Generals Announce Hockey Staff
Published on May 5, 2006 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Oshawa Generals News Release
Oshawa, Ontario - May 5th, 2006 (Generals Hockey Inc.) - The Oshawa Generals announced today that Vice President and General Manager, Brad Selwood will assume the additional role as Head Coach of the hockey club for the upcoming season. Brad, a native of Leamington, Ontario, has played, coached and managed in a variety of leagues including the N.H.L., the E.C.H.L., the O.P.J.H.L. and the O.H.L. Brad was a member of the 1968 Memorial Cup champions, Niagara Falls Flyers and was later that year selected in the N.H.L draft as the first-round selection, 10th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brad went on to play in the W.H.A. where he was a member of the Hartford Whalers, the first team to win the Avco Cup. Brad's former players who have gone on to be Captains in the O.H.L. include Ryan Oulahen, Marco Caprara, Zack Stortini, and B.J. Crombeen. Brad also coached two-time O.H.L player-of-the-year Corey Locke. Brad certainly knows what it takes to ice a winner. Brad is 58, married to Bonnie and has two sons, Ryan, 33 and Kevin, 30.
Also joining the Oshawa Generals staff will be Chris DePiero who has been named Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager. Chris joins the Generals after spending seven seasons with the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League. During that period, Chris was the Head Coach and for the past three years was also the General Manager of the team. The club, under Chris's direction, won the Division title the past three years and also won the League title the past two years. Chris is a two-time winner of the Coach-of-the-Year award for the South Division in the O.P.J.H.L. In 2001, Chris was the Assistant Coach of the U-17 bronze medal winner. Chris has seen many of his players continue to develop after graduating from the O.P.J.H.L., two of the most notable being Mike Cammelleri and Andrew Cogliano. Chris is a graduate of the University of Toronto where he was a member of the Blues hockey team and he also played one season in Italy. He is 37 years old, a high school teacher, is married to Kelly and has two daughters, Mikayla, 5 and Kieran, 2.
Sean Murphy, eldest son of N.H.L. V.P., Mike Murphy, has been named Assistant Coach. Sean, who is 28 years old, played four years of Junior hockey and five years with York University where he was the captain for his final two seasons. Sean then went on to play two seasons with San Diego of the E.C.H.L. Sean is a graduate of York University and is an elementary school teacher.
Joining the team as Director of Player Development is law-school graduate, Al Clarke. Al has been involved in the Mississauga Charger organization for a number of years with many varied responsibilities including the General Manager position for a two-year term. He spent 13 years coaching in the Mississauga Minor hockey association, even having coached Dale Mitchell early on. Al has three children, Tara, 24, Jacob, 18 and Joey, 17.
Brad Selwood had these comments in announcing the changes to the hockey staff:
"Chris DePiero is a quality person who I have coached against and have known on a personal level for many years. He has an incredible understanding of Junior hockey and I am looking forward to working with him. I have no doubt that Chris will develop into an outstanding Head Coach in the Ontario Hockey League."
"Sean Murphy brings many qualities to the position of Assistant Coach, his willingness to work hard to succeed being just one of them. I have coached Sean and he was likely one of the best captains I ever had."
"Al Clarke is a well-respected, intelligent individual who fits our needs for this role perfectly."
President Trish Campbell had this to say about the new hockey staff:
"After consultation with ownership and the hockey management and after conducting an extensive search, we feel that we have put together a coaching and management staff that will give the team the stability and the leadership needed to succeed at the next level. It is very important to the organization that this team be given the best opportunity to develop and realize their potential. With the hockey people now in place, along with very good drafts both this year and last, we now feel that we should have post-season success as well as the ingredients for a winning Memorial Cup bid in 2008."
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