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Guy Gosselin

A two-time U.S. Olympian and member of three U.S. Men’s National Teams, Guy Gosselin is serving as head coach of a U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team for the first time. This will be Gosselin’s second Paralympic Winter Games after serving as an assistant coach for the gold-medal winning 2014 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team alongside head coach Jeff Sauer (Madison, Wis.), who passed away in February 2017.

Gosselin has served three stints with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. In addition to serving as head coach for Team USA in last year’s silver-medal winning effort at the 2017 Para Sled Hockey World Championship in Gangneung, South Korea, Gosselin also worked alongside Sauer as an assistant coach from 2011-15. During his time with Team USA, Gosselin helped the U.S. claim gold medals at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2012 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Hamar, Norway, as well as a silver medal at the 2013 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Goyang City, South Korea.

Gosselin is currently a regional manager of USA Hockey's American Development Model. Prior to joining USA Hockey, Gosselin served 14 years as general manager of the Ozaukee Ice Center in Mequon, Wisconsin. He helped found the NCAA Division III Concordia University Wisconsin men's and women's ice hockey teams and implemented on- and off-ice youth programs.

Gosselin played professionally for parts of six seasons across the NHL, AHL, IHL and Sweden. The University of Minnesota Duluth graduate played parts of five seasons (1982-87) with the Bulldogs' men's ice hockey team, where he served as team captain his final two seasons. A 2013 UMD Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Gosselin helped lead UMD to back-to-back (1984, 1985) Western Collegiate Hockey Association championships and Frozen Four appearances.