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Nick Fohr

Nick Fohr is serving as an assistant coach of the U.S. National Junior Team for the first time, but is no stranger to international competition.

Fohr, the head coach of the U.S. National Under-17 Team at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, is in his 12th season on the NTDP staff and first as head coach, having before spent five seasons as an associate coach and six as an assistant coach for the NTDP.

Most recently on the international stage, Fohr served as an assistant coach of the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team for the sixth time in 2022, having previously been part of the coaching staff for the team in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021. Fohr helped lead the team to a pair of gold medals (2015, 2017) and one silver medal (2013).

While at the NTDP, the Grand Forks, N.D., native has helped guide the U.S. National Under-17 Team to championships at three Four Nations Tournaments (2011, 2013, 2022), one Five Nations (2014) and the 2012 Vlad Dzurilla tournament. In addition, Fohr helped guide the Under-17 Team to championships at two World Under-17 Hockey Challenges (2013, 2022) and a second-place finish at the 2012 Challenge. As an assistant with the U.S. Under-18 National Team, he helped guide winners at two Four Nations Tournaments (2012, 2014) and four Five Nations Tournaments (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021).

Fohr has also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team five times (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021) and in that same position at three BioSteel All-American Games (2012, 2014, 2016).

Fohr played four seasons (1998-2002) at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and also two seasons with the Lincoln Stars (1996-98), where he earned a spot on the USHL All-Star Team in 1997-98.