Monday, December 17, 2018

Former Vipers Bench Boss Vandekamp Coaches Career Game #1,500

Former Vernon Vipers head coach/gm Mike Vandekamp was behind the Cowichan Capitals bench Saturday night in Salmon Arm for his 1,500th game. Vandekamp and his Capitals defeated Salmon Arm 6-3.

Vandekamp is in his first season with the Cowichan Capitals after spending the previous seven years with the Nanaimo Clippers.

Vandekamp was head coach/gm of the Vernon Vipers from 2001-2005 before leaving for the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars.

Mike Vandekamp's coaching profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=49573

This was posted on Gregg Drinnan's Blog:

Vandekamp marks a milestone 

December 16 2018

Mike Vandekamp was behind a junior team bench for the 1,500th time on Saturday night when his Cowichan Capitals met the host Salmon Arm Silverbacks in a BCHL game.

Vandekamp has quite a coaching history, having made stops in his hometown of Fort St. John, B.C., as well as Grande Prairie, Alta., and the B.C. hockey havens of Prince George, Vernon, Merritt, Nanaimo and Duncan, the latter being the home base for the Capitals.

These days he’s the GM and head coach of the Capitals, who are 10-20-5 and tied for fourth in the five-team Island Division. He’s in his first season as the Capitals’ GM and head coach, and here’s hoping he gets some time to turn things around there.

And how did No. 1,500 go? The Capitals won, 6-3.


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