Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Boughner replaces Lowry
Bob Boughner, the head coach of the Memorial Cup-champion Windsor Spitfires, is the new head coach of the Canadian under-18 team that will play in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament in August. He replaces Dave Lowry, the former Calgary Hitmen head coach who was named an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Mark Holick of the WHL’s Kootenay Ice and Chris DePiero of the OHL’s Oshawa Generals, are the assistant coaches. The U18 team will hold a selection camp at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Aug. 1-4.