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Thursday.April 17.2025
Vol.30 No.26
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Kings in rebuild mode Head coach and general manager Steph Seeger already building the next team with the best players he can attract PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com
Now that the 2024/2025 junior hockey season has concluded for the Powell River Kings, preparations are already underway for the next hockey season. Having conducted exit interviews with outgoing players and with staff, head coach and general manager Steph Seeger is now setting his sights on building a competitive team for the future. Seeger said he is starting to put together the next team. “It’s already underway,” said Seeger. “We have one player who has already signed a new recruit form for next year. That’s Tristan Williams, who we had as an affiliate player for 10 games this season from the Campbell River Storm. “I would say recruitment really started a month or so ago in terms of reaching out to players, getting our lists in order, and startWATERFRONT
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ing to get into a deeper dive on the video side of things, which is extremely important.” Seeger said because the Kings did not make the playoffs this BC Hockey League season, it has provided some extra time for him to focus on attracting the right players to next year’s team. “A large part of it is getting the right personnel in here, the right kind of people and the right kind of players,” said Seeger. “We are doing a lot of background research on our players to make sure we are getting the right kind of players in here, whether that is from advisors or other resources. The more information we have on the player before they come here, the better.” Seeger said in Powell River, players are recognizable, and often go to Tim Hortons or Subway, where someone knows them. “I don’t want to bring players into the community who aren’t going to be able to fit in or adjust well to the style and pace of life here,” said Seeger. “We want good, young gentlemen. We want to find them in a really great place and then have them leave even better after they are finished.” Making the players comfortable when they are in the community is important, and Seeger said the club’s billet coordinator Aaron Reid has done an amazing job at finding places for the players to stay, and feel like they have a home away from home. »2
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RIGHT PERSONNEL: Powell River Kings head coach and general manager Steph Seeger is already engaged in recruitment for next year’s hockey team. After missing the playoffs by a significant margin, Seeger wants to build a competitive team by bringing some players back and searching out others who will fit into his system. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO
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