Roy Hysen, the General Manager of the Canada Deaflympic Hockey team has recently appointed Jim Vitale of Bolton, Ontario as the head coach of the Canada Deaflympic Hockey Team for the 1^st World Deaf Ice Hockey Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba next April, 2009.  Jim Vitale has recently coached the Ontario Deaf ice hockey team in Whitby, Ontario during the 7^th Roy Hysen Cup.  

In addition, the assistant coaches have been added onto the squad,  Gerald McDonald of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Patrick Bergeron of Roxton-Pond, Quebec and they will work along with the Head Coach of the Canada Deaflympic Hockey Team.   The possibility of extra assistant coach will be announced in the future.  

Please welcome the three fine gentlemen in our Canada Deaflympic Hockey Team…. 

“Go Canada Go”