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Coach of the Month
Coaches are an integral part of minor hockey and their countless hours and dedication provide the opportunity for over 60,000 kids in Alberta to play hockey. Hockey Alberta’s mission is to create positive experience for all players in the province. Our coaches provide the leadership to ensure our players have positive outcomes, whether they’re just starting at the U7 level, aspiring to a professional career, or somewhere in-between. Help us recognize a coach in your community by nominating him or her for the Hockey Alberta Coach of the Month!
Coaches will be selected throughout the hockey season and will receive a coaching package valued at over $500, sponsored by Players Bench Team Apparel.
This package will include:
- Helmet, gloves, track suit, coach bag, puck bag, rink board, and coaching resources.
2022
| October - Stephanie Carlson (Rimbey U9) & Bryan Ritten (Lacombe U13) |
| November - Jen Lockridge (Sturgeon U13) & Jay Many Grey Horses (Cardston U13) |
2021
| October - Shawn Hodgins (Wabasca U13 & U18) |
| November - Greg Eisler (Crowfoot U11 & NWCAA U13 Stamps) |
| December - Randal Theissen (Millwoods U7 & U13) |
2022
| January - Candace Patten (Battle River U11 Female) |
| February - Cody Huseby (Red Deer U11 Chiefs) |
| March - Dave Lopatka (Confederation CO210 Tigers) |
2020
| November - Randy Rosen (U16 AAA Sherwood Park Squires) |
2021
| Lee Zalasky (U15 AAA Canadian Athletics Club) |
| Derek McEwan (U13 Tier 1 SA503 Chargers) |
| Tracy Desmarais (U11 and U15 Paradise Valley Jets) |
| Brad McCoy (U13 AA Fort McMurray Bouchier Junior Oil Barons) |
2019
| October - Greg Northcott (Sturgeon Sting Midget AA) |
| November - Sheldon Ghostkeeper (Slave Lake Thunder Atom 1 and Novice 2) |
| December - Chris Friesen (Trails West Novice 3 Red and GHC Senior Timbits 1) |
2020
| January - Shawn Van Buuren (Coaldale Cobras Peewee 2) |
| February - Chad Huseby (Red Deer Novice Gritty Flyers) |
| March - Dave Eggleston (Stettler Storm Mites, Atom Female, and Peewee Female) and Mike Lees (KC St. Matthew Thunder Novice) |
2018
| October - Dan Cavanagh (Crowfoot Coyotes Peewee 4 Black, Minor Novice 3 and Jr. Timbits 2) |
| November - Danielle Wheeler (Stettler Novice Green and Stettler Mites Grey) |
| December - Cam Church (Irvine Atom B Bulldogs, Novice Major Bulldogs and Initiation SR Bulldogs) |
2019
| January - Ron Laferriere (Wainwright Peewee AA Polar Kings) |
| February - Jason Rietveld (Edmonton Adaptive Sports Association) |
| March - Chris Overwater (Olds MHA) and Dave Shaw (Sherwood Park Atom 1 Arrows) |
2017
| October - Chad Goeree (SPS Fuzion Peewee & Bantam) |
| November - Derek Selte (Vermilion Atom Female Tigers) |
| December - Mark Fournier (Smoky River Smoky Seed Bantams & Novice Richardson Pioneers) |
2018
| January - Craig Radtke (Leduc Roughnecks Atom 1) |
| February - Charles Vance (Calgary Peewee 4 Saints) |
| March - Kyle Johnson (Clive Initiation Blackhawks) |
2016
| September - Josh Gork (KC West Peewee Ice Wolves - Edmonton) |
| October - Charles Hainsworth (Eckville Novice Eagles & Eckville Atom Eagles) |
| November - Kent Goodreau (Pincher Creek Midget 1) |
| December - Kelsey Leifson (Calgary Bantam Elite Fire Red) |
2017
| January - Joe Bouvier (Clive Initiation and Novice) |
| February - Jake Rushton (Fairview Novice Bears) |
| March - Jeff Rasmusen (Duchess/Brooks) and Brock Armstrong (Sylvan Lake) |
2015
| September - Jason Kaban (Edmonton Millwoods Novice 7A Wolves) |
| October - Cory Anderson (Pincher Creek Novice Chinooks) |
| November - Darcy Warawa (Lacombe Initiation Red Rockets, and the Lacombe Tim Horton’s Bears) |
| December - Lynn Degenstein (Bantam Foremost/Bow Island Flyers and Peewee Bow Island Rebels) |
2016
| January - Sheldon Dorash (Strathcona Atom Stars female) |
| February - Jason Oakey (Airdrie Bantam 2 Lightning) |
| March - Kath Surbey (Calgary Bantam AAA Female Rangers) |
2014
| September - Chris Levesque (Fort McMurray Atom Oil Barons) |
| October - Blaine Shackleton (Medicine Hat Peewee Flyers) |
| November - Curtis Belton (Bowden Novice & Atom Blades) |
| December - Jason Schuller (Novice Eliminators - Confederation Hockey Association) |
2015
| January - Charles Bullee (Sedgewick Peewee Sharks) |
| February - Ian Barnett (Sundre Atom A Huskies) |
| March - Allyson Bendfeld (Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs) |
Coach of the Month Nomination Form
If you would like to nominate your coach for Hockey Alberta’s Coach of the Month award, please completely fill out the form below.
