Warriors Solidify Scouting Staff
With the Moose Jaw Warriors 2016 Training Camp less than a month away, the Warriors have announced new additions to their scouting staff for the 2016-2017 season.
Returning to the Warriors scouting staff this year are Dale Britton, Don Stanton, Tyson Ramsey, Rob Evers, Brendan Wust, and Paul Willett, and new to the staff are Jason Pashelka, Jeremy Ebbett, and Tanner McCall.
“I am very pleased with the make-up of our staff. We have a really good group of guys that work well together,” commented Warriors Director of Scouting Doug Gasper. “We have a good mix of new young scouts and veteran leadership by our experienced guys and there is certainly a good open environment with sharing of information and working together.”
“I think that as an organization we have really added a strong connection and knowledge base in Midget AAA and Junior A,” Gasper added. “We have added some scouts that are heavily involved in those areas and that knowledge really helps us determine who is committed to the WHL, as well as in our listing of players that were not drafted. It really gives us a strong overall picture of eligible players.”
Gasper is entering his second season as the Warriors Director of Scouting. He originally joined the Warriors in 2007, he was promoted to Assistant Head Scout in 2012, and promoted to Director of Scouting in 2015. Previously to joining Moose Jaw, Gasper was an area scout with the Prince Albert Raiders from 2005 to 2007 and the Head Scout for the Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) from 2009 to 2012.
Britton is entering his seventh season with the Warriors, he is based out of Sylvan Lake, Alberta and covers Central and Northern Alberta. Previously to joining Moose Jaw he spent four years with the Prince Albert Raiders.
Stanton is entering his fourth season with the Warriors, he is based out of St. Albert, Alberta and covers Northern Alberta. Don is the father of former Moose Jaw Warrior Ryan Stanton.
Willett is entering his fourth season with the Warriors, he is based out of Bakersfield, California and covers California and the southern United States. He is a former player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Ramsey is entering his second season with the Warriors, he is based out of Brandon and covers Manitoba. Tyson is the Head Coach of the Brandon Midget AAA Wheat.
Evers joined the Warriors midway through last season and is entering his first full season with the Warriors. He is based out of Langley, BC and is the General Manager of the 2016 provincial champion Valley West Hawks in the BC Major Midget Hockey League and is very involved in BC High Performance hockey.
Wust joined the Warriors midway through last season and is entering his first full season with the Warriors. He is based out of Delta, BC and previously scouted with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL. He is also the Head Scout for the Abbotsford Pilots of the Pacific Junior Hockey League, and the owner of Sniper Industries which runs hockey camps and skill development in BC.
Pashelka is new to the Warriors scouting staff, he is based out of Calgary, Alberta and will cover Southern Alberta. Previously to joining Moose Jaw he spent 12 years with the Portland Winter Hawks.
Ebbett is entering his first season with the Warriors, he is based out of Moose Jaw and will cover Saskatchewan. He a former Assistant Coach of the Moose Jaw Generals (SMAAAHL) and is very familiar with Moose Jaw and Saskatchewan minor hockey.
McCall is entering his first season with the Warriors, he is based out of Regina and will cover Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He is the Assistant General Manager and Head Scout for the Weyburn Red Wings in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
The Moose Jaw Warriors open their 2016 Training Camp Wednesday, August 24th.
