Staff

Lance Vaillancourt

General Manager

Lance Vaillancourt is entering his first season as general manager of the North Island Silvertips program. Previously, Vaillancourt was the Associate Coach & Hockey Operations Manager for the South Zone Knights U18 Tier 1 team. He has also performed various coaching roles with Penticton Minor Hockey at all levels within the association. Vaillancourt brings over 35 years of experience within minor hockey to the Silvertips.

In addition to his work within minor hockey in B.C., Vaillancourt was also a linesman within BC Hockey and worked as a linesman in the BCHL. Away from the rink he works as a civil servant with the Federal Government.

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Brad Knight

U18 AAA Head Coach

After working with the North Island Silvertips program during the 2019-20 season, Brad Knight returns for the 2022-23 season to take charge of the Silvertips' U18 AAA team. Knight has gained over 30 years of experience working in minor hockey, including coaching positions within Kelowna Minor Hockey Association and Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association. He also spent five years as the President of Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association.

Originally from Manitoba, Knight played his minor hockey in Nanaimo before spending his four years of junior hockey with the British Columbia Hockey League's Nanaimo Clippers and the Kelowna Spartans. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business. Away from the rink, Knight is a realtor.

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Kyle Evans

U17 AAA Head Coach

The 2022-23 campaign will be Kyle Evans' first season in the BCEHL, after spending last year as an assistant coach and business manager with the British Columbia Hockey League's Cowichan Valley Capitals. Evans' coaching resume also includes three seasons as an assistant coach with the Saanich Predators of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, and a pair of seasons coaching minor hockey in Ontario.

A native of Caledonia, Ontario, Evans attended Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, where he studied Marketing and played on the club hockey team. Upon moving to Vancouver Island, Evans studied Sport Management at Camosun College.

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Dave Boehm

U15 AAA Head Coach

After spending a pair of seasons as assistant coach with the North Island Silvertips program, Dave Boehm steps into the head coaching role with the U15 AAA Silvertips this season for the first time. Boehm has over 20 years of experience with Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association, coaching from the U7 to U18 level, and serving on the Board of Directors for three years.

Boehm played his minor hockey with Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association before beginning his coaching career. Away from the rink, Boehm works in commercial banking.

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