André Tourigny

André Tourigny (born May 31, 1974) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is a former assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators and the Colorado Avalanche, and the current head coach of the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League.

André Tourigny
Born	(1974-05-31) May 31, 1974 Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship	Canada
Occupation	Ice hockey coach
Years active	2002 to present

From 2002 – 2013 Tourigny served as the head coach and general manager for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL. Tourigny served as an assistant coach for the Canadian Junior National Ice Hockey Team at the 2010, and 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, helping Team Canada to a silver medal in both 2010 and 2011.[1]

On June 24, 2013, Tourigny opted to pursue an NHL coaching career in accepting an assistant coaching role for fellow former QMHL coach Patrick Roy with the Colorado Avalanche.[2] After two seasons with the Avalanche as their primary defensive coach, Tourigny, seeking a head coaching position, resigned from his position on May 17, 2015.[3]

On July 3, 2015, Tourigny was named as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators.[4] On April 12, 2016, Tourigny was fired by the Senators.[4]

On May 2, 2016, Tourigny signed a 5-year contract as the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. He was the 9th head coach in franchise history.

On June 13, 2017, Tourigny left the Halifax Mooseheads after one season and joined the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League to become the head coach and VP of hockey operations. He became the ninth head coach in the 67's 50-year history.

On July 5, 2018, Tourigny was named head coach of the Canadian Under 18 National Team for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup where Canada took home gold.

Following a 50-12-6 record and franchise record-breaking 106 points, Tourigny was named OHL Coach of the Year after coaching the 67's to a top place finish in the regular season and an Eastern Conference Championship, where the 67's set the OHL record for 14 straight wins to start a playoff since the conference playoff format was introduced. Tourigny followed that up with his second OHL Coach of the Year with a 50-11-1 record and 101 points prior to the OHL season being cancelled. The 67's set a franchise record for consecutive wins of 15 and yet another first-place finish in the OHL regular-season standings. For his efforts, Tourigny also took home the CHL Coach of the Year award. In 3 seasons under Tourigny, the 67's are 130-52-16.

During the 2019-2020 season, Tourigny served as an assistant coach for the Canadian Junior National Ice Hockey Team yet again at the 2020 IIHF World U20 Championship where he took home a gold medal. On January 27, 2020, Tourigny was named Head Coach for the Canadian Junior National Ice Hockey Team for the 2021 IIHF World U20 Championship.