COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Bemidji State University Men's Hockey associate head coach Travis Winter has been named a Video Coach for the U.S. National Junior Team for the upcoming 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship announced by USA Hockey.
 
Winter will join Greg Brown (Boston College), Steve Miller (Minnesota), Garrett Raboin (Augustana), David Lassonde (USA Hockey) and Jacob LeRoy (Minnesota) on head coach Bob Motzko's (Minnesota) coaching staff for the U.S.
 
The U.S. enters the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship having won goal in the previous two World Juniors. The tournament will be played in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., from Dec. 26, 2025 – Jan. 5, 2026.
 
Travis Winter, associate head coach of the Bemidji State University men's ice hockey team, is serving on the staff of the U.S. National Junior Team for the first time.

The St. Cloud, Minnesota, native has been part of the Beavers coaching staff for the last 11 campaigns, including the first eight as assistant coach and the last three as associate head coach.

Previous to his time at BSU, he was the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Aberdeen Wings of the NAHL for one season (2013-14). Prior to that, he spent parts of four seasons (2009-10 to 2012-13) serving as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the USHL's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. 

Winter was also a volunteer coach for the Saint Johns University (Minn.) men's ice hockey program in 2009 and served on the coaching staff of the USA Hockey Selection 15 National Camp in 2010.
 
As player, Winter was a four-year letterwinner (2005-09) for Bemidji State where as a senior he served as captain and helped the Beavers to the program's first-ever Frozen Four appearance in 2009.
 
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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