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STONEY CREEK ANNOUCES NEW HEAD COACH

The 2011-2012 Stoney Creek Warriors hockey season has come to an end and they have already started building for the upcoming season.

Stoney Creek Warriors owner/President Ron Van Kleef would like to announce that Ryan Kuwabara will add to his GM role for next season and become the new Head Coach of the club effective immediately.

Prior to him joining the Warriors as GM last year, Ryan spent 17 years playing professionally in the AHL,ECHL, Europe and Asia.  Ryan was a 2^nd round pick of the Montreal Canadiens and represented Japan in the 1998 Winter Olympics.  Since retiring he has been an asst. coach with the Georgetown Raiders and Hamilton Red Wings.  This past season he was the Head Coach of the Hamilton Jr. Bulldog Minor Midget Team that were OMHA Finalists and played in the OHL Cup.  He is Hamilton resident that played for the ’88-’89 Hamilton Kilty B’s Jr.B hockey club before being selected in the 1^st round to the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL.

"My goal is make the Warriors Organization one of the best programs in the GOJHL and help develop area players so they can be ready to play at the next level.  It is important to me that we bring back the excitement of Junior hockey back to our area." said Kuwabara.

Contact Info

Ryan Kuwabara - ryank@stoneycreekwarriors.com