Michael Dyck has been Vancouver’s bench boss since 2018-19.
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The Vancouver Giants are shedding head coach Michael Dyck to an assistant’s job with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, in response to a number of sources.
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An announcement may come as early as Thursday. The Marlies are the farm group of the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Gruden was introduced as the top coach of the Marlies on July 4, changing Greg Moore, who was fired in Might.
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Dyck, 54, has been Vancouver’s bench boss since 2018-19. He led the Langley Occasions Centre squad to the league championship collection that first marketing campaign, the place they fell 3-2 in additional time in Sport 7 to the Prince Albert Raiders. Different highlights of his time with Vancouver included upsetting the Everett Silvertips within the first spherical two seasons in the past, changing into the primary No. 8 seed to take out a No. 1 within the opening spherical because the WHL went to a 16-team playoff in 2002.
Vancouver went 144-120-17-7 in his 5 common seasons on the helm, which included two seasons lower brief by the COVID pandemic.
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He has been an assistant coach twice with the Canadian world junior aspect, and as soon as with the Canadian senior group. Different Hockey Canada assignments have included being the top coach for a Hlinka Gretzy Cup Underneath-18 match.
He’s been linked to different professional jobs earlier than his time with the Giants. He was reportedly a finalist for the top coach job with the Calgary Flames’ Stockton Thunder AHL affiliate forward of the 2021-22 season. The job went to Mitch Love, who had been with the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades.
Present Toronto Maple Leafs common supervisor Brad Treliving was Calgary’s common supervisor when Stockton relocated to Calgary forward of the 2022-23 season and have become the Wranglers.
Dyck is the third member of the Giants teaching workers to go away for professional hockey up to now 4 seasons, following affiliate coaches Jamie Heward (assistant coach, AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights in 2020-21) and Keith McCambridge (assistant coach, AHL’s Bakersfield Condors in 2022-23).
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Adam Maglio, 37, succeeded McCambridge final season and stays beneath contract with the Giants. He does have head teaching expertise within the WHL with the Spokane Chiefs. The Giants’ head teaching job may additionally appeal to curiosity from veteran coaches as properly.
The Giants open the common season Sept. 22 with the Victoria Royals offering opposition on the LEC.
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