Team Staffs Announced for 2025 Prospects Cup

RED DEER – Forty volunteers have been selected to lead the eight teams competing at the 2025 Prospects Cup. 

The staffing complement for each team includes a director of operations, a coach mentor, a head coach, two assistant coaches, and a trainer. The Prospects Cup is a core Hockey Alberta Development program that allows athletes, staff and on-ice officials an opportunity for growth into the next steps of their hockey journey. 

The Prospects Cup is being held in Red Deer at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre, May 7-11. The province is divided into four regions, with two teams selected from each region. Male athletes born in 2012 and playing in a Hockey Canada-sanctioned program are eligible to try out. 

Regional Camp registration opens on January 20. Regional camps will take place April 11-13 in Calgary, Olds, Vegreville, and Edmonton. 

The staff is listed below, and the director of operations will be announced closer to the Prospects Cup.

North Grey (Vegreville)  

Position  Name  Hometown 
Coach Mentor   Dan Hodgson   Fort McMurray  
Head Coach   Ryan Blomme   Spruce Grove  
Assistant Coach   Braden Clarkson   Edmonton  
Assistant Coach   Ian Krauskopf   Grande Prairie  
Trainer   Emily Rae    

 


North Blue (Vegreville)  

Position  Name  Hometown 
Coach Mentor   Colin Ceulemans   Beaumont  
Head Coach   Eric Webb   Edmonton  
Assistant Coach   Doug Auchenberg   Edmonton  
Assistant Coach   Travis Gook   Edmonton  
Trainer   Peyton Wagstaff    

 


Capital Green (Edmonton)  

Position   Name   Hometown  
Coach Mentor   Steve Ewaskiw   Edmonton  
Head Coach   Paul Therrien   Grande Prairie  
Assistant Coach   Drew Stebner   Edmonton  
Assistant Coach   Taylor Johnson   Vermilion  
Trainer   Cassidy Rhodes    

 


Capital Purple (Edmonton)  

Position   Name   Hometown  
Coach Mentor   Serge Lajoie   St. Albert  
Head Coach   Joe Bouvier   Lacombe  
Assistant Coach   Joshua Funk   Athabasca  
Assistant Coach   Brennan Gow   Grande Prairie  
Trainer   Mateaka Ritter    


South Gold (Olds)  

Position  Name  Hometown 
Coach Mentor   Gary Snydmiller   Camrose  
Head Coach   Blaine Ross   Chestermere  
Assistant Coach   Karl Schwonik   Calgary  
Assistant Coach   Jakob Lozinski   Leduc County  
Trainer   Marlee Oczkowski    


South Black (Olds)  

Position   Name   Hometown  
Coach Mentor   Neil Brimmage   Spruce Grove  
Head Coach   Marian Gmitter   Chestermere  
Assistant Coach   Jeremy McNeil   Calgary  
Assistant Coach   Brett Robertson   Calgary  
Trainer   Natalya Watson    

 

Calgary White

Position  Name  Hometown 
Coach Mentor   Matt Hanak   Calgary  
Head Coach   Scott Trotter   Lethbridge  
Assistant Coach   Neil Coughlan   Calgary  
Assistant Coach   Andrew McCann   Calgary  
Trainer   Megan Sehn    

 

Calgary Red

Position   Name   Hometown  
Coach Mentor   Wayne Andrews   Calgary  
Head Coach   Jeff Robson   Calgary  
Assistant Coach   JD Gaetan   Medicine Hat  
Assistant Coach   Cole Gibson   Calgary  
Trainer   Courtney Owen   Calgary  


Hockey Alberta Staff  

Position  Name  Hometown 
Director of Operations, Team Alberta   Mike Kraichy   Red Deer  
Coach Mentor   Barry Medori   Spruce Grove  
Mentor Trainer, Hockey Alberta   Dave Campbell   Grande Prairie  
Manager, Elite Hockey Development   Blake Cosgrove   Red Deer