NEW ASSISTANT COACH & TRAINER SET TO JOIN HUGHES BEHIND BULLDOGS’ BENCH
Port Alberni, BC – The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have rounded out their Hockey Operations staff for the 2017/18 season with the additions of Jeff Dubois and Scott Crema. Dubois joins the Bulldogs as the team’s Assistant Coach and Assistant General Manager while Crema will serve as the team’s Trainer/Equipment Manager.
Dubois comes to the Alberni Valley from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Creston Valley Thunder Cats, where he posted a record of 97 wins, 42 losses and 4 ties over three seasons. Following the 2016/17 campaign, Dubois was named the KIJHL’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Thunder Cats to a record of 36-9-1-1 and a first place finish in the league’s Eddie Mountain division. Previous to his time in Creston, Dubois won two B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League championships as the head coach at Selkirk College.
“I’d like to thank Matt Hughes, Ron Paulson and the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society for the opportunity to join the Bulldogs’ team,” says Dubois. “I’m excited by the new direction of the team under Matt’s leadership and I’m honoured to be a part of that. I know the organization well from my time as a Bulldogs scout and I’ve seen firsthand the passion the community has for their team. I can’t wait to get started.”
Crema joins the Bulldogs after recently graduating from Camosun College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic and Exercise Therapy. Crema brings years of hands-on experience, having spent the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons with the Western Hockey League’s Victoria Royals and the 2014/15 campaign with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s Victoria Cougars as a Student Athletic Therapist.
“I’m thrilled to get my foot in the door in the BC Hockey League and begin the process of working my way up the same as our players do,” says Crema. “I’m excited for the experience of working with the Bulldogs’ players and staff and looking forward to a great season.”
Dubois and Crema join new Bulldogs head coach and general manager Matt Hughes, who was hired in April following three successful seasons guiding the Pursuit of Excellence U-18 Prep team. He is also a former head coach of the BCHL’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks and the AJHL’s Grand Prairie Storm.
“I’m excited to solidify our Hockey Operations staff by adding Jeff and Scott to the Bulldogs’ team,” says Hughes. “Both Scott and Jeff bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their respective roles, and having our staff finalized allows us to look forward to preparing for a successful 2017/18 season.”
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For more information, please contact:
Matt Hughes
Head Coach/GM
(250) 723-4412
matt@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
