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Hurricanes Announce 2021-2022 Hockey Staff

August 25, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Lethbridge Hurricanes News Release


LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club announced Wednesday that they have hired Ryan Aasman as their new Video Coach, joining assistant coaches Jeff Hansen and Matt Anholt and head coach Brent Kisio.

Aasman, 29, joins the Hurricanes after spending the 2020-2021 season as the head coach of the Calgary Northstars of the Under-18 AAA League. Prior to his season with the Northstars, the Medicine Hat, Alberta product spent one season with the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Grande Prairie Storm where he was promoted to head coach midway through the 2019-2020 season. His coaching career also includes stops with the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA and the Lethbridge Golden Hawks.

As a player, Aasman appeared in 166 regular season Western Hockey League games with the Prince Albert Raiders, Seattle Thunderbirds, Swift Current Broncos, Medicine Hat Tigers and Edmonton Oil Kings from 2007 until 2012. He then went on to spend four seasons attending and playing for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Men's Hockey Team from 2013 until 2017 when he began his coaching career.

Kisio, 38, returns for his seventh season as the 'Canes bench boss. The Calgary, Alberta product is the winningest coach in Hurricanes franchise history with a regular season record of 203-124-33. In his tenure, the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season in all five seasons where playoffs were eligible. He has represented the 'Canes at the Hockey Canada at the Under-17, Under-18 and Under-20 levels.

Hansen, 39, will enter his fifth season with the Hurricanes as an assistant coach. The Calgary, Alberta product has helped guide the 'Canes to three post-season berths, including an Eastern Conference Championship Series appearance in 2018. He has also represented Hockey Canada on two occasions at the Under-17 level.

Anholt, 27, enters his fourth full season on the Hurricanes hockey staff as an assistant coach following a playing career that saw him captain the University of Alaska-Anchorage in NCAA Division I. The Prince Albert, Saskatchewan product will also assume assistant general manager duties this coming season. Anholt has rose through the coaching ranks with the Hurricanes during his tenure starting as a skills and development coach in 2018-2019.

The Hurricanes coaching staff loses former assistant coach Josh MacNevin who joined the Kelowna Rockets as a full- time assistant coach this off-season. MacNevin spent the six previous seasons with the Hurricanes.

On the management level, Peter Anholt, 60, returns for his eighth season as general manager. The Naicam, Saskatchewan product is a two-time recipient of the Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy as the WHL's Top Executive, winning most recently in 2019-2020. The 'Canes have qualified for the post-season on five occasions, including two Eastern Conference Final appearances under Anholt's leadership.

Rob MacLachlan, 62, will enter his sixth season as the Hurricanes head scout. Under his supervision, the Hurricanes have selected NHL draft picks Dylan Cozens (first round) and Alex Cotton (fifth round) and NHL draft eligible defenseman Logan McCutcheon (third round) of the WHL Prospects Draft. In total, nearly half of the Hurricanes Prospect Draft selections from 2016 to 2018 have gone on to play at least one game in the WHL.

In addition to the coaching and management staff, the Hurricanes have announced that play-by-play broadcaster Dustin Forbes, 30, will return for his eighth season behind the mic making him the second-longest serving voice of the Hurricanes in franchise history only behind the legendary Steve Fallwell. Once again joining Forbes for home games, will be Ryan O'Donnell, 28, as colour commentator, marking his third season in that role. All Hurricanes games, home and away, and playoff can be heard once again on 106.7 ROCK for the entire 2021-2022 season.

The Hurricanes open their 2021 ENMAX Training Camp at the ENMAX Centre on September 9th with the annual Red vs. White Intra-squad game scheduled for Sunday, September 12th at 2:00pm.

The 'Canes will begin the 2021 ENMAX Pre-Season on Friday, September 17th when they host the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Hurricanes will play a total of four exhibition games, which both home games at the ENMAX Centre.

Single game tickets for the 2021-2022 regular season will go on sale on Tuesday, September 7th at 10:00am. Catch up on all the latest on the Lethbridge Hurricanes by visiting the team's website at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com, and/or follow on Twitter @WHLHurricanes.

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