 Following this, Kingston was hired as Director of Hockey Operations with responsibilities to serve as general manager and mentor coach for the Canadian Olympic team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where Canada won silver.Kingston then went on to be the head coach of Team Canada at the World Championships in Bolzano/Milano, winning the gold medal in the tournament.The success at the World Championship did not go unnoticed, as following the tournament, Kingston became coach of the Germany men's national ice hockey team, which enjoyed a number of successes, including participating in the final round of the World Cup of Hockey in 1996.