COACHES

Don is a Kamloops native who started his coaching career with his hometown Kamloops Blazers during the 1985-86 season as a part-time Assistant Coach under Ken Hitchcock. After seven seasons as an Assistant Coach under Hitchcock and Tom Renney, Don took over as the Blazers Head Coach for three seasons from 1992-93 to 1994-95. In those three seasons, Don led the Blazers to 2 West Division Titles, 2 WHL Championships and 2 Memorial Cups in 1994 and on home ice in 1995. 

Following his success with the Blazers, Don went on to coach in the NHL which included Head Coaching stints in Phoenix, Anaheim and Calgary. He also spent four seasons as the Head Coach of the Utah Grizzlies in the American Hockey League.

Don Hay is one of the most successful coaches in CHL/WHL history. Entering the 2016-2017 season, he has 1,216 games as a WHL Head Coach, Don has a record of 675-442-99. In January 2018 Don broke a Western Hockey League record becoming the coach with the most career wins (743) in the league's history. He is 1st all-time in playoff wins at 106.

In Don’s 18 seasons as a Head Coach in the WHL he has won 7 Division Championships, 4 Western Conference Championships, 3 WHL Championships and 3 Memorial Cups. 

Don has also had international success as he coached Canada to a Gold Medal at the 1995 World Junior Championships and to a Bronze Medal in 2012. He also coached Canada to a Gold Medal at the 2013 U-18 World Championships.

Don is a two-time winner of the Dunc McCallum Trophy as the WHL Coach of the Year and has been inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame and the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame.

   

Sandy played 15 years of professional hockey. He was drafted into the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks and played for Boston Bruins and LA Kings. Sandy also played in Europe. He played for Finland, Germany and Italy. Sandy has been coaching hockey for last 7 years. He guided several teams throughout the years to tournament champions. Sandy preaches hard work, focus and work ethic from his players. This will give them the best chance to develop.

1988-89 Vernon Lakers

1988-89 CCHA Lake Superior State University

1989-90 CCHA Lake Superior State University

1990-91 CCHA Lake Superior State University

1991-92 CCHA Lake Superior State University

1992-93 AHL Hamilton Canucks

1993-94 AHL Hamilton Canucks

1994-95 AHL Providence Bruins

1994-95 NHL Boston Bruins

1995-96 NHL Boston Bruins 

1996-97 AHL Providence Bruins

1996-97 NHL Boston Bruins

1997-98 NHL Los Angeles Kings

1998-99 NHL Los Angeles Kings

1999-00 IHL Houston Aeros

2000-01 IHL Houston Aeros

2001-02 SM-liiga HIFK Helsinki

2002-03 DEL Krefeld Penguins

2003-04 2.GBun Schwenningen ERC

2004-05 2.GBun Schwenningen ERC

2005-06 2.GBun Schwenningen ERC

2006-07 Italy-A Val Pusteria HC

Chris was drafted 54th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1994 from the Western Hockey League’s Kamloops Blazers and started his NHL  career with the Canadiens in the 1994-1995 NHL season. He remained with the team for the best of three years before he was part of a three-way trade between Montreal, the Phoenix Coyotes  and the Hartford Whalers on March 18, 1997. Murray was first traded to Phoenix with Murray Baron and was then traded to Hartford for. The next season the Whalers relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes. He played just seven games for Carolina before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators . On March 23, 1999, he was traded once more, this time to the Chicago Blackhawks.  Chris played just four games for the team before sustaining a shoulder injury. In the fall of 1999, he was claimed on waivers by Dallas. He split time with them and their farm team, the Michigan K-Wings of the IHL. He signed with the St. Louis Blues for the 2000-2001 season, but played on the Worcester Ice Cats of the American Hockey League. There he suffered what would later prove to be a career ending injury. He joined the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in the fall of 2001 in a failed attempt to rehabilitate his injury, and he retired on his 27th birthday, October 25, 2001.

Chris is currently an Assistant Coach with the Kamloops Blazers and the Head Coach of the Thompson Blazers in the BC Hockey MML League.

David was an Assistant Coach with the New York Rangers for 3 seasons.  He worked 11 seasons with the Colorado Avalanche as the club's Director of Player Development. Oliver spent three seasons as Director of AHL Operations for the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate at the time.

David works closely with Avalanche Assistant General Manager Craig Billington in overseeing the development of all the franchise's prospects in the professional, junior and college ranks in both North America and Europe.

The Sechelt, B.C., native spent seven seasons with Lake Erie as he joined the club during its inaugural campaign in 2007-08. He spent four seasons as the Monsters' Director of Player Development and General Manager (2007-2011) before being promoted to Director of AHL Operations on July 29, 2011. Under his watch, Lake Erie finished with a 44-28-3-5 record (96 points) in 2010-11 and earned its first playoff berth in franchise history. He also served as an assistant coach for the team over the course of two seasons.

Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the seventh round (144th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Oliver played in 233 career NHL games with the Oilers, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

Overall, the former right wing spent 13 years in professional hockey, including parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League. He scored 49 goals and added 49 assists for 98 points during his NHL career. He made his NHL debut on Jan. 20, 1995 and went on to lead the Oilers with 16 goals during that shortened season, becoming the first rookie in franchise history to lead the team in scoring. He followed that up with a 20-goal campaign in 1995-96. Oliver's playing career included 10 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Rangers and Stars.

Oliver played four seasons of collegiate hockey at the University of Michigan. He was named the CCHA's Player of the Year in 1993-94.

His playing career also took him to the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, Deutsche Eishockey Liga, British National League & Swe-1. 

Angelo, Is MGD’s Chief/Head Goaltending Consultant, he was recognized as a “perfect fit” for the goaltending development arm of Magic Hockey with his experience and expertise in this area. Results speak for themselves with many students achieving elite status in both Canada and the US. His passion about hockey and the development of goaltenders is immeasurable. Goaltenders, players and parents alike will say he is committed to the process of building a solid foundation for his Protégés both on and off the ice. Drawing from his wealth of knowledge gained from his 34+ years of international hockey experience including 8 years as a professional goaltender in the Italian First Division. These years of training and playing the game at the higher levels have provided him knowledge and an understanding that can be passed onto his students.

Angelo’s philosophy is to impart the value of success for all the athletes I train and oversee. He believes that all goalies should strive to be the best they can be by formulating and attaining a balance between the technical, physical and mental aspects of the game. A key facilitative dimension to attaining this balance is the motivation of the athlete, helping him/her to construct personal criteria of success.

Certifications: 

· NCCP Coaching HP Dev 1

· Speak Out Program

· CRC

· Minor Hockey Consultant

· Goaltending Consultant Junior Hockey (PRO/COLLEGE/WHL/BCHL/Junior B)

· Hockey Canada Academy Instructor

· Canucks First Strides Program

Hockey Experience:

· 20 years of Instructing goaltenders

· Goalie Coach Portland Winterhawks, WHL

· 8 yrs professional hockey in Italian First Division

· Played Junior hockey in BC

· Instruction of Junior and Minor hockey goaltenders in Italy

· Minor Hockey Association – goaltending consultant

· Hockey Performance Centre – Dusan Benicky

· Goaltending consultant various Junior Hockey Teams in Canada

· Junior Prep Camp, Port Alberni, B.C. – Goaltending Consultant

· Mentorship under Yuri Karmanov (Tretriak’s goaltending partner for Moscow Red Army and the USSR Olympic Team)

· Goaltending consultant Disney Movie “Miracle”

Derek has been a Coach with SFM for 9 years.  Derek is a four-time BC Provincial Champion, winning the title in three consecutive years as a player (Midget B, Midget AAA, and Major Midget) and again while assisting the Kelowna Midget Tier 1 Jr Rockets in 2013-14. He also spent two years with the Nelson Leafs of the KIJHL after minor hockey. Derek has been exposed to working with many players from all levels of minor hockey to the NHL. Derek has also previously coached with the SD23 Hockey Canada Skills Academy, one of Hockey Canada's most sought after Skills Academy programs nationwide. Derek shares his passion of developing hockey players into smarter and more effective skaters, the number one skill needed to play the game of hockey!