BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Vermont men's hockey assistant coach Scott Moser will serve in the same capacity with the 2022 Slovakia National Junior Team at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship later this month. The 2022 championship will run December 26 through January 5 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. All the tournament games will air live on the NHL Network in the United States.

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"Scott Moser has been building relationships around the world since he was an assistant coach under Dave Smith at Canisius and later at RPI," said Vermont Head Coach Todd Woodcroft. "Scott's reputation as a worker with no "off button" preceded his journey to Catamount Country. When circumstances found the Slovak National Team looking for a coach with a North American perspective, it was an easy suggestion to put forth Scott Moser."
 
"UVM will have not one, but two assistant coaches (Stephen Wiedler, Norway) at the world's premier junior tournament which bodes well for the future of Catamount hockey," continued Woodcroft. "Our global network will get stronger and our ability to find recruits in unearthed markets should continue to pay dividends. Lastly, the timing of both tournaments couldn't be better, with the winter break Scott and Steve will miss a minimal amount of time from UVM. These honors also allow Patrick Sharp to step into a more prominent role during the time period that Steve and Scott will be away from UVM Hockey."
 
Moser will serve under Head Coach Ivan Fenes. In Group B, Slovakia will compete with the United States, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland. The Slovaks open the tournament on December 26 against the United States at 9:30 p.m. (ET). The top-four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals on Sunday, January 2.
 
Current Catamounts Simon Jellus and Luca Münzenberger competed at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. Jellus had one assist in five games as Slovakia finished eighth overall. Münzenberger also played in five games, including 108 minutes of action for Germany who placed sixth. Vermont Head Coach Todd Woodcroft also served remotely as an assistant coach for Sweden in the tournament.

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