David Michaud
President & Governor
David Michaud was named the Bulldogs team president on July 18th, 2019. Michaud is also the president of Keycorp Sports & Entertainment Ltd, the Bulldogs majority owner. Michaud spent parts of 4 seasons with the Penticton Vees and was apart of their 2016-2017 Fred Page Cup championship. Prior to his time with the Vees, Michaud worked with CAA Sports in their hockey division and spent 5 years as the general manager of the Okanagan Rockets. The Rockets won the 2013-2014 BCMML championship, the Pacific Regional Championship, and bronze at the national midget championships, the Telus Cup. Michaud will oversee all hockey and business operations for the Bulldogs.
Email: david@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Cell: (250) 801-0647
Joe Martin
Head Coach & General Manager
The 2020-2021 season will be Martin’s 2nd behind the Bulldogs bench. Joe was hired by the Bulldogs following eight seasons in Merritt, the final four as the Head Coach & GM of the Centennials. During the 2018-2019 season, he led the Cents to a second-place finish in the league’s Interior Division and was named the BCHL’s Coach of the Year. He has also been the head coach and Assistant Coach with Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge the past three years. Prior to his time with the Bulldogs & Centennials, Joe was the Head Coach of the KIJHL’s Creston Valley Thunder Cats.
Email: joe@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Brandon Shaw
Associate Coach & Dir. of Player Development
2020-2021 will be the 2nd for Shaw with the Bulldogs. Brandon joined the Bulldogs in July 2019 following two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the BCHL’s Merritt Centennials. Previously, he spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the GOJHL’s Cambridge Winter Hawks and interned in Analytics & Video with the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs. He brings 13 years of scouting and player development experience with Process Hockey and Andrews Hockey to the Bulldogs organization.
Email: brandon@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Cell: (250) 378-7632
Stephan Seeger
Assistant Coach
2020-2021 will be the 1st season of coaching for Seeger. A native of Mississauga Ontario, Seeger spent 4 years of junior hockey in the QMJHL, OHL, USHL and BCHL. Seeger played 66 games under Joe Martin for the Merritt Centennials. After his junior career was finished, Seeger spent 2 seasons in Germany playing in the DEL2 with both Lowen Frankfurt & EHC Freiburg.
Email: stephen@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Rick Schievink
Director of Scouting
Rick is a longtime Bulldogs staff member whose responsibilities with the team have included coaching, scouting and recruiting. He now manages the Bulldogs’ scouting programs and coordinates the team’s network of scouts around Canada and the United States.
Email: rick@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Cell: (250) 731-6258
Business & Game Day Operations
Jane Roth
Office Coordinator
Email: jane@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Laurie Smillie
Game Day Operations/ Billet Coordinator
Email: info@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Cell: (250) 735-2711
Tom McEvay
Educational Advisor
Tom is known throughout Junior A hockey as an expert in his field. He has extensive experience working with players to ensure they meet the educational requirements needed to be eligible to play NCAA and CIS hockey.
Email: tmcevay@shaw.ca
Accounts Department
Email: bookkeeping@AlberniValleyBulldogs.ca
