By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)

Brent Kisio named Assistant Coach for Team Canada at 2019 World Junior Championships

Jul 3, 2018 | 12:35 PM

LETHBRIDGE – Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday, July 3, that Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach Brent Kisio will be a part of the coaching staff for the upcoming 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship Tournament.

Kisio joins Moose Jaw Warriors head coach Tim Hunter who will serve as Canada’s head coach. Marc-Andre Dumont from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Jim Hulton from the Kingston Frontenacs were the other assistant coaches named to staff.

Kisio, 35, has spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the Hurricanes guiding them to playoffs each year, including back-to-back Eastern Conference Championship Series appearances.

In his three seasons with Lethbridge, Kisio has posted an overall record of 121-76-15 and a winning percentage of .571.

He sits third all-time in coaching victories with the Hurricanes.

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Kisio has coached Canada at various international tournaments. Most recently he was the head coach of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team where he captured a gold medal at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in Slovakia.

The 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship is slated to take place this December in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia.