺🇸
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) July 24, 2022
Day 1 at @USAHockey National Junior Evaluation Camp.#BobcatNation x #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/IEaXF1BeqF
"It's an honor to be asked to lead this team, and I'm thankful to USA Hockey for the opportunity and also for the support of our administration at Quinnipiac," said Pecknold back in April of 2022. "Hockey in the United States continues to reach new heights and that is great to see. Our player pool is as deep as it has ever been, and together with John and the great coaching staff we have, I look forward to the challenge of building this team and bringing a gold medal to our country."
A couple skates down for the 2023 group at #NJEC.
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) July 25, 2022
Hear from head coach Rand Pecknold on what he's seen so far at camp! pic.twitter.com/rDUNdIuLWM
Current Quinnipiac Director of Operations Shawn Roche joins Pecknold's staff as video coach. Pecknold will also be joined by Western Michigan head coach Pat Ferschweiler and Dartmouth head coach Reid Cashman – who will both serve as assistants on the 2023 National Junior Team staff. Jared Waimon also joins Pecknold's staff as goaltending coach.
John Vanbiesbrouck is the general manager of the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team, and assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey.
ABOUT PECKNOLD
Rand Pecknold recently finished his 28th season as head coach of the Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey program and guided his team to a 32-7-3 overall record in 2021-22, the school's eighth NCAA tournament appearance and its sixth ECAC Hockey regular-season title. Pecknold, who was the Spencer Penrose Award recipient as the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey in 2016, has a record of 581-333-100 and ranks third among active NCAA Division I coaches in career victories.
He has twice been part of U.S. coaching staffs, including for the U.S. Men's National Team that competed in the 2017 IIHF Men's World Championship and for the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team that earned a silver medal in the 2018 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship.
Pecknold began his storied career at Quinnipiac in 1994-95 when the team competed at the Division II level. He shepherded the school into its Division I era in 1998-99, leading the Bobcats to a then school-record 26 victories, with 18 additional 20-plus win campaigns to his credit since and also three seasons with 30 or more wins.
The four-time ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year played hockey collegiately at Connecticut College (1986-90) where he earned both a bachelor's degree in economics and master's degree in education. He went on to serve three seasons (1991-94) as an assistant hockey coach for the school before taking over the head coaching reins at Quinnipiac.
For more information regarding USA Hockey, visit teamusa.usahockey.com
To stay updated with the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team, follow us on Twitter/Instagram @QU_MIH or visit www.gobobcats.com.
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