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If
you are inquiring about playing for the Sioux Lookout Flyers
and/or if you’re telling someone about the Flyers organization,
this site is for you. You will find information about the Flyers
program, educational opportunities and the benefits of living in
the Sioux Lookout area.
Sioux
Lookout's Ryan Parent, Nashville Predators and the Philadelphia
Flyers Captain Mike Richards played
for Sioux Lookout Minor Hockey AAA
program. Sioux Lookout is a hub
for hockey in North Western Ontario. Jimmy Roy former
Manitoba Moose graduated out of Sioux Lookout Minor Hockey System.
He was Yannick Dupre Memorial Award winner in 02/03 as AHL player
who best represents the spirit of Yanick Dupre with his
involvement in the community. Matt Miller, another Sioux
Lookout Hockey graduates plays for the Cardiff Devils in Europe
and various others have played in various levels of
Hockey, NHL, Major Junior, AHL, Pro in Germany, Semi Pro in US.
A successful Senior AA Hockey
program preceded the Flyers Junior A program. Sioux Lookout is a
hub of hockey in North Western Ontario.
The
hockey program is intentionally put together to develop players
interested in pursuing US College, Canadian University, Major
Junior, or professional levels.
Sioux
Flyers Alumni:
2008/09 Jeffrey
Bienvenue >
Neumann University
2009/10 Nathan Brown
> Northland College
2009/10 Clayton Lewis
> Buffalo State
2009/10 Darren Turner > Northland College
Sioux
Lookout Flyer Program
Schedule
The
SIJHL regular season schedule is 52 regular season games. Most of
the games are played on weekends with the exception of a few games
during the week played against nearby teams. On
the road, the Flyers use their own coach bus with professional
driver. The Club covers accommodation and meal costs during team
travel.
Practices
Practices
are held five days a week for one and a half hours per day. Lots
of ice time is essential to a player's development and
improvement. Practice is scheduled so that school classes are not
interrupted when possible. The Flyers also have an extensive
off-ice training program coordinated by our professional physical
trainer. The Municipal
Recreation Centre is attached to the Memorial Arena and includes
weight training facilities, aerobic equipment, running track,
gymnasium, squash and racquetball courts.
The Club covers player’s fitness centre membership
fees.
Head
Coach
and General Manager
Randy
Lulashnyk
Coach/General Manager Randy has established a relationship
with several American and Canadian Colleges so as to both scout
and recommend players wanting to advance their college education
and playing career.
See also "Jeffrey Bienvenue
signed with Neumann University" |
General Manager / Head Coach |
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2009/2010 3rd in the SIJHL
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2008/2009 Randy joined the Flyers mid season
(Randy
get Jeffrey Bienvenue
#10 signed with Neumann University)
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2007/2008 Dudley Hewitt Cup Semi-Finalists
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2007/2008 SIJHL Champions
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2007/2008 SIJHL League Pennant Champions
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2007/2008
Top 15 CJHL list December to April 07/08
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2007/2008
1st place Coach of the All-star Game SIJHL Jr. A
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2006/2007
Coach of the Year, SIJHL, Jr. A
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2004/2005 Keystone Jr. B Hockey League All-Star Game Coach
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2003/2004 Western Champions 2 wins-3 losses
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2003/2004 Manitoba Provincial Jr. B League Champions
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2003/2004 North West Jr. B League Champions
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2003/2004 North West Jr. B League All-Star Game Coach
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2000/2001 Coach of the Year SSJHL, St. Phillips Rangers
10
years experience Coaching and Scouting at Junior Level
5
Years experience as General Manger
Attending
advanced Coaching Seminar 2003
Coaches
Awareness Program Certificate 2003
Intermediate
Coaching Certificate 2000
Coaching
Level 1 Certificate 1997
Chemical
Dependency Intervention Certificate 1996
The team has also
Assistant Coaches and a Goaltender Coach
Medical
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The
general health and well being of each player is a major concern
with the Flyer’s staff. It is expected that the players
have their own primary provider through provincial or private
health care coverage. Arrangements are made with local
doctors to take out-of-town players as their patients. In
addition to our training staff we have a health care professional
in attendance at all of our home games.
Sioux Lookout is a medical hub and has approximately 20
doctors working here at any time. A new $140 million regional hospital is under construction
to replace two existing hospitals.
Team
Physician: Dr. Jonathon E Morgan
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Transportation
The
Sioux Lookout Flyers Hockey Club owns a Coach bus for
all travel requirements during the hockey season.
Equipment
The
Club provides equipment and supplies such as helmet, pants,
gloves, sweater, socks, sticks and tape. The Club also helps
players get team discount prices on skates. All equipment is team
discounted and purchased through a local Sport Store next door to
the arena.
Nutrition
Our
Registered Dietitian provides advice and nutrition information to
the players and billet families. Our Dietitian will provide
individualized nutrition plans and follow up to interested
players.
Dietitian:
Jennifer
Maki, "JM
Nutrition Consulting"
Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) from the University of Saskatchewan in
2000, Master of Science (Nutrition) and Dietetic Internship from the University
of Maine in 2002. She has been working as a Registered Dietitian in Sioux
Lookout and surrounding area since 2002.
Strength
and Conditioning
Our
qualified strength and conditioning coach prepares both off-season
and in-season plans for our team. Leadership and advice is provided on an individual basis.
The strength and conditioning program and leadership,
combined with the advice from our professional nutritionist and
the membership provided by the team to the fitness centre
adjoining our arena facility, provides every player the
opportunity to optimize his performance.
Strength
and Conditioning
coach:
Melissa Zarecki, CK,
CEP,
"Functionally
Fit"
Melissa
received her Honors Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from Lakehead
University in 2002.
She is also a Certified Exercise Physiologist with the
Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology.
Melissa has been working in the field of strength and
conditioning since 2002.
Education
The
Flyers place a high priority on a player's education and are
committed to helping him gain a higher level of education through
his hockey career. As
well as the local high school, Sioux Lookout has a community
college program through a Confederation
College campus in the community and outreach programs by
Lakehead
University.
Our
Player
Services Coordinator
is employed at the high school and
will assist and counsel players to coordinate their education
programs.
Education
Policy:
1.
If the player is under 18 or has not
graduated from high school, the player is expected to register and
attend high school.
2.
If the player has graduated from high
school, we encourage players to register and/or attend one or more
college or university classes.
3.
If the players are 18 or over and choose
not to attend high school or college, players must volunteer to
community services and/or get part time work.
4.
All
players are requested to attend 1½ hours per week of life skills,
tutoring and guidance workshop conducted by the
Players Services Coordinator.
Guidance
Before
they arrive in Sioux Lookout, players can receive help in choosing
courses and enrolling at a high school or college. Particular
emphasis is placed on choosing courses that will transfer to
Canadian and U.S. universities. During the season, our Player
Services Coordinator
will assist players to succeed in their
studies with advice, coordination of tutors, and follow up and
communication with the schools. Each week, a 1.5-hour Study Hall
allows players to complete assignments and to receive help from
tutors and from fellow players.
Player
Services
Coordinator:
Debra Bray
Student
Counsellor, Keewatin- Patricia District School Board. 20 years of
experience as an educational counsellor, including counselling
students in areas such as personal crises, drug and alcohol
addictions, social & emotional well being.
Life
Skills Mentoring
The
Flyers Player Services provides a Life Skills Mentorship Program
in which some of the benefits are:
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Improve self confidence and self esteem
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Receive direction, broaden horizons and learn from past
mistakes
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Increase knowledge and skills, develop ethics and standards
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Provide career and interest advancement and networking
opportunities
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Enhance creativity and improve problem-solving techniques
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Orient new players
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Develop new career paths
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Develop future leaders
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Increase a player's control over career progress
Player
Services
Coordinator:
Debra Bray
Student
Counsellor, Keewatin- Patricia District School Board. 20 years of
experience as an educational counsellor, including counselling
students in areas such as personal crises, drug and alcohol
addictions, social & emotional well being.
High
School
In
the public school system, the Flyers Club works closely with
school counselors and teachers to ensure classes are attended and
graduation requirements are met. The Club if required arranges for
tutoring. The quality of education, which is provided at our high
schools, is appropriate for advancement of education needs.
Confederation
College
The
Flyer team is lucky to have a Confederation
College extension located in Sioux Lookout. This College
offers diploma and university transfer courses. College-age players are encouraged to take
at least one course per semester, to prepare for life as a college
athlete and to lighten semester loads when attending a Canadian or
U.S. College or university.
Jobs
The
Player
Services Coordinator provides opportunities for players to
obtain part time work that will not conflict or interfere with the
Flyers schedule. The
community of Sioux Lookout is economically diverse and has many
job opportunities. Unlike
many small northern communities which rely heavily on the forestry
or mining sector, Sioux Lookout’s economy includes acting as a
regional service centre for thirty remote access First Nations
communities to the north, air transportation centre, regional
medical centre, tourism, CN Rail main line divisional centre, MNR
District Office and Fire centre, INAC and Health Canada offices,
professional offices (lawyers, engineers and architects, medical,
educational), retail and commercial sectors.
Player
Services
Coordinator:
Debra Bray
Student
Counsellor, Keewatin- Patricia District School Board. 20 years of
experience as an educational counsellor, including counselling
students in areas such as personal crises, drug and alcohol
addictions, social & emotional well being.
Sioux Lookout - Hub of the
North
Welcome
to the Municipality of Sioux
Lookout, Hub of the
North and Tourist haven. The below noted sites are a guide to Municipal
services and community organizations.
Municipal Web
page www.siouxlookout.ca
Chamber of
Commerce web page www.siouxlookout.com
Sioux
Lookout is in the heart of fishing, hunting, swimming and boating
resources. We have a nine hole golf course, riding stables,
groomed cross country ski trails, snow mobile trails, community
fitness centre, and clean fresh air.
Our airport is one of the busiest airports in Ontario in
terms of landings and take-offs. We are truly the Hub of the North situated half way between
Thunder Bay and Winnipeg.
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Flyers
Lounge and Dressing Room
The
Flyers play all their home games in Sioux lookout Memorial Arena,
which includes a state-of-the-art dressing room and players lounge
with a 42" TV. The Municipal gym and fitness centre is located in the
same building. The
arena is centrally located in the community with easy access to
hotels and restaurants.
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Sioux
Lookout Golf and Curling Club
Along
with the lakes and a full array of sports fields, Sioux Lookout
has a well-groomed, fully irrigated nine-hole golf course open to
all and located in the community.
Room
and Board
All
out-of-town players are provided with room and board. Players are
placed in carefully selected billet homes and these families are
generally involved in some aspect with our Club. They take great
interest in the player on and off the ice. Our Player Services
Coordinator acts as a liaison for the players and player’s
families to ensure a good situation for players, host families,
and player’s families.
Player
Services
Coordinator:
Debra Bray
Student
Counsellor, Keewatin- Patricia District School Board. 20 years of
experience as an educational counsellor, including counselling
students in areas such as personal crises, drug and alcohol
addictions, social & emotional well being.
Community
Services
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The
Flyers are a high profile sports club in the community and are
often asked to take part in various functions. In addition,
players go to elementary schools for volleyball or floor hockey
and work to promote positive life styles. As role models for
hundreds of youth in the community and surrounding region, players
must conduct themselves in a respectable manner at all times.
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Player
Services
Coordinator:
Debra Bray
Student
Counsellor, Keewatin- Patricia District School Board. 20 years of
experience as an educational counsellor, including counselling
students in areas such as personal crises, drug and alcohol
addictions, social & emotional well being.
Executive
Board
The
executive Board is a highly skilled and professional team of
hockey enthusiasts in their fields of expertise. Their volunteer
dedication and interest is motivated by their keen interest for
the people in the community, the hockey players well being and a
winning program first and then a winning team.
President-Doug
Lawrance, P.Eng.
Partner of Keewatin-Aski Ltd. Consulting Engineers & Architect
for 25 years.
Involved
as minor hockey executive and coach for ten years.
Coached local A and AA teams and regional AAA teams.
Vice
President- Niels Madsen
Madsen Motors Ltd - GM Dealership, Owner/President
Mascotto’s Marine Ltd Owner/President
Treasurer-
Carol Roy
Lamplighter Motel, Owner/Manager
Coach
and General Manager- Randy Lulashnyk
resume shown under Coach
Player
Services Coordinator - Debra Bray
Student Counsellor, Keewatin- Patricia District School Board. 20
years of experience as an educational counsellor, including
counselling students in areas
such as personal crises, drug and
alcohol addictions, social & emotional well being.
Business
Manager and Marketing - Les Wills
Owner/President of Northern Training and
Consulting Services, played university level hockey, past
Commissioner Senior AA Hockey League, Post Graduate studies at
University of Saskatchewan- Education,
University of Michigan- Business and Administration and
Atlanta University- Professional Consulting.
Technical
Services / Web
Site Manager - Andreas Kottschoth-
C.Tech
Associated of Keewatin-Aski Ltd. Consulting Engineers &
Architect.
Involved as minor hockey executive and coach for seven
years. Coaches local A and AA teams.
Dingsda Racing Team - Business Owner
2010-11 Training Camp Registration
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