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MEET THE GHOSTRIDERS

Welcome to another season of Ghostrider Hockey! This season promises to be a

great one and more importantly we will be in our 11th season in the KIJHL.

Since joining the KIJHL in 2004 we have had our successes and our tears, but something that never changes is the support for the Ghostriders.

A huge shout out to the fans and sponsors for your endless support – it means a lot to our team!

I would like to welcome head coach and general manager Craig Mohr back to Fernie! We are very excited having him back as the bench boss. Craig has a great eye for talent, so I am sure we will see some exciting hockey this season. Assisting Craig with the team will be the following:Assistant Coaches:Shawn Potyuk, James Ouimet, Jeff Zmurchyk and Gerry PangTeam Training Group:Kayla Neufeld, Heather Lewis, Leahh Potyuk and Jill SnellTeam Doctor:Dr. Mike StuckeyEquipment Personnel:Darren Pattison and Brader RotvoldScouting Staff:Cody Reinbold, Brian Youngson, Darryl Gangon

I would also like to welcome new board members Earl Price and Gail Nee. Great to have new board members! Also I would like to thank our returning board members – Lynda Moulton, Rose Mangone, Dan McSkimming, Darryl Hutchinson,

Rocky Ferragotto, Dale Nicolson, Ruth Murdoch, Tom Murdoch and Jason Traska, The Ghostriders are very fortunate to have such dedicated volunteers who put in hours and hours of their time. Assisting our board are the many volunteers who help game after game, ensuring the game activities go without any issues.

Retiring from the board is long-time board member George Hurlbut. Thank you for the many years on the board, you will be missed! George will still continue managing the Fernie Ghostrider website and writing the blog at www.fernieghostriders.com along with new ventures of writing for the KIJHL.

Come out and cheer on the Ghostriders!

The full schedule can be found on www.kijhl.ca.

Yours in hockey;Barb Anderson

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Welcome to the 2014-2015 season Community ChampionsThe Fernie Ghostriders are proud supporters of many charities and community groups, and it’s likely that you’ll see them helping out around town at various times during the season. Their contributions include:• Volunteering at the Terry Fox Run

(September 14)• Drive One 4UR Community event with

Fernie Ford (September 27)• Fundraising for the Columbia Basin Alliance

for Literacy’s “Reach A Reader” campaign (October 9)

• “Friends for Friends” pink jerseys for breast cancer awareness, with the jerseys being auctioned off to donate to a local cancer charity (October)

• Commemorating Remembrance Day with poppies on uniforms (November)

• Teddy Bear Toss (December)• Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign

(December)• Spaghetti Dinner (February)• Weekly Monday night bingo at the Fernie

Legion (all year round)• Subway Power Play: for every goal scored

by a KIJHL home team during a power play, Subway donates $10 to KidSport

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The year is 2004 and the Fernie Ghostriders have just joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Craig Mohr is appointed head

coach and general manager to begin the club’s junior “B” journey, creating a template for the decade ahead.

Ten years later, ‘Coach Craig’ has returned to Fernie to take back the reins as the boss on the ice. He speaks proudly of his early achievements with the club, including setting a tradition of placing at the top the Eddie Mountain division.

“We were an expansion team, and the goal was to make the playoffs the first year then focus on winning the division the next year. So we [won the division] the second year and they continued doing that until last year.”

During his initial two-year tenure with the club, Mohr was also influential in the creation of what he refers to as the “Calgary pipeline” for player recruitment, due to his familiarity with various hockey clubs in Alberta. The close proximity of Fernie to Calgary is just one reason that the Ghostriders are an attractive option for players from across the border.

“Geographically, it’s easy for those kids to come here,” says Mohr. “And who’s kidding who, it’s fun to play in front of a lot of people who are loud and boisterous!”

The reputation of the Fernie Ghostriders franchise certainly showed during their pre-season camps, where the performance of the Elk Valley’s 16-year-old players particularly impressed Mohr.

“There’s a lot of talent here... the future looks good for

us to have a strong local contingent in years to come.”“We’re going to have lots of [young locals] as affiliate

players during this season.”Joining Mohr in the coaching team in 2014-15 is long-

time assistant coach Shawn Potyok, as well as James Ouimet, Jeff Zmurchyk and goaltender consultant Gerry Pang. Athletic therapists Heather Lewis and Kyla Neufeld, trainer Leahh Potyok and chiropractor Jill Snell are also on hand to provide treatment to the team, fulfilling an integral role in maintaining the health of the players. These individuals are just a few of the volunteers who work behind the scenes to make the club possible.

“They don’t get enough credit... the assistant coaches, the trainers, the board, the billet families; they’re the unsung heroes,” says Mohr. “They’re the real Ghostriders. They’re volunteering their time, because they love the game.”

With a win on the road to kick off the season in Invermere, the goal of finishing at the top the division is off to a great start. Mohr credits the support of all the volunteers and fans in Fernie for keeping the club motivated and keeping the players striving to bring home titles at the end of the season.

“We’re going to be high-action, high-tempo. We’re going to work hard… I think that’s what some people can remember from my teams 10 years ago.”

“I won’t be satisfied unless we win the division… that’s what we have to demand. I think that’s what the town demands. I like the fact that we’re in a market that wants to be successful, and the players like it as well.”

‘Coach Craig’ returns to Fernie

Meet the

FERNIE GHOSTRIDERS

2014/2015

Spencer Benderposition: Forward

Hometown: calgary, ABHeight: 6’0” Weight: 175 lbs

Birth Year: 1995

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JeFF OrSerposition: Goalie


Birth Year: 1995

1TYler reBelATO

position: defenceHometown: calgary, AB

Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 lbsBirth Year: 1995

2SAm plAquinposition: centre


Birth Year: 1994

4TrAviS THOmSen

position: defenceHometown: Galloway, Bc


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JOel BurGeSSposition: Forward

Hometown: Jaffray, BcHeight: 5’11” Weight: 187 lbs

Birth Year: 1994

7cOlBY BurnSposition: defence

Hometown: Hillcrest, ABHeight: 5’10” Weight: 160 lbs

Birth Year: 1995

8KAle JOHnSTOn

position: ForwardHometown: powell river, BcHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 lbs

Birth Year: 1995

9AidAn GeiGerposition: Forward


Birth Year: 1995

12dAvid KellYposition: centre


Birth Year: 1996

17dereK GeOrGOpOulOS

position: ForwardHometown: cranbrook, Bc


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JuSTin peerSposition: Forward


Birth Year: 1996

21mATT prOncHuK

position: defenceHometown: High river, AB


23duSTin WATTposition: defence

Hometown: Kamloops, BcHeight: 5’11” Weight: 195 lbs

Birth Year: 1995

24cOle KeeBlerposition: Forward


Birth Year: 1995

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TAYler SincenneSposition: Forward

Hometown: red deer, ABHeight: 6’0” Weight: 172 lbs

Birth Year: 1996

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rAndY Teepleposition: defence

Hometown: Fernie, BcHeight: 5’11” Weight: 214 lbs

Birth Year: 1995

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cAvin TilSleYposition: Forward

Hometown: delta, BcHeight: 5’10” Weight: 170 lbs

Birth Year: 1998

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AArOn neuFeldposition: Forward


Birth Year: 1994

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dYlAn rOBerTSOnposition: centre

Hometown: Sparwood, BcHeight: 6’3” Weight: 200 lbs

Birth Year: 1994

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JOSHuA mccullOcHposition: Forward


Birth Year: 1996

28BrAndOn BuTler

position: GoalieHometown: calgary, AB


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The Fernie Ghostriders joined the junior “B” KIJHL in 2004 and since then many former players have found places to play after their time with the Riders was over. Below is a list of some of those players:

Connor McLaughlin played two years in Fernie, finishing up as the team’s MVP in his second season before moving on to the Selkirk Saints in Castlegar. McLaughlin and the Saints won the BCIHL Championship for the last two years in a row.

Jason Greenwell was the Ghostriders’ number-one goalie for three seasons and was in net for the Riders second KIJHL Championship in 2008. Greenwell, a former MVP, went on to Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington after his time in Fernie, where he has played and studied for the last three seasons.

Forward and Captain Josh McKissock played here two years ago and went to Simon Fraser University in the BCIHL last year.

Chris Solecki played net for the Riders for two years then last season he played in Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University.

Trevor Hertz won a KIJHL Championship with the Riders and was named as the Ghostriders’ Rookie of the Year in 2006. He went on to play four years of junior A before attending Utica College.

Defenceman Jeff Rayman played in Fernie two years ago then took a big jump up to the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL last season, where he will play again this year. Jeff was named as the most improved player in 2013.

Jace Coyle won a championship with the Riders in 2006 then went to the WHL where he played out his junior career with the Medicine Hat Tigers. Coyle, who was named as the best defenceman in 2006, signed with the Dallas Stars in 2010 but didn’t make the NHL team and played with the Lake Erie Monsters in the AHL last year.

Where are they now?

• 1991: Fernie Ghostriders created as a charter member of the junior ‘A’ Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League.

• 1999: Ghostriders move to the America West Hockey League

• 2000: Ghostriders win 2000 AWHL championship; appeared in Gold Cup National Championship

• 2003: Ghostriders receive bronze medal in US Junior National Gold Cup

• 2003/04: Ghostriders play in the North American Hockey League

• 2004: Ghostriders move to junior ‘B’ Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

• 2006: Ghostriders win division; place third overall in the KIJHL

• 2007: Ghostriders win division then become overall KIJHL Champions

• 2008: Ghostriders win KIJHL championship for the second year in a row; bronze in Cyclone Taylor Cup

• 2009: Ghostriders reach semifinals of KIJHL

• 2011: Fernie hosts Cyclone Taylor Cup; Ghostriders win silver medal

• 2013: Barb Anderson appointed club president

• 2014: Craig Mohr appointed head coach and general manager; Dylan Robertson named as captain

League: Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

Conference: Kootenay

Division: Eddie Mountain (with Columbia Valley Rockies, Creston Thunder Cats, Golden Rockets and Kimberley Dynamiters)

Colours: Black, Red, Silver and White

President: Barb Anderson

Head Coach & GM: Craig Mohr

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Powering across the ice in pursuit of the puck, Dylan Robertson cuts an imposing figure for his opponents. The crowd roars as he delivers one of

his trademark checks, and the Ghostriders are set to score yet another goal.

It’s all in a day’s work for this guy. Now in his fifth year with the Ghostriders, 20-year-old Robertson has been named captain for the 2014-15 season in what new head coach Craig Mohr says was an easy decision.

“[Choosing Robertson] was one of the first things I did,” explains Mohr.

“After talking to former coaches of his, looking at the tenure he had put in and then having a conversion with him, it wasn’t a hard call to make.”

Indeed, the 6-foot-3 centre looks set to return bigger and better than ever, after gaining 25 pounds since April. His hard work during the off-season will show in his performance on the ice, but the new captain has some additional goals for his final season in junior hockey.

“I wanted to come into the season being heavier and I wanted to be dominant out there this year; I want to try to tally some points,” Robertson says. “But a huge thing for me right now is focusing on making the younger guys feel comfortable.”

With a great amount of talent coming in from AAA

teams in Calgary, the leadership of veteran players can help to ease the nerves of rookies who are adapting to their new roles. As a Sparwood local, Robertson is accustomed to helping his new teammates settle in to the Elk Valley. He has been known to lead the other players on trips to Silver Springs Lakes, where he gives them

pointers on jumping off the cliffs.“I’m probably better at doing flips

than I am at hockey,” he quips.Robertson is also a keen fisherman

and has enjoyed a particularly active summer on the waterways, including participating in the filming of a video about fishing in the Kootenays. He is still considering a variety of options for his post junior hockey path, from pursuing further education to backpacking in Asia.

Back at the arena, Robertson speaks easily about his appreciation for the

Fernie Ghostriders and the opportunities that he has been offered since joining as an affiliate player in 2009.

“They’re a great organisation to play for… they treat you like you’re in a higher level than junior ‘B’. That’s why everyone wants to be here,” he reflects. “I think [Mohr] is going to make my last year really fun and I’m glad to be his captain.”

“I think it’ll be a really good year for fans to come out to a game.”

Hard work pays off for Sparwood localBack and better than ever, Dylan Robertson takes on a new role as captain

“I wanted to come into the season being heavier and I wanted to be dominant out

there this year; I want to try to tally some points”

Dylan RobertsonCaptain of the Fernie Ghostriders


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