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BCHL Today: Grizzlies name Auzzie Chambers assistant GM, Warriors alum Rylan Yaremko transfers to Mount Royal, and more

Brian Wiebe

Grizzlies name Auzzie Chambers assistant GM and director of scouting

The Victoria Grizzlies announced on Saturday that Auzzie Chambers has joined the team as assistant general manager and director of scouting. Chambers, 17, served as Powell River Kings director of scouting this past season.

He also served as assistant GM and director of scouting for the junior B Victoria Cougars of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. Chambers was previously a regional scout for the Trail Smoke Eaters as well.

Rylan Yaremko transfers from NMU to Mount Royal University

Defenseman Rylan Yaremko (17 goals, 34 assists in 113 games with West Kelowna from 2014-16) has left the Northern Michigan University of the NCAA to join Mount Royal University of U Sports. Yaremko had three goals and nine assists in 88 games with NMU over the last four seasons.

Dave Shyiak named associate head coach at St. Cloud State

Dave Shyiak, who coached the Merritt Centennials during the 1994-95 season, has joined the St. Cloud State men’s hockey team as an associate head coach.

Shyiak, 53, had served as associate head coach at Western Michigan University since 2014-15. Prior to that, he was head coach at the University of Alaska-Anchorage for eight seasons from 2005-13. Shyiak has 24 seasons of experience coaching NCAA hockey.

Brian Wiebe

Brian's been involved in the BCHL in a variety of capacities for 17 years. From 2002 to 2012, he served in several roles around the Merritt Centennials organization, including as team president, board member, beat writer, colour commentator, webmaster, media and communications coordinator and marketing assistant. He's been writing about the BCHL since 2008 and served as colour commentator on the TSN 1040 broadcasts in 2012-13. BCHLNetwork is one of Brian's many passion projects that he balances around his full-time job as an instructor in the Radio Arts and Entertainment Program at BCIT in Burnaby.