Todd Woodcroft

Todd Woodcroft
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamEVZ Zug, Switzerland
ConferenceNational League
Biographical details
Born (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 52)
Toronto, Ontario
Alma materMcGill '95
University of Toronto '96
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2005Minnesota Wild (video coach)
2004Canada (video coach)
2005–2006Washington Capitals (video coach)
2006Belarus (assistant)
2006–2008Washington Capitals (scout)
2008–2009Minnesota Wild (scout)
2008–2009HC Dinamo Minsk (Asst. GM)
2009–2013Los Angeles Kings (scout)
2013–2016Calgary Flames (scout)
2013–2014Belarus (assistant)
2014–2015Switzerland (assistant)
2015–2016Belarus (assistant)
2016–2017Sweden (assistant)
2016–2020Winnipeg Jets (assistant)
2020–2023Vermont
2024-PresentEVZ Zug, Switzerland (Assistant Coach)
Head coaching record
Overall20–55–9 (.292)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Gold Medal, 2004 IIHF World Championship (Canada)
2012 Stanley Cup (Los Angeles Kings)
Gold Medal, 2017 IIHF World Championship (Sweden)

Todd Woodcroft (born August 15, 1972) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the EVZ Zug, Switzerland men’s ice hockey team since joining the club on January 01, 2024. [1]

Coaching career

Woodcroft began coaching by running his own hockey school until joining the Minnesota Wild as a video coach in 2000.[2][3] During his work with the Wild, Woodcroft also served as a video coach for Team Canada at the 2004 IIHF World Championship, helping the team win a gold medal.[4] From 2006 to 2009, he'd serve in scouting role with the Washington Capitals and Wild respectively, while also serving as an assistant coach for Belarus during the 2006 IIHF World Championship. Woodcroft also served as the assistant general manager and director of player personnel for one season at HC Dinamo Minsk.

From 2009 to 2013, Woodcroft was a scout for the Los Angeles Kings, and was part of the team's 2012 Stanley Cup-winning squad. He joined the Calgary Flames as the director of scouting, while simultaneously coaching for both Belarus and Switzerland during international competition. In 2016, he joined the Winnipeg Jets as an assistant coach under Paul Maurice.[5][6] Woodcroft would also be on staff for Sweden's 2017 IIHF World Championship Gold medal performance, and during the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[4]

On April 15, 2020, Woodcroft was named the fifth head coach in University of Vermont history, replacing Kevin Sneddon.[1][7] Todd Woodcroft accepted the Assistant Coach position at the Swiss National League club EVZ based in Zug, Switzerland on December 23, 2023. He starts on January 01, 2024.

Personal life

Woodcroft comes from a hockey family. His older brother Craig is the head coach at Dinamo Minsk, while younger brother Jay was the head coach of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers between February 2022 and November 2023.[8][9] Two of his uncles were part of the "Flying Fathers," a traveling hockey team of ordained Catholic priests.[10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East) (2020–present)
2020–21 Vermont 1–10–2 1–9–2 11th Hockey East Opening Round
2021–22 Vermont 8–25–2 6–16–2 10th Hockey East Opening Round
2022–23 Vermont 11–20–5 5–16–3 11th Hockey East Quarterfinals
Vermont: 20–55–9 (.292) 12–41–7 (.258)
Total: 20–55–9 (.292)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ a b "Todd Woodcroft Named Head Men's Hockey Coach at Vermont". University of Vermont Athletics.
  2. ^ "NHL Assistant Woodcroft Offered Vermont Head Coach Job". College Hockey News.
  3. ^ October 17, 2000, Craig Cooper, QUAD-CITY TIMES —. "Woodcroft makes Wild jump to NHL". The Quad-City Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "TODD WOODCROFT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-28.
  5. ^ "Winnipeg Jets snag Todd Woodcroft as new assistant coach". CBC.ca. August 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hockey Operations - Todd Woodcroft". Winnipeg Jets.
  7. ^ Abrami, Alex. "UVM tabs NHL assistant coach Todd Woodcroft to lead men's hockey program". Burlington Free Press.
  8. ^ "Elite Prospects - Craig Woodcroft Team Staff Profile". www.eliteprospects.com.
  9. ^ "BakersfieldCondors.com | GETTING TO KNOW: JAY WOODCROFT".
  10. ^ Wharnsby, Tim (January 18, 2014). "The Woodcrofts, a unique Hockey Day in Canada family". CBC.ca.