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

 

Brandon Shaw
Assistant Coach & Dir. of Player Development

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

 

Jane Roth
Office Coordinator

Email: jane@albernivalleybulldogs.ca

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