Meet the Coaches

Coach profile: Jean Pelletier, Dalhousie

Posted by Kristina Rutherford on November 21, 2008 3:03 PM

"I'm just built that way. I coach, and I like it. If people don't like what I'm doing, well, the next time they can step up to the plate and coach."

Coach profile: Chris Whelan, Paradise

Posted by Kristina Rutherford on October 30, 2008 11:30 AM

"Let me tell you, if we win, I think it's great, and I'll brag about it, but first and foremost it's my job to make sure every player came out of that experience and developed and learned new skills."

Coach profile: Stan Polsom, North Vancouver

Posted by Lindsey Craig on October 22, 2008 9:56 PM

Stan Polsom is 74 and in his 38th season coaching hockey. Players call him 'Sergeant Hockey' because his voice is loud and his rules are strict -- but they can't imagine playing for anyone else...

Coach profile: Patrick Lachapelle, Granby

Posted by Lindsey Craig on October 16, 2008 5:40 PM

"They need to have fun so they want to come back the next year. It's progressing without knowing it; that's what I try to do."

Coach profile: Dave Babych, North Vancouver

Posted by Dhiren Mahiban on October 15, 2008 5:23 PM

"For younger kids I think it's pretty crucial to let them use pucks in most drills because that's one thing we don't do enough of, and I think Europeans do."

Coach profile: Alicia MacDonald, Truro

Posted by Kristina Rutherford on October 1, 2008 1:54 PM

"Teaching still goes on during the game, so it's important to always keep a healthy, positive attitude, and continuously be talking and teaching the girls when they come off the ice."

Coach profile: Bruce Ferguson, Fort McMurray

Posted by Lindsey Craig on September 26, 2008 11:09 AM

"As coaches, we ask a lot of our players. Why would an athlete go out and take the shot or the hit if he or she doesn't trust the person asking them? Before we can ask these things from a player, we need to have a certain amount of trust."