OUR TEAM

JAKE HEISINGER

Associate General Manager

Victoria Royals

Previous experience includes:

  • Head Scout / VP of Hockey Operations / Assistant General Manager - Winnipeg Ice (WHL)

  • Former NCAA Player

JAMES PATRICK

Head Coach

Victoria Royals

Previous experience includes:

  • 21 Year NHL Player

  • Team Canada World Junior, World Championship Player

  • Assistant Coach - Buffalo Sabres (NHL)

  • Assistant Coach - Dallas Stars (NHL)

  • Head Coach - Winnipeg Ice (WHL)

  • 2021/2022 Western Hockey League Coach of the Year

MORGAN KLIMCHUK

Assistant Coach

Victoria Royals

Previous experience includes:

  • 1st Round Pick (5th Overall), WHL Bantam Draft - Regina Pats (WHL)

  • 1st Round Pick (28th Overall), NHL Draft - Calgary Flames (NHL)

  • Assistant Coach - Edge Hockey Academy

  • 2013 Under-18 World Championship Gold Medalist

JEFF COMPTON

Development Coach

Victoria Royals

Previous experience includes:

  • Head Coach - U17 Shawnigan Lake Prep School

  • Skills & Conditioning Coach - Victoria Royals (WHL)

  • Skills & Conditioning Coach - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

LARS HEPSO

Skating Coach

Arizona Coyotes

Previous clients include:

  • Matt Barzal, Shea Thedore, Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Tage Thompson, Max Pacioretty, Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Guenther, Phil Kessel, William Karlsson, Scott Niedermayer, Troy Stetcher, Lawson Crouse, Christian Dvorak, Conor Garland

KEVIN PEDERSEN

Amateur Scout

Arizona Coyotes

Previous experience includes:

  • Scout: Everett Silvertips, Vernon Vipers

  • Assistant Coach - Vernon Vipers (BCHL)

  • Team BC (WHL Cup and Canada Winter Games)