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Our COACHES

Our coaching team consists of accomplished leaders in the hockey community, with experience spanning Team Canada, university-level play, and professional hockey.

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RACHEL FLANAGAN

Education:

  • BSc Human Kinetics – University of Guelph

  • BEd – Lakehead University

  • MA Leadership – University of Guelph

  • NCCP High Performance Level II Coach Certification

  • NCCP/OHF High Performance Level I Coach Evaluator

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Playing Experience:

  • University of Guelph Women’s Hockey (Captain 2001-2003, OUA All-Star, 2002)

  • Great Britain Women’s National Team

 

Coaching Experience:

  • Toronto Sceptres, Assistant Coach, PWHL 

  • University of Guelph Program Advisor Women’s Hockey 

  • University of Guelph Head Coach Women’s Hockey 

  • 1x National Championship

  • 3x OUA Championships

  • 5x OUA Women’s Coach of the Year

  • 2x OUA Female Coach of the Year

  • 1x BFL High Performance Female Coach of the Year

  • 2x FISU (World University Games) Assistant Coach/Head Coach (2013 Italy; 2017 Kazakhstan)

  • Hockey Canada Women’s National Team

  • Assistant Coach Senior Women’s National Team (2022, 2023 Rivalry Series)

  • Assistant Coach National Development Team (2011, 2012, 2022, 2023, 2024)

  • 2010-current National Team Summer Selection/Development Camps

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JEFF FLANAGAN

Education:

  • BA History – University of Guelph

  • BEd – Lakehead University

  • NCCP High Performance Level II Coach Certification

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Playing Experience:

  • University of Guelph Gryphon Hockey

  • Thunder Bay Bombers, Clinton Radars, Senior A 

 

Coaching Experience:

  • Basingstoke Bison, NIHL, Head Coach

  • University of Guelph Gryphons Men’s/Women’s Hockey Program

  • 2x National Champion (1997, 2019)

  • 3x OUA Champion (1997, 2017, 2019)

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Professional Hockey (Head Coach/Assistant Coach)

  • Basingstoke Bison, Head Coach (NIHL, UK)

  • Yokohama Grits, Head Coach (Asia League – Japan)

  • Toronto Furies, Head Coach (Canadian Women's Hockey League)

  • Johnstown Chiefs, Head Coach/Reading Royals Assistant Coach (ECHL)

  • HC Gardena, Head Coach (Italy)

  • Basingstoke Bison, Assistant Coach (EIHL, UK)

  • Junior Hockey (Head Coach/Assistant Coach) OJHL & GOJHL

  • Coach of the Year, Cherry Cup Champion

  • Powell River Kings (BCHL)

  • Hockey Canada (Assistant Coach) Silver Medal, Team Canada East, World Jr. A Challenge (2016)

  • Team Canada Selection Camp Coach (FISU)

Our Team.

All of FCG coaches are currently coaching at the university or the professional level.

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