Former Vipers Head Coach/GM Vandekamp & Capitals See Progress In Losses:

Former Vernon Vipers Head Coach/GM Mike Vandekamp & the

Cowichan Capitals see progress in losses. Vandekamp and the Capitals are 8th in the Coastal Conference with a 7-18-1-0 record.

Here is the story from the Lake Cowichan Gazette,

Cowichan Capitals see progress in losses, looking ahead to Road Show weekend - Lake Cowichan Gazette

Vandekamp is in his fourth season as Head Coach/GM with the Cowichan Capitals. This is Vandekamp's second go around with the Capitals. Vandekamp was Head Coach/GM with the Capitals from 2018-2020 before returning to the Capitals November 16th 2022.

Vandekamp played three years of Junior hockey in Fort St. John and Prince George from 1990-1993 before getting into coaching in 1995. Vandekamp made his coaching debut with the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League Fort St. John Huskies in 1995. Vandekamp has coached in the BCHL, AJHL & WHL for fifteen seasons with five teams (Merritt, Vernon, Nanaimo, Prince George, Grande Prairie & Cowichan).

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:

Mike Vandekamp Team Staff Profile - Elite Prospects