Coming off of his first season behind the bench of his alma mater, men’s hockey head coach Casey Jones ’90 is accepting a new role in addition to his collegiate coaching. Jones will serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Collegiate Selects team in the 2026 Spengler Cup.
“I'm excited about the opportunity,” Jones told The Sun. “I think we've been pushing hard for [the] college to create an all-star team like that, and this event is a huge deal.”
The Spengler Cup is a historic ice hockey tournament hosted by Hockey Club Davos of the National League, Switzerland’s top circuit. The 2026, and 98th, tournament will be played from Dec. 26 to 31 in Davos, Switzerland, featuring top European teams such as the SC Langnau Tigers (National League), Adler Mannheim (Deutsche Eishockey Liga), Ilves Tampere (Liiga), Frölunda HC (Swedish Hockey League) and Hockey Club Davos (National League) in addition to the U.S. Collegiate Selects.
The U.S. Collegiate Selects team returns to the tournament after its first iteration last year. That team featured senior forward Ryan Walsh, the Red’s team captain, who recorded two points, a goal and an assist in the championship game, en route to a second-place f...