When you first assemble a group, it’s not a team right off the bat;  it is merely a collection of individuals.  It is the coache’s job to take these individuals and motivate and mould them into a team, to allow them to be part of something bigger than themselves.

The Soo Greyhounds have a storied history of coaches since the team’s entrance into the league in 1972.

Some of them have gone on to coach professional and minor league teams, others have taken a different path.  ALL however can be proud of being part of the Greyhounds legacy, having greatly influenced young players to strive for excellences in all they do.

A listing of coaches from 1972 to present follows:

1972/73 to 1973/74    
Abbie Carricato

1974/75    
Jim Farelli

1975/76 to 1976/77    
Muzz MacPherson

1977/78    
Muzz MacPherson / Paul Theriault

1978/78    
Paul Theriault

1979/80 to 1984/85    
Terry Crisp

1985/86    
Don MacAdam

1986/87 to 1987/88    
Don Boyd

1988/89    
Don Boyd / Ted Nolan

1989/90 to 1993/94    
Ted Nolan

1994/95    
Dan Flynn

1995/96 to 1996/97    
Joe Patterson

1997/98 to 1998/99    
Dave Cameron

1999/2000 to 2000/01    
Paul Theriault

2001/2002    
Craig Hartsburg

2002/2003    
John Vanbiesbrouk

2003/2004    
Marty Abrams

2004/2005
Marty Abrams / Craig Hartsburg

2005/06 to 2007/08    
Craig Hartsburg

2008/09 to 2010-11  
Denny Lambert

2011-12 – December 2012
Mike Stapleton

December 2012 – 2015
Sheldon Keefe

2015/16 to 2017/18
Drew Bannister

2018/19 to present
John Dean

MATT LEYDEN TROPHY (OHL COACH OF THE YEAR)
2017/18 – Drew Bannister
2014/15 – Sheldon Keefe
2001/02 – Craig Hartsburg
1984/85 – Terry Crisp
1982/93 – Terry Crisp