The Huron-Perth Lakers are pleased to announce that Chad Smalley will be returning for a third season as Head Coach of the Lakers Major Midget team.
Chad is an Intermediate Level Coach with 16 years coaching experience – including 8 League Championships & 2 OHF Silver Medals. Prior to coaching the Lakers Major Midgets, Chad was the Assistant Coach with the Stratford Warriors ‘AA’ Major Midgets and was instrumental in assembling a team that went on to win Silver at the OHF Midget Championships & had 3 players drafted by OHL teams.
His past experience also includes being Assistant G.M. with both the St. Marys Lincolns Jr. B team and the Aylmer Aces as well as a stint as the General Manager for the Aylmer Aces. Chad is also a Player Scout for the University of Western Ontario and a resident of Stratford.
Chad is devoted to developing players to the best of his ability & helping prepare them for the next level. He looks forward to building on the success of last season & will be starting the process immediately.
Tryouts for the 2009-10 Major Midget team will be starting in August. The dates & times for the tryouts will be posted on the website as soon as they are available.
For more information on the Lakers Major Midget program, please contact
Chad or the team's General Manager,
Nick Aroutzidis.