Neepawa Natives hire new head coach

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Published on Friday, May 22, 2015

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

The Neepawa Natives have found the man who they hope will lead them to some significant on-ice improvement during the 2015-2016 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season. The junior ‘A’ club announced on Wednesday, May. 21 that Jim Fuyarchuk has been hired as the new head coach.

Fuyarchuk brings a wealth of coaching experience to the organization. He most recently coached the Miskolci Jegesmedvek under 18 hockey club in Hungary. His background includes five years in the Great Britain Superleague of which three were with the Bracknell Bees organization. Fuyarchuk also spent four years as the coach of the Australian National under 18 team and has coached in the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence with the under 17 World Challenge. 

Closer to home, Fuyarchuk has a four year tenure as an assistant coach with the Waywayseecappo Wolverines of the MJHL and served as head coach of the Brandon University Bobcats in CIS.

Via press release, Neepawa Natives general manager Myles Cathcart said they are pleased to welcome coach Fuyarchuk to the organization.  

“The team has made some very good strides in areas of drafting and development in the last couple years and adding a coach of this calibre is exciting for the organization,” said Cathcart.  “Jim brings experience, an excellent work ethic and a strong focus on skill development in order for players to compete at the next level.”

Fuyarchuk has indicated via news release that he’s ready to get the process started and believes the organization is moving in the right direction.

“I am most excited to be joining the Neepawa Natives Hockey Club. They are a young developing team moving in the right direction, and I am looking forward to getting the 2015/16 season underway,” said Fuyarchuk.