Female U18 AAA
Fraser Valley Rush
Fraser Valley Rush
Al Wozney, General Manager
11th season
Alain Wozney will oversee both the Fraser Valley Rush and the Greater Vancouver Canadians teams this season. Wozney is entering his 11th season working in the BCEHL and his 10th with the Fraser Valley Rush program, serving as the program’s general manager since the 2014-15 season. He will also take on the role of general manager with the Greater Vancouver Canadians program for his third season. He last oversaw the Canadians in this role during the 2013-14 season. Wozney has over 40 years of experience working and playing in the minor hockey system in B.C.
Wozney played his minor hockey with Burnaby Winter Club before progressing to Junior A and playing with the Burnaby Bluehawks. He then attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland, studying Psychology and Humanities. He is now self-employed and works in hockey management.
Fraser Valley Rush
Jen Collins, Co-Head Coach
1st Season
Jen Collins will step behind a BCEHL bench for the first time during the 2024-25 season as co-head coach of the Fraser Valley Rush. Collins has coached female hockey with Abbotsford Female HA and Chilliwack MHA for the past three seasons, and has been a member of the coaching staff at BC Hockey Program of Excellence Regional Camps in 2022 and 2023.
Collins grew up in Cavan, Ontario and played for Peterborough Girls Hockey Association. She is currently attending the University of Fraser Valley and is working towards a degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Kinesiology. Away from the rink, Collins is a Court Liaison Officer with the RCMP and City of Chilliwack.
Fraser Valley Rush
Jag Bal, Co-Head Coach
1st Season
Jag Bal brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Fraser Valley Rush in his first season as co-head coach. Bal’s coaching career began in 1995, and is highlighted by a BC Hockey Championship victory with Surrey Female MHA in 2017. He has also served as the Coach Coordinator with Surrey Female Hockey Association from 2012-2023.
Originally from Cloverdale, Bal works full-time in hockey as the Director of Scouting for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League.
Greater Vancouver Comets
Greater Vancouver Comets
Shannon Morris-Reade, General Manager
3rd season
Shannon Morris-Reade is entering her third season as general manager during the 2023-24 season after spending the previous three seasons behind the bench of the Greater Vancouver Comets’ program as an assistant coach.
Morris-Reade, who calls Port Coquitlam home, earned her Bachelor of Sciences degree at Lindenwood University where she also played for the school’s Division 1 women’s hockey program. She works full-time as a Cardiology Technologist.
Greater Vancouver Comets
Melanie Jue, Head Coach
3rd season
Melanie Jue will lead the bench staff for the Greater Vancouver Comets this season, which will be her third year in the BCEHL. Coaching has taken Jue around the world. She was an assistant coach with the Chinese Women’s National Team in 2022, an assistant coach with the Varsity Women’s hockey team at Lindenwood University (NCAA) from 2015 to 2018, and she spent three years at the Pursuit of Excellence (now RINK Hockey Academy) in Kelowna.
The Richmond MHA graduate attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Management. During her time there, she played for Cornell Women’s Hockey Team from 2006 to 2010 and was inducted into the Cornell University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. Jue also played professionally for Kunlun Red Star in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (Eurasia) from 2017 to 2021.
Northern Capitals
Northern Capitals
Trevor Sprague, General Manager
5th season
Trevor Sprague will oversee both the Integrated and Female U18 AAA teams in Northern B.C. Sprague has been involved in hockey in the north for over 30 years and has spent the last 15 years working with teams in the BCEHL. He is entering his eighth season as the general manager of the Cariboo Cougars and fourth 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.
Thompson-Okanagan Lakers
Thompson-Okanagan Lakers
Kevin Bathurst, General Manager
2nd season
Kevin Bathurst enters his second year as general manager of the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers, bringing an extensive background in hockey with him. Through nearly 20 years of coaching, Bathurst has held positions with the University of Western Ontario Men’s Hockey Team, the Calgary Canucks and Calgary Mustangs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), RINK Hockey Academy and most recently a pair of seasons behind the bench with the Okanagan Lakers of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL).
Bathurst obtained a Bachelor’s of Kinesiology with a specialization in coaching from the University of New Brunswick in 2004. He then attended the University of Western Ontario, where Bathurst graduated with a Master of Arts in Kinesiology in 2006. Bathurst’s full-time occupation is with Greater Vernon Minor Hockey Association, where he serves as the executive director of hockey operations.
Thompson-Okanagan Lakers
Peter Brindley, Head Coach
1st Season
In his first season in the BCEHL, Peter Brindley steps into the role of head coach of the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers. Involved in coaching for five seasons, Brindley was the head coach of the league-winning OMAHA Central Zone Female U18 A team during the 2022-23 season, and the head coach of the U15 Central Zone U15 AA team during the 2023-24 season.
Originally from Ontario, Brindley is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, with a Bachelors of Business Administration.
Vancouver Island Seals
Vancouver Island Seals
Danielle Sutherland, General Manager
1st Season
Danielle Sutherland takes on the role of General Manager of the Vancouver Island Seals for the 2024-25 season, after serving as the team’s Travel Coordinator during the 2023-24 season.
Sutherland attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she obtained a degree in Physical Education and a certificate in Criminology. Outside of hockey, Sutherland works for the Department of National Defense.
Vancouver Island Seals
Danielle Hardy, Head Coach
1st Season
The 2024-25 season will mark the first in the BCEHL for Vancouver Island Seals’ Head Coach Danielle Hardy. Hardy is a part-owner of Full Force Hockey School, based on Vancouver Island. She was also part of the coaching staff at BC Hockey’s 2024 Female POE Regional Camp in Langley.
With an extensive playing background, Hardy suited up with the NCAA’s Providence College for three seasons between 2015-2018 and USports’ University of Alberta for two seasons between 2018-2020. Originally from Nanaimo, Hardy possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Alberta, and is in the process of completing a three-year Somatic Experiencing Certification. She currently resides in Port Alberni and works as a Specialized Trauma Informed Behaviour Support Worker.