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Meet the Provincial Regional Coach Mentors

Bill Summers Kamsack This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Bill Summers brings to the Provincial Regional Coach Mentor position many 30 plus years as an educator and administrator. He has been involved with the Coaching Association of Saskatchewan for close to 14 years with 10 of those years sitting as President. Bill has been a course conductor for the SHA for over 21 years leading Coaching Clinics, Coach Evaluations and Instructor. In 2002, Bill completed his Master of Arts Degree in Administration and Leadership with his Thesis being on Mentorship. Bill has been a minor hockey coach for 30 years and coached at the Junior B level with the Canora Cobras, while working as a SJHL and WHL scout.
Blaine Stork Maple Creek This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Blaine Stork joins the Saskatchewan Hockey Association bringing with him many years of playing and coaching experience. Blaine began Minor hockey in Maple Creek and went on to play with the Prince Albert Raiders at the time they were still in the SJHL in 1978 to 1981. There he won 3 league championships, 2 Western Canadian Abbot Cups and 1 Centennial Cup Championship. Plus many years of Senior Hockey. Blaine’s Coaching experience has included 22 years of Minor Hockey, 5 yrs Head Coach of the Cypress Cyclones Jr B where he was awarded PJHL Coach of the Year in 2006/07 season. Blaine has been involved for many years at the Sask First level and was the 2005 U18 Assistant coach, 2009 Team West U17 Assistant Coach and the 2011 Female Team Saskatchewan Head coach at the 2011 Canada Winter Games. Blaine is also a Level 3 Theory and HP1 certified coach.
Brian Flaman Vibank This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Brain Flaman, BA Bed, Grew up in Vibank on a dairy farm and he attended Wilcox and then attended St. F. X. University and played for the Xmen. After playing with the Xmen he moved back to Saskatchewan where he started his school teaching career and also where he coached in the school and community. Brian Played senior ball in Vibank and won provincial and Western champs. He was involved with the Sask First program for numerous years and continues to coach and play hockey. While at St.F.X. University he met his wife and the have, son Michael and daughter Danielle and son in law Jordan, who begot grandson Jack. Brian is a retired teacher who likes to travel and visit friends. Enjoys working with wood and reading, mysteries of the British kind.
Clive Tolley Moose Jaw This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Clive Tolley was born and raised in Moose Jaw and played his entire minor hockey in Moose Jaw before playing with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Clive won a SVHL Championship playing senior hockey with the Rosthern Wheat Kings, had success with the Craik Warriors of the HHL and represented Saskatchewan in Allan Cup playoffs with the Moose Jaw Selects. After university, Clive was asked to coach the Moose Jaw Midget AA Canucks who became SCHL Midget Champions and Champions of the Swift Current International Tournament of Champions in 1974-75. Thus began a coaching career that spanned more than 35 years. Hi-lights include coaching the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation 2007 National Teams (Men’s, Women’s, U20 Male, U18 Male), and more recently, working as an Assistant Coach, Program of Excellence U16 Male Team Saskatchewan at the 2009 inaugural Western Branch Championships, Blackfalds AB. Clive has been a Coaching Course Conductor for the SHA since 1994 and has assisted with the Sask First Program on many occasions, acting as a Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Evaluator and Summer Camp Coach and Manager for the SHA. In addition to coaching and playing, Clive refereed in the SJHL for two seasons and has training and experience in sports psychology and mental training.
Ed Zawatsky Yorkton This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ed Zawatsky joins the Saskatchewan Hockey Association bringing with him many years of playing and coaching experience. He played in the SJHL with the Yorkton Terriers for 2 seasons and thus receiving a 4 year scholarship to Colorado College where he was team captain and MVP in his senior year. He moved onto the ECHL and for 2 seasons before heading overseas to Germany where he played for 9 seasons in the German First Division. In 2002 he again joined the Yorkton Terriers as Assistant Coach and in 2004 to 2010 as Head Coach and GM where he was named 2006 SJHL Coach of the Year, in two seasons 2004-05, 2005-06 he lead the terriers to back to back SJHL Championships, and a 2006 Canadian Junior A National Finalists. He has been involved with the SHA as head coach of Team Saskatchewan U16 team in 2009 and for the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team. He is currently a Head Instructor for the SHA Skills of Gold programs. Ed also finds time to coach his son Alec and watch Christoph via webcast play in Germany.
Jason L'Heureux Battleford This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Jason Ray L'Heureux joins the Saskatchewan Hockey Association bringing with him many years of playing and coaching at various levels. Jason was raised on a farm in Meadow Lake, SK. Three seasons of Junior “A” hockey. Played four seasons in the ACAC, eight seasons of senior hockey as a player coach in several towns across the province. “Have Skates will travel.” Coached midget AAA female, Senior Mens and was a volunteer assistant coach for one season at the University level. Jason has been involved with the Hockey Canada/Saskatchewan Hockey Association specialty skills instructor and mentor coach for the past 5 season. Jason is a HP1 and NCCP level III Coach. His passion has come from his dad, Danny, who signed a contract with the Boston Bruins, back in the original 6 days and he was a great coach. He was a major factor in starting up minor hockey in Ponteix, SK in 1968 and later in Meadow Lake. In Meadow Lake he ran all the minor hockey practices in the 70's early 80's. We would do on-ice circuit training/skills stations once or twice a week (initiation thru juvenile). He was quite an innovator, at one station we attached ourselves to tarp straps, (the black rubber ones with the S-hooks crimped onto one another) to work on resistance skating/quick starts. When he was 15 his dad told him, “Backcheck or barley dust” as I left for camp in Prince Albert. Prince Albert sent me to Kelly McCrimmon in North Battleford to play for the Northstars.
Mike Rooney Weyburn This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Mike Rooney joins the Saskatchewan Hockey Association bringing over 23 years of hockey development experience. Rooney currently owns and operates one of the most successful hockey development camp programs in Saskatchewan. Previous experience has seen him scout in the National Hockey League (Nashville Predators), as well as coach, manage and scout in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (Notre Dame Hounds, Kindersley Klippers, Weyburn Red Wings, La Ronge Ice Wolves). Rooney has also spent time scouting in the Western Hockey League (Swift Current Broncos & Saskatoon Blades). Rooney started in hockey development as a teenager, working at various hockey schools and then coaching in the Midget AAA and Junior B ranks. Rooney has previously been involved in various Saskatchewan Hockey Associations coach and player development programs. The past six years have been spent coaching in all levels in the Weyburn Minor Hockey Association. Rooney is a HP1 / Development II certified level coach. His passion for hockey has grown throughout his family, as Mike and his wife Donna are kept busy throughout the winter watching their son's Jade and Cole, along with their daughter Taylor play throughout the hockey season.
Rod Dallman Prince Albert This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Rod Dallman joins Saskatchewan Hockey Association bringing with him many years of playing and coaching experience. He played for the Midget AAA Raiders, now Mintos, and went on to play for the WHL PA Raiders winning a Memorial Cup in 1995 and getting drafted to the New York Islanders. Rod played 5 yrs pro minor hockey with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and won a Calder Cup in 1989. His playing career was cut short with a career ending knee injury and the he joined the PA Raiders as an assistant coach for 2 yrs. Then moved on to coach the AAA Mintos for 2 seasons. Rod has been scouting for the Raiders for 3 yrs and has now taken on the position of President of Prince Albert Minor Hockey.