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Delta Hockey Academy Director Ian Gallagher announced today that Scott May听will be leaving his role as the Director of Business Operations and the Head Coach of the Female Prep team. Scott will be moving to Kelowna with his wife, Megan, and two young daughters where he will be taking on the General Manager position for the Okanagan Hockey Academy’s Penticton location.

“I would like to personally听thank Scott for his friendship and听hard work听over the past six years,” said Gallagher. “I am grateful for his commitment to our development and I听wish Scott and his听family all the best.”

Gallagher also announced that Owen Pighin,听Director of Female Hockey and Head Coach of Female Varsity,听will be stepping in as the new Director of Business Operations. Pighin will continue to lead the female program and serve as听the Head Coach of the Female Varsity team. Pighin brings extensive experience to the business operations role with a professional background that includes over听12 years managing business operations for Shoppers Drug Mart and 13 years managing听operations for Pharmasave Pacific.

“I look forward to having Owen step into this听role,” said Gallagher. “It听will be a natural transition for Owen to apply his strong management skill听set to a program that he has great听passion and enthusiasm听for.”

Gallagher confirmed that Kate Wheeler,听Assistant Coach of the Female Prep team听since its inception in 2017, will continue in her role on the bench as the assistant coach.听Wheeler is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where she听earned a full NCAA Division 1 athletic scholarship and served as an assistant captain from 2010 to 2012. After graduation, Wheeler played for the Neuberg Highlanders in the DEC League in Austria for the 2012/2013 season. She also played for Team Ontario听in 2005 and was the captain听of Team Ontario Blue听in 2007. She played junior hockey for the听Oakville听JR听Ice and the Toronto听JR听Aeros.

Wheeler will be joined by Development Coach Yogi Svejkovsky and Skating Coach Kris Beech as part of the female development program.

The Delta Hockey Academy is currently in negotiations with听potential candidates for the Female Prep Head Coach听position and plan to finalize the hire in the next few weeks.