The Ontario Hockey League is proud to announce that Hamilton Bulldogs Equipment Manager Chris Cook has been named to Team Canada as Equipment Manager for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax & Moncton.
Cook brings a wealth of experience at multiple levels, having served as Assistant Equipment Manager with the Ottawa Senators for 11 seasons, from 2001-02 to 2012-13, then taking over as Head Equipment Manager with the Kingston Frontenacs for 6 seasons, from 2015-16 to 2020-21. Cook was named Equipment Manager for the Hamilton Bulldogs prior to the 2021-22 season and immediately showed why he highly regarded as the best in the Ontario Hockey League. A tireless worker with an attention to detail second to none, the Hamilton Bulldogs roster to a man described Chris Cook as a massive part of their success on the road to winning the 2022 OHL Championship, setting multiple franchise and Hamilton junior hockey records along the way.
Cook is also a veteran on the international stage having worked as Head Equipment Manager at each of the U17 & U18 World Championships as well as the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup where he won a Gold Medal with Team Canada in 2018.
Coming off the success of the 2022 OHL Championship, the OHL wishes Chris the absolute best of luck!
Congratulations to our own Chris Cook as he is named Equipment Manager for Team Canada at the 2023 #WJC!
BRING HOME ANOTHER MEDAL!!
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— Hamilton Bulldogs (@BulldogsOHL) November 9, 2022