RELEASE — Richard Lim, head coach of RMC Paladins men’s hockey team, was named as an assistant coach for the upcoming FISU Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Kevin Hamlin of the Windsor Lancers was named the head coach, while Michael Sirant and Devin Himpe from the Manitoba Bisons round out the U SPORTS coaching staff.
“It’s an honour to get to represent Canada while working with these great coaches and phenomenal athletes,” Lim said. “The ability to swap ideas and philosophies with these guys will be a great opportunity to grow as a coach and to continue to help build our RMC program.”
The Canadian roster is comprised of student-athletes from across the OUA, AUS, and Canada West, including multiple U SPORTS All-Stars who competed against Hockey Canada’s World Junior Prospects in December.
From Mar. 2-12, a total of 12 teams will vie for gold in the men’s competition. Canada opens play on Saturday, Mar. 2 at 12:30 a.m. ET against Great Britain, with Latvia, Switzerland, Sweden, and Kazakhstan making up the rest of the group. The second group includes Hungary, Japan, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and the United States. At the 2017 event, Canada claimed bronze.
Lim credits his RMC players for giving him the chance to be behind the bench in Russia.
“It’s really a culmination of our program moving in the right direction,” he said. “Without our players buying in and changing our team culture, I wouldn’t have been afforded such an awesome opportunity.”
Photo & Release (incl. notes from U SPORTS): RMC.ca
