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Meet the coaches for RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna for the 2022-23' Season.

For any 14 yr. old, the hockey season leading up to the Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft can be both exciting and nerve racking at the same time.

Recently, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna Female U-18 Prep Defense, Gracie Graham, was selected to take part in the Scotiabank’s Rising Teammates mentorship program.

The RINK Hockey Academy is looking for families in Kelowna, BC and Lake Country area who are interested in becoming a Billet Family for the upcoming 2022-23' season.

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U-18 Prep Student-Athlete, Gavin McKenna, was named Top Scorer for the U-18 Prep Leauge in the CSSHL. McKenna had 65 points in 35 games as a 14 year old playing age advanced - of his 65 points, 23 were goals.

RHA Kelowna is hosting their annual Female Showcase April 15th-17th at Winfield Arena.

RINK and Testify Performance adds to its expansion into the Okanagan with the hiring of Head of Clinic Services, Jennifer Andrews. Jennifer has been working for over a decade as a physiotherapist in several locations across Canada as well as Australia. She is an outstanding Physiotherapist who is incredibly dedicated to the health and wellness of her clients and our student-athletes. She has taken courses in rehabilitation pilates with the APPI, has her level 1 certification with the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada and has additional training in inter-muscular and trigger point dry needling. Jennifer is also a certified sports first responder. 

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna is proud to announce the official coaching staff of our U-15, U-15 Prep, U-16 Prep, U-17 Prep, U-18 Prep and U-18 Female Prep teams for the upcoming 2021-22’ season. We are eager to start this season in our brand-new training facility which our teams will call home for the season! 

RINK and RHA Kelowna continues its expansion in the Okanagan with the hiring of Goalie Development Coordinator, Cam Basarab. Cam comes to us having worked throughout Junior and Minor Hockey in multiple roles as a goalie coach, a video coach, an assistant coach, and as a head coach. Cam’s role will serve dual purposes for goalie development within our organization. Cam will help grow our goalie development programs and offerings similar to the RINK Training Centre in Winnipeg as well as lead the development of all goaltenders in the RHA Kelowna program.

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna is proud to announce that veteran NHL coach, Perry Pearn will be joining RINK as Head Coach of the U-17 Prep Team in Kelowna, BC. Perry has an extensive coaching resume with experience coaching at Junior, University, National and Professional levels.