Sunday, November 28, 2010

Thibodeau Honoured for 1,000th Game

Press Release

The AJHL and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons recognized Coach and General Manager Gord Thibodeau on coaching 1,000 regular season games behind an AJHL bench prior to the Northern Classic on Friday.

Gord Thibodeau is the only Coach in the history of the AJHL to have an AJHL Championship as both a player and Coach. He is only the second Coach in League history to reach the 1,000 game mark.

When asked, Gord states his main motivation for coaching is to develop young players on and off the ice and to prepare them for the next level. Over his career he has secured opportunities to succeed for hundreds of his players:

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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