U17 AAA

Trevor Sprague will oversee both the Integrated and Female AAA programs in Northern B.C. Sprague has been involved in hockey in the north for over 30 years and has spent the last 17 years with teams in the BCEHL. He is entering his 10th season as the general manager of the Cariboo Cougars and sixth as the general manager of the Northern Capitals. Sprague coached in Prince George for over 20 years before moving to the management side of the game.  

During his coaching and management career, Sprague has won two provincial titles with the Cariboo Cougars’ U18 AAA team. Sprague is also a key driver behind the annual BC Hockey Winter Classic event that is held in Northern B.C. each winter.

In his second season in the BCEHL, Jason Garneau assumes head coaching duties with the U17 Cariboo Cougars. Garneau brings an extensive background to the Cougars, with over 30 years coaching at the junior hockey and minor hockey level.

 

Garneau is originally from Prince George and played his minor hockey with Prince George Minor Hockey Association.

The BCEHL welcomes Brad Veitch for his first season as general manager for the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds. Veitch, between 2002-2022, has held various positions within Mission Minor Hockey Association (MHA), including manager, head coach and assistant coach at the U11, U13, U15, U18 and U21 levels. Additionally, he served as Mission MHA's vice president from 2007-2013. The Mission native was the head coach of the Pacific Junior Hockey League's Mission City Outlaws from 2013-2022. 

Veitch is currently a full-time senior systems analyst. He attended Mercyhurst University from 1990-1994 where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science.

In his first season in the BCEHL, Ralph Vos assumes the position of head coach with the U17 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds. Involved in hockey for 20 years, Vos served as a development coach with Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association from 2008-2016. Presently, he owns and operates Vos Hockey Development which focuses on small group and one-on-one hockey skill development.

Originally from Abbotsford, Vos played two seasons at the Junior A level between 1997-2002. Away from the rink, Vos works in the family logistics business.

Shawn McQuistin embarks on his first season as general manager for the Greater Vancouver Canadians. McQuistin was previously with Richmond Jets Minor Hockey Association (MHA), from 2013-2022 where he served in head coach, assistant coach and skill development coach roles at the U11 and U15 levels. Since 2022, McQuistin has held the position of head coach with the Vancouver Thunderbirds MHA's U11 A1 squad.

The Richmond native is a full-time employee for the City of Richmond's Water Department.

In his first season in the BCEHL, Rod Ramsay takes charge of the U17 AAA Greater Vancouver Canadians for the 2024-25 campaign. Over the last 20 years, Ramsay has been an active part of the coaching community in the Lower Mainland, most recently with Vancouver Thunderbirds MHA, where he was the head coach of the U18 Tier 1 team for the last two seasons. Coaching has taken Ramsay around the world over the last 30 years, including stops in Scotland, Serbia, Hungary and Wales.

Originally from Prince George, Ramsay grew up playing for PGMHA before playing junior hockey in Victoria. 

Steve Smith is entering his fourth season as a general manager in the BCEHL. Smith currently serves as the Director of Hockey Operations of Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association. Prior to this, he was the executive director of Kelowna Minor Hockey Association from 2017-2025, division director from 2010-2017, and a coach in the association from 2008-2017. 

The Kelowna native has compiled over 20 years of experience working in minor hockey in Kelowna.

After serving as head coach of the Female U18 Thompson-Okanagan Lakers for the past two seasons, Ed Patterson joins the U17 Okanagan Rockets as head coach for the 2024-25 season. He spent eight years coaching and facilitating clinics with Kamloops Minor Hockey Association, eight years as head coach of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Kamloops Storm and the two seasons as an assistant coach with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL).  

Patterson played his minor hockey with Delta Minor Hockey Association before playing for the Seattle Thunderbirds, Swift Current Broncos and Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. He accumulated 15 years of professional hockey experience, playing in the International Hockey League (IHL) in North America, Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany, Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the United Kingdom and the National Hockey League, where he played 68 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1993 to 1997.  

Troy Larsen assumes the role as general manager of the Thompson Blazers program for a second consecutive season. Larsen is an experienced member of the hockey community in Kamloops, having served as the Vice President of Kamloops Minor Hockey Association from 2011-2019, and the Director of Hockey Operations for the Kamloops Junior Blazers Development program from 2015-2021.

Originally from Fort St. John, Larsen attended University College of the Cariboo (now Thompson Rivers University) in Kamloops. Outside of hockey, Larsen works for Bell Canada.

After serving as head coach of the U18 Blazers last season, Phil Dillon steps into the role of head coach of the U17 squad for the 2024-25 season. Prior to joining the BCEHL, Dillon served as a coach within Yellowknife Minor Hockey Association, and as a Skills Instructor with the St. Thomas More Hockey Academy in Edmonton.

Dillon grew up playing minor hockey in Calgary, before moving on to the junior ranks with the Okotoks Bisons of the Heritage Junior Hockey League in Alberta. Dillon studied at Concordia University of Edmonton, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Education degree, while also playing five seasons with the school’s hockey team.

Jamie Fiset is entering his eighth year as the general manager of the Valley West Giants and brings an additional nine years of working experience in minor hockey with him. He has previously been involved with BC Hockey's Program of Excellence, including a stint as the head coach of Team BC at the 2016 WHL Cup.  

Fiset was a board member with Langley Minor Hockey Association from 2010-2014. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor's Degree in Education at the University of British Columbia before earning his Master of Arts degree at Royal Roads University. Away from the rink, Fiset is a teacher.

Joshua Daley enters his first season in the BCEHL as head coach of the U17 Valley West Giants. Daley brings over 20 years of coaching experience with various minor hockey associations across the Lower Mainland, most recently with Semiahmoo MHA as the head coach of the U18 A1 Ravens.

 Daley attended Trinity Western University and Simon Fraser University where he obtained Bachelor’s Degrees in Arts and Education. Away from hockey, he is a full-time teacher and the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Reach Trauma Performance Counselling.

John Delli-Carri enters his second season in the BCEHL as general manager of the U17 AAA Vancouver Island Royals. He has been a team manager with Victoria Racquet Club for over seven seasons, and has been an executive member of the association for eight seasons. 

In addition to his involvement in minor hockey, Delli-Carri has previously coached young athletes in soccer and ball hockey. Delli-Carri resides in Victoria and is the Storm & Wastewater Manager with the Municipality of Saanich.

After spending the last 25 years coaching with Victoria Racquet Club, Juan de Fuca Minor Hockey Association and Saanich Minor Hockey Association, Jeff Kerr is entering his third season within the BCEHL, where he will take charge of the Vancouver Island Royals’ U17 AAA team. Originally from Gold River, Kerr was the Manager of BC Hockey’s Best Ever Program for three years and was involved in the program for nine years with both the U16 and U17 teams.

Kerr is a graduate of the University of Victoria where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Geography. Kerr’s playing career began as a member of Gold River Minor Hockey Association and features a Centennial Cup Championship as a member of the Notre Dame Hounds in 1987-88. That team was later inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame.

Greg Harding is entering his ninth season with the Vancouver North East Chiefs program and his seventh as the general manager of the program. The Surrey, B.C. native has been involved in minor hockey for 20 years, previously assuming roles with the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and Langley Minor Hockey Association (MHA).  

Harding played his minor hockey at Burnaby Winter Club and Langley MHA before going on to play for the Delta Ice Hawks, Queens Park Pirates and Richmond Sockeyes of the PJHL. Harding also works full-time with Shadow Agency.

Ty Babych takes on the role of head coach of the U17 Vancouver NE Chiefs in his first season in the BCEHL. A coach in the minor hockey ranks for over 10 years, Babych has coached with various minor hockey associations, including most recently with Coquitlam MHA and Tri-Cities Female MHA.

Originally from North Vancouver, Babych played two seasons with the Squamish Wolf Pack of the Pacific Junior Hockey League. Outside of hockey, Babych works as a Building Manager, overseeing three buildings in the Vancouver area.

James Wall will lead the Vancouver North West Hawks as general manager for his second BCEHL season. With 15 years in minor hockey, Wall's background includes a decade coaching and eight years as director of hockey with West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association (MHA), and four years as director of hockey operations for North Vancouver MHA.

Originally from Maple Ridge, Wall played minor hockey with Ridge Meadows MHA and graduated from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Fine Arts honours degree. Wall is a certified high-performance coach with credentials from BC Hockey and Hockey Canada.

Joe Beaupre enters his first season in the BCEHL as head coach of the U17 Vancouver NW Hawks. Beaupre has coached at the minor hockey level for the past 16 years, including the previous 10 seasons with North Shore Winter Club at the U11, U13 and U15 levels. Over the last two seasons, Beaupre coached with the U11 A1 team at North Shore Winter Club.

Beaupre’s minor hockey days were split between Edmonton and Denver, Colorado, where he played at the AAA level with the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association. He attended the University of Toronto and received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and English.