Nelson Ayotte

Nelson Ayotte is entering his 10th season as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League (NHL) team. As a Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC), he has reached the highest level a coach can achieve (level five) in the National Coach Certification Programan honor which only a limited number of coaches have reached since 1974. Ayotte was chosen as the Canadian Coach of the Year in 1998; Quebec Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999, and 2000; and Canadian Military Land Forces Coach of the Year in 2002.