Canadian Kevin Gaudet was named on Friday the new head coach of Slovenia's national men's ice hockey team, the Hockey Association of Slovenia said.
Gaudet, 45, will try to lead the team through the Winter Olympic qualifiers next February, the Slovenian news agency STA reported.
He will be at the helm of the national team at least for the qualifying tournament, which will be held in Germany's Hanover between Feb. 5 and 8. Slovenia will be competing with Germany, Austria and Japan.
The Hockey Association also said they will consider a replacement if Caudet fails to get the team through the qualifying.
The association had been looking for a new coach since the Ice Hockey World Championship in Canada in May, where Slovenia was relegated to Division I and then head coach Mats Waltin was fired.
Source: Xinhua
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