GENEVA, ILLINOIS (Courtesy Chicago Wolves) — The Chicago Steel announced Friday the hiring of Ben Gordon as Associate Head Coach, joining Head Coach Mark Abalan and Assistant Coach Mike Garman behind the bench for the 2017-2018 season. Gordon joins the Steel from the University of Minnesota (Big Ten), where he served as Director of Operations
SAGINAW, Mich. – The Saginaw Spirit rounded out its 2017-18 coaching staff by announcing Friday (Aug. 14, 2017) the team has hired Ryan Kuwabara as Assistant Coach. “I am extremely excited to welcome Ryan to the Spirit organization,” said Spirit Head Coach Troy Smith. “Having observed him develop young players with Ancaster into OHL players
SAGINAW, MI (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – Saginaw Spirit General Manager Dave Drinkill announced Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2017) the signing of 2017 CHL Import Pick Tom Bappert to a standard player agreement. “As an organization, we are pleased that Tom has signed a standard player agreement with the Spirit. Having gotten to know him a little
SAGINAW, MI (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit). – General Manager Dave Drinkill announced Monday (Aug. 7, 2017) the Saginaw Spirit have hired Troy Smith as the team’s eighth Head Coach in franchise history. “We are very pleased to announce that Troy Smith will be taking over as the next Head Coach of the Saginaw Spirit,” said Drinkill.
Waterloo, IA (Courtesy Waterloo Black Hawks) –Weekend matchups with the Des Moines Buccaneers and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders will provide Waterloo Black Hawks fans with an early opportunity to watch the 2017/18 squad come together next month. Tuesday (Aug. 1, 2017), the Hawks announced a pair of preseason home games against the two Iowa rivals.
Kearney, NE (Courtesy Tri-City Storm. – Tri-City Storm Director of Player Personnel and New England scout Vincent Montalbano has joined the Vancouver Canucks as an amateur scout. Montalbano will stay in his current role with the Storm staff. He has been a member of the organization since the start of the 2014-15 season. “I’m really
