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U.S. World Cup Coach to be Named on Monday Night Football

By USAHockey.com, 09/18/15, 9:45AM MDT

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ESPN’s Steve Levy will break the news on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and talk live to the head coach.

USA Hockey, in cooperation with ESPN, will unveil the head coach of Team USA for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tonight on ESPN following the Monday Night Football Game between the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts.

ESPN’s Steve Levy will break the news on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and talk live to the head coach.

Dean Lombardi, general manager of Team USA, and his World Cup management group, has been working on selecting a head coach for the past month.

On Tuesday (Sept. 22), Lombardi and the head coach will conduct a media teleconference at 2 p.m. ET. Fans can listen live at USAHockey.com.

The 2016 World Cup of Hockey is set for Sept. 17-Oct. 1 in Toronto.

In addition to the U.S., the eight teams participating in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey will include Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Team Europe and Team North America.

The World Cup of Hockey has been conducted on two previous occasions, with the U.S. winning the first edition in 1996 and Canada taking the title in 2004.

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