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Giving Back to the Game with Chris Chelios

06/23/2015, 3:00pm MDT
By Brenna Payne

Chris Chelios, a Team USA member ten times over, has continued his involvement in the world of hockey since his retirement from the professional ranks as a player in 2010. 

Chelios will add a new role to his resume in December, when he climbs behind the bench as an assistant coach for Ron Wilson and the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland.

A 2011 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Chelios most recently served as a hockey operations advisor for the Detroit Red Wings, while working closely with the Wings’ AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Chelios’ affiliation with Team USA began in 1982, as a player at the IIHF World Junior Championship. He went on to play in four Olympics  (including with the silver-medal team in 2002) and on the championship-winning 1996 World Cup of Hockey squad.

In addition to Chelios’ work with the U.S. National Junior Team, he will be taking on a new NHL role this season, working with the Detroit Red Wings’ defensemen.

 

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