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 third 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 second 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.

Hunor Torzsok begins his first year as head coach of the U17 Greater Vancouver Canadians. He has served as an assistant coach for the Canadians’ U15 team since the 2022-23 season. 

The Cloverdale, B.C. native played one season with the Valley West Hawks during the 2017-18 season before advancing to the Western Hockey League, where he played for four seasons split between the Vancouver Giants (2016-2019) and for the Everett Silvertips (2019-20). Torzsok concluded his playing career with Simon Fraser University of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League during the 2021-22 season. 

Torzsok earned his Red Seal Certification from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and currently works full-time as an electrician.

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.

The 2025-26 season marks Nikita Poliakov’s first with the BCEHL as he joins the Okanagan Rockets’ bench staff as head coach of the U17 team. 

 He joins the Rockets after serving as head coach of Kelowna Minor Hockey Association’s U18 Tier 2 squad last season. Prior to that, the Chelyabinsk, Russia, product was the head coach of the Aurora Tigers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League during the 2016-17 season, and was an assistant coach with Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association’s Central Zone Rockets’ U15 Tier 1 squad during the 2021-22 season.

Poliakov’s playing career includes four seasons in the OJHL between 2006-2010 with the North York Rangers, Upper Canada Hockey Club, and the Upper Canada Patriots, before finishing his junior career with the Thorold Blackhawks of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. He then played one season of professional hockey with the 1000 Islands Privateers of the Federal Hockey League in the 2010-11 season.

  

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.

Cody Campbell’s second season in the BCEHL will see him step behind the bench for the U17 Thompson Blazers. Campbell has spent the previous two seasons with North Shore Winter Club, serving both as a head coach and skills coach for the association.

Campbell grew up in Maple Ridge and played for Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association. After three years of junior hockey, Campbell moved on to NCAA hockey where he laced up for the University of Alabama-Huntsville Men’s Hockey team for two seasons. Campbell’s hockey journey then took him overseas where he played nine seasons professionally in France and Kazakhstan.

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 second 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 fourth 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 second 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.

Massimo Felicella begins his first season as head coach of the U17 Vancouver North West Hawks, after serving as the team’s assistant coach during the 2024-25 season.  

Felicella has over 10 years of coaching experience at the minor hockey level. Most recently, he was the head coach of North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association’s (MHA) U18 Tier 1 team for the past three seasons. Prior to joining North Vancouver MHA, he was an assistant coach at the U15 and U18 levels with Kelowna MHA between 2015-2017. 

Felicella graduated from Capilano University in 2022.