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10 // JUNE/JULY 2017 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM O F F T HE D R AW PHOTOS BY USA Hockey Archives; Getty Images COACHING Familiar Faces Return Behind U.S. Benches Robb Stauber, 2018 U.S. Women's Olympic Team Head Coach After serving as the goaltending coach for the 2014 U.S. Women's Olympic Team, Medina, Minn., native Robb Stauber steps into the spotlight to lead the U.S. Women's Olympic Team at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Stauber has been involved in multiple roles with the U.S. Women's National Team program since 2010, including coaching, scouting and goaltender development. He most recently led the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship in Plymouth, Mich. "It's a tremendous honor to represent USA Hockey and our country in this capacity," Stauber said. "It's a privilege I don't take lightly and, at the end of the day, our mission is very straightforward and that's to win the gold medal in PyeongChang." Clark Donatelli, 2017 Ivan Hlinka Head Coach For the second consecutive year, Clark Donatelli will lead Team USA at the Ivan Hilinka Memorial Cup, which will take place in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Providence, R.I., native and two-time Olympian enters the tournament with plenty of international experience along with a seven-year professional playing career. Donatelli and the U.S. come into this year's tournament looking to build on Team USA's second-place finish in 2016. Though this year's roster is not yet known, expect a team full of future stars. Past rosters have included current NHL standouts such as Dustin Brown, Brian Domoulin, Patrick Eaves and Cam Atkinson. "We've had a good mix of players, some future NHLers who have good careers ahead of them, and we won the silver medal, and we're really proud of that," said Donatelli, who is in his third season as the head coach of the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins. Bob Motzko, 2018 U.S. National Junior Team Head Coach After guiding the U.S. National Junior Team to its fourth gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, Bob Motzko will lead the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team when the tournament returns to U.S. soil in Buffalo, N.Y. The St. Cloud, Minn., native is the first U.S. National Junior Team bench boss to coach in back-to-back IIHF World Junior Championships since Keith Allain did so in 2001 and 2002. In addition to his gold-medal head coaching performance last year, Motzko served as an assistant coach for the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden. "I'm deeply honored that USA Hockey has asked me and my staff to lead the United States in this event once again," said Motzko, who is in his 12th season coaching at St. Cloud State University. "While winning gold was special, the opportunity to win gold on home ice is even more enticing." Seth Appert, National Team Development Program Head Coach With former USA Hockey National Team Development Program head coach Danton Cole leaving for the head coaching position at Michigan State University, veteran college coach Seth Appert has been chosen to lead the NTDP's U.S. National Under-18 Team for the 2017-18 season. Appert heads to Plymouth, Mich., after 11 years as the head coach of the Rensselaer men's hockey team, where he led the Engineers to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011. Most recently, the Cottage Grove, Minn., native served as an assistant with the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2017 IIHF Men's World Championship and with Team USA at the 2017 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship. "Seth's experience level, connectivity in the sport and commitment to development are characteristics that were important to us," said Scott Monaghan, senior director of operations for the NTDP. s USA Hockey ramps up for another exciting season of international events, capped off by the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, U.S. teams find themselves in good hands with experienced coaches at the helm. A