With Carla MacLeod not returning to her role as head coach of Czechia’s women’s national team, the job, according to sources, is set to be filled by Vancouver Goldeneyes head coach Brian Idalski.
Hopefully, a coaching change will help get Czechia performing at the level we expect, which is higher than what we saw in the most recent Olympics:
Idalski has 25 years experience as a head coach in women’s hockey. He started with the head coaching role at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the NCAA Division III level, before spending 10 seasons as the NCAA Division 1 head coach at the University of North Dakota before the program folded.
Idalski later coached overseas with China’s KRS Vanke Rays, and guided China’s women’s national team at the 2022 Olympics.
Beginning in 2022, Idalski moved back to the NCAA where he served as head coach at St. Cloud State until his hiring as Vancouver’s head coach in 2025.