Columbia Valley Rockies make staffing adjustments for upcoming KIJHL season

Both Wade Dubielewicz and Briar McNaney are remaining with the club but are changing their roles with the KIJHL’s Columbia Valley Rockies.

Serving as Head Coach for eight seasons following his NHL career, Dubielewicz will move from behind the bench as serve solely as the Rockies’ General Manage.

McNaney will now become the Head Coach of the Rockies, after being a full-time assistant with the team for the past three seasons. McNaney is also an alumnus with the Rockies, wearing the blue and orange in two stints with the team between the 2010 and 2014 seasons.

“I’m very excited for Briar to take this opportunity on,” said Dubielewicz in a release. “There is no question he will be a very successful coach this year and many years moving forward at many levels.”

The Columbia Valley Rockies and the rest of the KIJHL anticipate they can begin their 2020/21 season by October as per their most recent update on their Return to Play planning and protocols.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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