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BAC HOCKEY FAMILY
As a coach, it’s important to surround yourself with great people, and that is what we have done with our BAC Hockey staff. These are guys that prioritize building relationships with players, and genuinely care about their development.
Chris Langkow
Absolutely thrilled to announce Chris Langkow has decided to join the staff of BAC Hockey. “Lanks” has and continues to enjoy a very successful professional hockey career. From the backyards, and ponds of Vegreville, Alberta to the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers where he won Western Canadian Championships, then absolutely torching the newly minted 15AAA league at the time with 97 points in 32 games, a record I still don’t believe has been touched. He then was AMHL player of the year before departing on a four year Western Hockey League Career. Professionally, Chris has had stops in the ECHL where he won a Kelly Cup Championship in Alaska after leading his team in playoff scoring as a rookie. “Lanks” then spent a few seasons playing in both the AHL, and ECHL before having to battle back from missing just about an entire year with injury. That didn’t stop him, thanks to his unrelenting passion for the game, and ability to fight, and battle. Since his return, he’s spent time in the ECHL, AHL and now has settled overseas in Europe. Chris will skate with the older group, and help coach with the younger guys. This man has been through it all, and seen it all throughout his career, and I am thrilled to have him on board to pass along his knowledge, and experience.
Ryely McKinstry
Ryely McKinstry is our defensemen specialist. Having just recently finished his playing career, Ryely quickly jumped into coaching and has picked up right where he left off. Incredible hockey acumen, and professionalism, Ryely has become a great teacher in the details in particular for defensemen.
Ryely was a player that was hard nosed, able to play both sides of the puck, and was always a good teammate, so it’s been fun to watch him pass his knowledge and experience along to the younger players, and older which has proven to be invaluable for players that get to work with him.
CoaCh Blair
Blair has long had a passion of coaching hockey, even as a player growing up he always kind of knew he wanted to coach, and work with players. In the last dozen plus years, Blair has worked with various programs in Calgary ad enjoyed great success developing players at different levels. In that time, he’s been fortunate enough to work with some excellent hockey players, and learn from each and every player.
His philosophy is simply to create environments where players enjoy being on the ice, are always smiling, and having fun. When this environment is created, the sky is the limit for development. Players will learn, and they will work hard as a result of simply enjoying themselves, and being motivated. Blair’s Icetimes are often very competitive, yet very fun for players – they always will include competition, skill and decision making.
Coach Blair has been married to his beautiful wife Amanda, also his high school sweetheart as the two began dating in Grade 9. Despite Blair’s earlier attempt of asking her out in Grade 7, when he rejected he asked again in Grade 9, and the two have been together ever since. Together, Blair & Amanda have a beautiful home with three beautiful “furr dudes”; Pug Basset Hound named Kona, Maine Coon Manx named Kukui, and a Persian Ragdoll named Stitch.
BAC Hockey Programs
BAC Spring Development
U14, U16, U18, Junior Groups (Begin April 14)
BAC & Dynamic Hockey Jr ID Showcase
June 24-26
Chestermere
BAC & GDI
4 on 4 Tourney
July 25-28
Cardel Rec
Position Specific Camps
July 5-8
Flames Community Arenas
Junior Scrimmage Group
August 8-11, August 15-18
BAC4Hope Cup
3 on 3 Jr. Prep Cross Ice Tourney
August 8-11, August 15-18
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