Dartmouth MHA Whalers announce new head coach

We are pleased to announce the coaching staff for this coming season.

Ryan Boucher - Head Coach:

Ryan grew up playing hockey in Cole Harbour until Peewee.  Being from a military family, he moved around to a few cities across Canada and the U.S. to continue to play hockey at the AAA level until last day of minor hockey.  After his hockey career, Ryan began coaching for 2 years at Auburn High school.  2 years after that he was picked up half way through a season with the Shannon Huskies junior C hockey club.  Ryan then landed a head coach job with the Dartmouth Whalers Bantam A team. The following year was with Dartmouth's Bantam AA team, also as a head coach.  Ryan looks forward to the challenge of coaching and developing the players at the Major Bantam level.

Bobby Sacre - Assistant Coach:

Bobby grew up playing his minor hockey in the Dartmouth Whalers minor hockey organization and was involved in the HNS High Performance Program. After his minor hockey was over he played three years for Prince Andrew High School before moving on to the NSJHL. After his competitive playing years, Bobby accepted an Assistant Coaching position with the Shannon Huskies expansion in the NSJRCHL. Last year Bobby was involved in coaching back in the Whalers organization at the Bantam AA level. Bobby is extremely excited about the upcoming season and taking on the new challenge of coaching at the Major Bantam level.

Tyson Aalders - Assistant Coach:

Tyson grew up playing minor hockey in the Dartmouth Whalers organization before moving on to play two years with the Cole Harbour McCains Major Midget program.
Upon completing his second year with the McCains, Tyson was selected in the third round of the Maritime Jr.A Hockey League by the Amherst Ramblers.
After 5 years of junior hockey spread throughout the MJAHL and NSJHL, Tyson took his passion and knowledge for the game behind the bench. Tyson has spent time serving as head coach with the Shannon Jr.C Huskies and also with the Cole Harbour Colts of the NSJHL. He has also spent time as team lead at the Under 15 level with Hockey Nova Scotia's High Performance Program. Coming into his first season with the Major Bantam Whalers, he is excited to give back to the organization where he grew up playing and sparked his passion for the game of hockey.