Willie Desjardins

Willie Desjardins, born on February eleventh, nineteen fifty-seven, is a distinguished Canadian professional ice hockey coach and player. Currently, he serves as the head coach and general manager of the Western Hockey League's Medicine Hat Tigers, where he continues to shape the future of young hockey talent.

Desjardins has an impressive coaching resume, having led the NHL's Vancouver Canucks from two thousand fourteen to two thousand seventeen. His tenure with the Canucks showcased his ability to develop players and implement effective strategies at the highest level of the sport.

In addition to his club coaching experience, Desjardins was appointed as the interim head coach for the Los Angeles Kings during the two thousand eighteen to two thousand nineteen season. His expertise in the game was further recognized when he was named head of the coaching staff for Canada's men's team at the twenty eighteen Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.