HOCKEY OPERATIONS | |
Mike McKenzie | General Manager |
Michael Zsolt | Assistant General Manager |
Murray Hiebert | Senior Advisor, Scout |
Jussi Ahokas | Head Coach |
Jeff Kyrzakos | Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager |
Brad Flynn | Assistant Coach |
Jordan DeKort | Director of Goaltending and Video Coach |
Brandon Merli | Director of Sports Science |
Youssef Zaki | Assistant Strength Coach |
Matthew Hitzig | Hockey Operations Assistant and Scout |
SCOUTING | |
Mat Goodwin | Midget / Free Agent Scout |
Ray Hollowell | Head Scout |
Mike Bukator | Director of Prospect Development |
Mike Sadler | Consultant and Windsor/Michigan Scout |
Tark Bertrand | Northern Ontario Scout |
Darryl Hollowell | Greater Toronto Area Scout |
Kenneth Kerto | GTHL Midget/Free Agent Scout |
Brian Sommariva | USA Scout |
Bill Underwood | Eastern USA Scout |
Jeremy Browning | USA Scout |
Dave Prpich | Consultant |
TRAINING | |
Dan Lebold | Head Trainer and Equipment Manager |
Nick Lichti | Head Athletic Therapist |
Ben McEvoy | Assistant 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.