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Report: Mike Babcock to coach Canada's Olympic hockey team

Mike Babcock coached Canada to the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. (Mike Ridewood/Getty Images)

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock will lead Team Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics

Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock has been selected to coach Canada's Olympic men's hockey team, according to a Sportsnet report.

Babcock's staff will include the St. Louis Blues’ Ken Hitchcock, the Dallas Stars' Lindy Ruff and the Boston Bruins' Claude Julien. It's the same staff -- with the exception of former Edmonton Oilers coach Ralph Krueger -- that coached Canada to the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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