Clark Relieved of Duties

KAMLOOPS, BC – The ownership group of the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club announced today that it has relieved Dean Clark of his duties as General Manager and Head Coach of the team effective immediately.
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r“This is a difficult day,” said Blazers’ principal owner Tom Gaglardi. “However, we have concluded that without a change in leadership there was not a reasonable expectation of our club playing to its full potential. As owners, we believe we owe the players and their families an environment where they can excel both on and off the ice. It is clear to us that our players have fallen short of their own personal expectations.”
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r“We as a group would also like to thank Dean for his four-plus years in the service of the hockey club. He did a tremendous job of bringing the franchise forward in that time. The team is in much better shape today than it was four-and-a-half years ago so we would like to thank him for all his efforts both with the team and within the community,” said Gaglardi.
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rThe remainder of the coaching staff – Assistant Coach and Assistant General Manager Shane Zulyniak, Assistant Coach Andrew Milne, and Assistant Coach Steve Gainey – will be retained. The club expects to name an Interim Head Coach and an Interim Director of Hockey Operations within the next seven days.
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