Ghostsof1915 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Thank you Don for everything you did for the Giants. You're going to be missed! Don Hay To Return Home to Coach the Blazers The Vancouver Giants announced today that Don Hay will return to his hometown to coach the Kamloops Blazers."Blazers' Owner Tom Gaglardi contacted me last week and asked for permission to speak with Don," said Giants Majority Owner Ron Toigo. "I'm sure Don is looking forward to moving home and spending more time with his family and enjoying the time with his grandkids. He came here when we were a young franchise and helped develop an identity for the Giants, and showed us how to win. He leaves with a Memorial Cup, WHL Championship, and 5 BC Division Titles. I can't say how much we appreciate what Don has done and what he has meant to the Vancouver Giants Franchise."The Kamloops native joined the Giants in the 2004-05 season and was with the Giants for 10 seasons. Hay became the third coach to reach a milestone 600-career regular season WHL wins this past season."I'd like to thank Ron Toigo and the ownership group of the Vancouver Giants for giving me the opportunity to be the Head Coach in Vancouver for 10 great years," said Hay. "I've really enjoyed my time in Vancouver and it's hard to leave the team. I'd also like to thank everyone in the organization that helped us have success along the way - assistant coaches, trainers, and most importantly the players. And last but not least, I'd like to thank all the Vancouver fans for their support through the years."In his 10 seasons with the team, Hay coached the Giants to a 401-252-26-37 record. He guided the Giants to win five straight B.C. Division titles (2006 to 2010), and to appearances at the Western Conference Finals in four of five seasons, and two straight WHL league Finals (2006 and 2007). Under his leadership, the Giants won the WHL Championship in 2006 and the Memorial Cup in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I knew there were rumours around whether he'd be with the Giants next year or not, but I'd hoped he'd stay for my pipe dream of us trading for Kane. Without Hay as a mentor close by, I'm not as sure Kane would succeed mentally here even if he has all the physical talent. But anyway, good for Hay and hope they do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish elite3 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Might be good to go to some of the Blazers games this year, hoping he can bring in some more leadership and help the young team out here. When Smith,Bozon,Lipon and Ranford were here with cheveldave in net it was lots of fun to go to the games, here's to hoping Hay can get us back to winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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