A touch of NHL on the boards of HC Bozen

Brian Kenneth McCutcheon, born on August 3, 1949, is the father of HCB striker Mark McCutcheon and has an impressive career both as a player and as a coach.

After the Canadian completed his science studies at Cornell University, he played for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL and AHL from 1971 to 1979. He then moved to Europe for the first time, where he joined ATSE Graz. Due to a serious knee injury, his playing career came to an abrupt end.

The Foxes' new assistant coach then pursued a career as a coach. Until 1995 he worked in university ice hockey at Elmira (1980-1987) and Cornell (1987-1995). At Big Red Cornell, he mentored no fewer than 22 future NHL players.

He then tried his hand as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Ice Dogs in the IHL before moving to the Columbus Chill as head coach in the ECHL, with whom he set a new points record. This earned him the honor of “Coach of the Year” in the ECHL.

In 1997, McCutcheon made his AHL debut with the Rochester Americans, a Buffalo Sabers farm team. The three-year interlude in the second highest division in North America was crowned with great success: in 1999 and 2000 he reached the final of the Calder Cup. Despite two final defeats, he was named “Coach of the Year” in each case.

The now 62-year-old then took the big career leap and joined the coaching staff of the Buffalo Sabres. From 2000 to 2011 he worked in the best league in the world as an assistant coach and later as an associate coach. With the NHL team from New York State, he reached the Eastern Conference finals in 2006 and 2007 and won the President's Trophy. With McCutcheon on the coaching staff, the Sabers reached the playoffs seven times.

Brian McCutcheon will arrive in Bolzano late Friday morning and will from now on support head coach Adolf Insam with advice and support.

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A touch of NHL on the boards of HC Bozen

HC Bozen is causing a bang in the crucial phase of the season away from the ice: the record champions are bringing NHL-experienced Brian McCutcheon on board as assistant coach on the recommendation of coach Adolf Insam.

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