Hynes named to Team USA staff for World Cup

First-year Devils head coach John Hynes joins Team USA's coaching staff for the World Cup of Hockey 2016. (Photo: Getty Images)Devils head coach John Hynes will serve as an assistant under John Tortorella for Team USA in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey 2016, USA Hockey announced today.

Hynes joins Mike Sullivan, former Devil Phil Housley, Jack Capuano and Scott Gordon on Tortorella's coaching staff.

“I’m looking forward to working with our coaching staff in guiding the group of players that are ultimately selected to represent our country in the World Cup,” said Tortorella, also head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. “We have a group of coaches assembled that all bring something different…