Bruce Cassidy joins Canadian coaching staff for 4 Nations Face-Off

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy will be playing for a different team this season… at least for one special event.

On Wednesday, the team announced that Cassidy will join the Canadian coaching staff for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.

The round-robin tournament features teams made up of NHL players from the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland.

The games will follow NHL rules. Each team will play three tournament games in a traditional round robin format, following the follow points system.

• 3 points for a win in regular time
• 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout
• 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout
• 0 points for a loss in regular time

The two teams with the best results advance to a final that consists of one match.
Cassidy will be an assistant coach, working with head coach Jon Cooper, who is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Other assistant coaches include Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks, former VGK head coach and current Dallas Stars head coach Pete Deboer, and former VGK assistant coach and current Dallas Stars assistant coach Misha Donskov.

He’s not the only VGK representative at the event. Jack Eichel is also dressing for Team USA.

The event is scheduled for February 12-20, with games being played in Montreal and Boston. Due to that scheduling, NHL All-Star Weekend will not be held in the 2024-25 season.

It’s a warm-up for the 2026 Olympic Games, which will feature NHL players for the first time since 2014.