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(TEAM) OHL – Kitchener Rangers

HOCKEY OPERATIONS
Mike McKenzieGeneral Manager
Michael ZsoltAssistant General Manager
Murray HiebertSenior Advisor, Scout
Jussi AhokasHead Coach
Jeff KyrzakosAssociate Coach and Assistant General Manager
Brad FlynnAssistant Coach
Jordan DeKortDirector of Goaltending and Video Coach
Brandon MerliDirector of Sports Science
Youssef ZakiAssistant Strength Coach
Matthew HitzigHockey Operations Assistant and Scout
SCOUTING
Mat GoodwinMidget / Free Agent Scout
Ray HollowellHead Scout
Mike BukatorDirector of Prospect Development
Mike SadlerConsultant and Windsor/Michigan Scout
Tark BertrandNorthern Ontario Scout
Darryl HollowellGreater Toronto Area Scout
Kenneth KertoGTHL Midget/Free Agent Scout
Brian SommarivaUSA Scout
Bill UnderwoodEastern USA Scout
Jeremy BrowningUSA Scout
Dave PrpichConsultant
TRAINING
Dan LeboldHead Trainer and Equipment Manager
Nick LichtiHead Athletic Therapist
Ben McEvoyAssistant Equipment Manager

Our Legacy

In 1963, Eugene George and a group of Kitchener businessmen brought the Guelph Royals, a farm team of the NHL’s New York Rangers, to Kitchener and renamed them the Kitchener Rangers Junior “A” Hockey Club.

The New York Rangers sponsorship of the team ended in 1967 with the expansion of the NHL’s “Original Six’” Era, so on July 7, 1967, George agreed to purchase the team from the New York Rangers for a sum of one dollar. He declined the opportunity for private ownership but instead turned the team over to the community through the creation of a not-for-profit organization.

“We wanted to put a Junior “A” team on the ice that Kitchener would be proud of,” recalled George. “We wanted to prove we could put together a competitive local team.”