Staff

Management

Erin West

General Manager

Erin West is entering her third season as a part of the BCEHL and first as the general manager of the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers. The Salmon Arm native has compiled over 16 years of experience volunteering within various hockey associations in various roles including as a team manager, safety person and risk manager.

West has earned a Business Administration Diploma, Bookkeeping Certification from Okanagan University College and a Personal Financial Services Advice certification from the Canadian Securities Institute. She is a full-time financial advisor.

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Coaches

Ed Patterson

Head Coach

Ed Patterson is in his first year as head coach of the Lakers. He was most recently coaching with the Vernon Female Bantam A team. He has a passion for teaching the game and helping players to achieve their goals, more specifically now he is looking to focus on the growth of Female hockey.

ED played played Jr hockey in the WHL, where he contributed to win a Memorial Cup with

The Kamloops Blazers. Ed also played professionally for 15 years including six seasons in Europe before transitioning into coaching.

Ed has coached at every level from minor hockey to pro.

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Grant Gauthier

Assistant Coach

Grant returns to the Lakers for his first full season on the bench. He played hockey through Grande Prairie, Fort St. John, and Lethbridge before getting a brief opportunity to play in the ACAC where injuries forced him to hang up the skates.

Grant got right into coaching and hockey operations in Lethbridge, working with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL and coaching in his community.

Before long, he was brought on as an assistant coach with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns female hockey team, and worked as a scout with the Olds Grizzlys of the AJHL, as well as the Hartford Jr Wolfpack of the USPHL. Grant moved to the Okanagan in 2020, where he coached with Winfield Minor Hockey and scouted with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL before joining the Lakers coaching staff during last season.

He is well seasoned in all areas of hockey, and is extremely excited to get things going for next season!

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