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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/CO-PUBLISHER Scott Taylor [email protected] @staylorsports | @GameOnHockey DIRECTOR OF SALES/CO-PUBLISHER Jay Averbach [email protected] Associate Editor Carter Brooks and Editor Scott Taylor at work THE FIRST COACHES EDITION SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. In one sentence that sums up the job of the hockey coach. Certainly there is more to being a coach than simply being in charge, simply taking responsibility, and in this issue of Game On, Manitoba’s Hockey Magazine, you’ll learn what it takes. However, ultimately, the coach is the man/woman in charge and that man or woman has a great deal of responsibility – from winning hockey games, to teaching skills to young players to teaching those same young players how to be a good teammate and, in the end, a good person. We’re lucky here in Manitoba. We are surrounded by great coaches. Our cover story in this issue, written by Winnipeg Jets broadcaster Paul Edmonds, will introduce you to Paul Dyck, the 2016-17 MJHL Coach of the Year and one of the finest hockey people you will ever meet. You’ll also meet Peguis Juniors and National Aboriginal Hockey Championship gold medal coach Kevin Monkman, Manitoba Hockey Hall of Famer Barry Bonni of the River East Royal Knights and University of Maine assistant coach Alfie Michaud, the old goalie from Selkirk. As well, we’ll introduce you to skills coaches Lee Stubbs, Jeff Wood and Neal Prokop and a minor hockey coach named Jonathan Brooks who loves the game and the players so much, he’s been happy coaching at levels below Double A for 38 years. This is our annual tribute to the hockey coach. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it. ASSOCIATE EDITOR Carter Brooks SALES EXECUTIVE Chris Dant [email protected] CREATIVE DIRECTOR Manny Martins-Karman STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS James Carey Lauder/Lauder Photo Jeff Miller/100 Acre Woods Photography Tara Miller/100 Acre Woods Photography Laurie Anderson/L. Anderson Photography Bruce Fedyck/m2R Sports CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Jonathan Kozub/True North Sports and Entertainment Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats Rik Fedyck Hockey Canada Ray Peters Lynda Wray/MWJHL Darren Abate/Darren Abate Media Kontinental Hockey League S C O T T TAY L O R EDITOR IN CHIEF COVER PHOTO: Paul Dyck inside the Steinbach Pistons locker room by James Carey Lauder/Game On Magazine. Design by: Manny Martins-Karman GAME ON is Manitoba’s hockey magazine. This is where hockey fans will meet the stars of the game here in Manitoba and where our goal is to pay tribute to those who make hockey this province’s most beloved sport. Published seven times per year by Game On Manitoba Inc., it is edited by Scott Taylor and designed and developed by Manny Martins-Karman and Linda Averbach of Quantum Graphics. Printed by Quantum Graphics. Bogos Demsas Ken Reid/Greystoke Photography CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Scotty Bowman Les Lazaruk John Ploszay Chris Dant Johnston Hall Jim Timlick Any opinions expressed belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily express the views of the magazine, or of the publishers.All published work is edited for accuracy, style, and clarity. We do accept unsolicited material as long as it refers to athletes, coaches, or volunteers involved in hockey in Manitoba. For all information, subscriptions and advertising rates, we can be reached at [email protected] or you can visit our website at www.gameonmag.ca. THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS 1 2 | G A M E O N | NO V EM BER 2 0 1 7 A.J. Zeglen WEBSITE Blue Ink Media