Bulldogs Hockey Operations Staff
David Michaud
President / Alternate 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
Joe was hired by the Bulldogs following four seasons as the Head Coach & GM of the BCHL’s Merritt 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 an Assistant Coach with Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge the past two years. He spent a total of eight seasons in Merritt, including four as an Assistant Coach, and was previously the Head Coach of the KIJHL’s Creston Valley Thunder Cats.
Email: joe@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Jeff Dubois
Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager
Jeff joined the Bulldogs in June 2017 following three seasons as the Head Coach/GM of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Creston Thunder Cats. He was named the KIJHL’s Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading Creston to a Bronze Medal at the Cyclone Taylor Cup. Previously, he won back-to-back championships as Head Coach at Selkirk College of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League in 2012 and 2013.
Email: jeff@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office: (250) 723-4412
Cell: (250) 513-0189
Brandon Shaw
Assistant Coach & Player Development Coordinator
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
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
John Heisler
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Email: john@albernivalleybulldogs.ca
Office:(250) 723-4412
Cell: (250) 857-8787
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