A native of Strathmore, Alberta, Canada, Derek has been involved in hockey for over forty years in a number of roles: player, coach, and manager at the Junior A, B, Midget AAA and AA levels, scout (Junior A), mentor, minor hockey board member, and hockey school instructor. Having worked in Canada, Australia and Latvia. He has enjoyed a number of successes as both a player and coach including 5 league championships and a Provincial silver medal in 5 of his last 8 years of coaching. His primary focus as a coach is to guide and develop players, helping to prepare them for the next step in their hockey careers or stage in their lives.
Derek will be making the move to Wisconsin Rapids from Alberta with his girlfriend, Nadia, and dog, Jasper. He also has three grown children, Kiara, Kaeden and Kyleigh.
