Chipper
11-08-2005, 12:41 PM
Cranbrook, BC - Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced Roy Stasiuk has been named General Manager of the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Stasiuk, who has been with the ICE organization since October 1995, has signed a three-year contract with the Hurricanes.
"It is a day of mixed emotions for our Hockey Club. Our job is to develop not only players, but also management whose long term goals are to either advance in our League or in professional hockey and for that we are extremely proud of the opportunity given to Roy. He has been with our organization since the beginning and has grown into one of the top evaluators of young talent in the WHL. We will definitely miss Roy, but would like to wish him and his family all the best in his new job and thank him for his loyalty and friendship," continued Chynoweth.
"This was a very tough decision to make, but I have always had the aspiration to be a General Manager in the WHL. These types of opportunities do not come along everyday and this is a great opportunity for both my family and myself. I would like to thank the Chynoweth family for giving me an opportunity 11 years ago and for allowing me to grow, first as the Director of Player Personnel and secondly for the last four years as Assistant General Manager. I have been very fortunate to work with some great people during my tenure with the ICE organization and I will never forget the memories we shared," commented Roy Stasiuk.
Roy Stasiuk has worked in the WHL since 1988, working as an Alberta Scout for both the Prince Albert Raiders (1988-1994) and Red Deer Rebels (1994-1995). He was responsible for drafting former ICE players Steve McCarthy, Jarret Stoll, Dan Blackburn and Nigel Dawes as well as current players Dale Mahovsky, Ryan Russell, Ben Maxwell and John Negrin.
"It is a day of mixed emotions for our Hockey Club. Our job is to develop not only players, but also management whose long term goals are to either advance in our League or in professional hockey and for that we are extremely proud of the opportunity given to Roy. He has been with our organization since the beginning and has grown into one of the top evaluators of young talent in the WHL. We will definitely miss Roy, but would like to wish him and his family all the best in his new job and thank him for his loyalty and friendship," continued Chynoweth.
"This was a very tough decision to make, but I have always had the aspiration to be a General Manager in the WHL. These types of opportunities do not come along everyday and this is a great opportunity for both my family and myself. I would like to thank the Chynoweth family for giving me an opportunity 11 years ago and for allowing me to grow, first as the Director of Player Personnel and secondly for the last four years as Assistant General Manager. I have been very fortunate to work with some great people during my tenure with the ICE organization and I will never forget the memories we shared," commented Roy Stasiuk.
Roy Stasiuk has worked in the WHL since 1988, working as an Alberta Scout for both the Prince Albert Raiders (1988-1994) and Red Deer Rebels (1994-1995). He was responsible for drafting former ICE players Steve McCarthy, Jarret Stoll, Dan Blackburn and Nigel Dawes as well as current players Dale Mahovsky, Ryan Russell, Ben Maxwell and John Negrin.