Mark Seguin to retain
General Manager duties
The Belle River Canadiens are excited to announce the hiring of Robb Serviss
as head coach.
Serviss, 51, is a Windsor-native but holds dual
citizenship with the Netherlands University of Windsor Netherlands
He served as player-coach from 1991-1993 before
becoming the coach of the Netherlands U-20 team following his retirement as a
player. He served in that capacity from 1999 until 2011, and served as an
assistant coach on the Netherlands
“We are excited to add someone with Robb’s experience
in the game to our coaching staff,” Canadiens owner Stephen Savage said. “He
joins an experienced coaching and front office staff. We are thrilled to be
able to add another great hockey mind to our organization.”
The move to hire Serviss will allow Mark Seguin, the
current GM/Coach to focus on GM duties. With the move to a new arena –currently
under construction – the timing was right to make the change.
“Mark is going to have a lot on his plate between now
and September with us moving into our new facility,” Savage said. “He can work
to build our club into an elite program, with the new arena as a focal point.
We want players to be excited to play their junior hockey in Lakeshore.”
“Work
commitments and time constraints have made it difficult to hold down both
positions,” Seguin
The Canadiens next game, and Serviss’ Canadiens head
coaching debut, comes Friday night on the road in Dresden
