The Vancouver Canucks have promoted from inside, naming former Abbotsford head athletic therapist Roman Kaszczij because the NHL group’s new head athletic therapist.
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The Vancouver Canucks have as soon as once more rejigged their medical division.
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The NHL group introduced on Tuesday that Roman Kaszczij has been promoted to go athletic therapist.
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Kaszczij spent the final 4 seasons as head athletic therapist for the Canucks’ AHL affiliate, first in Utica, N.Y. for 2 seasons after which for the final two seasons in Abbotsford.
“We’re excited to welcome Roman to the Vancouver group in recognition of his commendable development inside the group,” stated Allvin. “Roman performed an instrumental position in establishing Abbotsford’s medical division throughout their inaugural season and supplied unwavering help all through two Calder Cup Playoff campaigns. We significantly worth his ongoing dedication to offering our gamers with the best high quality care.”
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On Twitter, Kaszczij shared his delight on the promotion.
“Excited for the brand new chapter. Large because of everybody that has been a small a part of the journey to date,” he said.
Kaszczij’s promotion comes about six weeks because the Canucks employed Alex Trinca as the brand new head of the group’s human efficiency division. Trinca took over a division that had one full-time licensed athletic therapist in Eric Termeer — who joined the group final summer season — plus rehab therapist Graeme Poole, who has labored for the group for a few years however doesn’t journey on street journeys, in addition to Dr. Erik Yuill, a chiropractor who previously labored for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Having two fully-certified athletic therapists means the Canucks are actually totally compliant once more with the collective bargaining settlement, which requires groups to have two fully-certified athletic therapists with them on street journeys, although groups can journey with only one therapist so long as they’ve a second particular person “of equal or better medical coaching.” Final season Termeer was the one athletic therapist who travelled on street journeys, however Yuill additionally travelled with the group, apparently fulfilling the alternate requirement.
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Termeer and Yuill had been a part of a reshaping of the group’s human efficiency workers a yr in the past, employed after the dismissal of longtime group athletic therapists Jon Sanderson and Dave Zarn, plus therapeutic massage therapist Nick Addey-Jibb.
On the time, Dr. Harry Sese, a Seattle-based chiropractor who works with {many professional} golfers, was additionally employed as a well being and efficiency marketing consultant to the human efficiency division. Sese’s identify and picture are now not listed on the group’s web site. The Canucks haven’t but confirmed if he’s nonetheless a marketing consultant to the group.
Initially from Mississauga, Ont., Kaszczij graduated from McMaster College in Hamilton, Ont. in 2015 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology, then earned an honours diploma from the well-regarded athletic remedy program at Sheridan Faculty in Oakville, Ont. from 2015 to 2018.
Whereas nonetheless a pupil, he interned with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Blue Jays. His first skilled remedy job was with the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings in 2018-19.
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