The Regina Pats Senior VP of
Hockey Operations and Head Coach John Paddock is the Dunc McCallum Memorial
Trophy Award winner as the WHL’s Coach of the Year. The announcement was
made during the Western Hockey League’s annual awards luncheon earlier today in
Calgary, AB. Paddock was up against the Kelowna Rockets Head Coach Dan
Lambert.
“Winning this is very humbling
with all of the fine coaches in the league, and the fact this is voted on by my
peers,” said Pats Head Coach John Paddock. “A special thank you to all of
the staff, I would not be here without their support. I also want to
thank our ownership group who provided me this opportunity.”
Coach Paddock is the third Pats
coach to be named Coach of the Year since the award’s inception in 1969.
The previous Pats winners were Bob Lowes (2001-02) and Earl Ingarfield
(1971-72). Lowes went on to be named the CHL Coach of the Year.
The Oak River, MB native was
hired by the team August 6, 2014 and guided the Pats to a 37-24-5-6
record. The 2014-15 regular season was Paddock’s first in junior hockey
since he played for the Brandon Wheat Kings in 1973-74.
“This is a great honour for John
and we could not be more proud of not only the on-ice success, but also John’s
impact on our players,” said Pats President Todd Lumbard. “His attitude
and philosophy is not just about developing talented hockey players, but
leaders off the ice.”
Pats defenceman Colby Williams
was also honoured at the luncheon as an Eastern Conference Second Team
All-Star. The Regina native led Pats blue-liners with 41 points (11G,
30A) and finished second in the WHL with a +45 plus/minus rating.
Williams was originally named an all-star March 24, 2014.
(Regina Pats Hockey Club)
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