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Hamlin still receiving accolades for coaching By C. Scott Holland Most know him either from teaching, or as a hockey coach. In both areas, he aims to have his students excel and his coaching methods have produced a slew of accolades. Over the course of his career, Kevin Hamlin’s involvement in the sport of hockey is one to marvel at, as his success and that of his players is measured by the multitude of honours. His career began to rise as a player as he played with London, Peterborough and Windsor of the OHL, and had a brief stint with the Flint Spirit of the IHL. From there, he attended the University of Toronto, where he obtained his BA (in physical education) and then got his teaching BA at the University of Windsor. His coaching career began with a single year as an assistant coach at Cornell, then two years with the University of Windsor, and then with the Belle River (now known as Lakeshore) Jr. C Canadiens. By 1994-95, he had won the Jr. C coach of the year with Belle River, as that team rang up an incredible 38-0-1-1 record. His goal as a coach — and as a teacher — is to provide a positive environment for players and students to excel. “You need to give a player room to be
an individual, as each player contributes to a team in a different way,” he said at the time. He coached the Jr. B Leamington Flyers from 1997 through 1999. Hamlin’s list of accomplishments is astounding. He’s coached at many levels including Jr. C, Jr. B, high school, college and university levels, as well as being an instructor at the Kirk Bowman Hockey School for a number of years. He’s been a top coach at the Canadian collegiate level for the last two decades and won two OUA provincial titles and one Queen’s Cup, plus participated at the U Sports national championship. Locally, he’s won a WESPY (Windsor-Essex Sports Person(s) of Year) award and a Gino Fracas Award from the University of Windsor. In February 2019, he was named the head coach for Team Canada and the team took home a bronze medal in the 2019 Winter University games. He spent seven years as head coach of the St. Clair College Men’s hockey team and has been the University of Windsor Men’s hockey team head coach since 2008-09. His record with the university is 104-74-14, including a #5 ranking in all of Canada in 2013-14 and a 2014-15 OUA Coach of the Year honour.
——Sports flashbacks ——
This week’s flashbacks come from January of 1983. Hilltop wins 6-2 Hilltop had an exciting Peewee exhibition game with Harrow Orbit on Friday, winning the game by a 6-2 score. Gary Quenneville led the charge with three goals. Jason Kennedy had two and Nathan McAdam scored a single. Jason Wuerch contributed to the offence with three assists. Midgets edged 3-2 The Leamington Legion Midgets dropped a 3-2 decision to Shoreline in exhibition hockey play on the weekend at St Clair Beach Arena. Mike Nassif and Frank Palombo scored the Legion goals. Warren Rychel scored the winner for Shoreline. St. Louis wins Ontario title The St. Louis boy’s volleyball team captured the Separate Schools Provincial championship on the weekend, as the Essex County champions defended their title successfully. Team members are coach Earl Skidmore, Joseph Diab, Tony Taouil, Tony Gebrail, Marco Fratarcangeli, Pierre Jraiche, John Murracas, Jimmy Youssef, Michael Sleiman, Sean Harris, Tom Najem, Paul Cardoso, John Jraiche, Tony Diab and Peter Najem. Juveniles shade Windsor 4-3 Leamington Quick’s Auto Wreckers nipped Windsor Club 240 in an Essex County Juvenile Hockey League game
played here on Sunday. Trailing 3-1 at the end of the first, the local squad tied it in the second and won it in the third. Jeff Balkwill led Leamington with two goals, while Jamie Colasanti and Tim Impens scored the other goals. Packers tie Riverside The Leamington Atom Packers skated to a 1-1 tie with Riverside in a Bluewater Hockey game Saturday at Riverside Arena. All of the scoring was done in the first period and both goaltenders shut the door from there. Darren McCarty clicked for Leamington early in the first period, with J. Faubert replying for Riverside a few minutes later. The game then became a duel between Riverside’s Kavanagh and Leamington’s Jason Leili. Basketball Lions win The Leamington Lions defeated the Harrow Hawks 49-43 in Essex County Secondary Schools Association senior boys basketball play last week. The win puts Leamington’s record at 2-2. John Mikhail paced Leamington with 20 points, while Joe Remigio added 11. Mailloux and Jacksons tie 4-4 In Novice house league play, Mailloux and Jackson’s China played to a 4-4 tie. Mark Quenneville scored twice for Mailloux, with Michael Impens and Carlos Brum scoring singles. Jason Cornies had two goals for Jackson’s, while Bobby Brown and Tim Wilkinson added singles.
Kevin Hamlin is seen in action in the late 1990s working with a youngster at the Kirk Bowman Hockey School.
