Pat Quinn is taking the simple approach to his newest coaching position.

The long-time NHL head coach and GM is the head coach of Canada's under-18 team that will take part in the upcoming IIHF world championship in Kazan, Russia. The Canadians open the tournament Sunday against Germany.

"I have a lot of information I can pass on to them but I don't want to smother them," Quinn said from the Hockey Hall of Fame yesterday prior to the team's departure. "I want to have something that doesn't cause them to stop and think, `What does the coach want now?'"

Quinn, 68, who coached Canada to Olympic hockey gold in 2002, has no shortage of experience to draw upon. But having been away from hockey for two years has driven home the point that he's not ready to give up coaching just yet.

"I've been busy enough but I have discovered that I don't want to golf every day, I don't want to read 10 newspapers before I venture out into the world," Quinn said. "Being active like this, I've really enjoyed the past few days. Eighteen days from now we're going to be playing for a gold medal."

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