Detroit – Mike Babcock is back in hockey but not behind the bench.
The former Detroit Red Wings coach has joined the University of Vermont hockey program as a volunteer advisor to the coaching staff.
Babcock will be reunited with head coach Todd Woodcroft, who was Babcock’s video coach for the gold-medal winning Team Canada squad at the 2004 men’s world championships.
Babcock spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup in 2008.
Babcock left for the Toronto Maple Leafs in May 2015, signing an eight-year contract worth $50 million with the Maple Leafs.