The Moncton Wildcats announced today Gardiner MacDougall as the team’s new Head Coach and his son, Taylor MacDougall, as the team’s new General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations.
Robert K. Irving, President of the Moncton Wildcats said: “Today marks the beginning of a new era! I’m thrilled to announce that Gardiner and Taylor will be working together to lead the Moncton Wildcats. It’s great to have them in place as we prepare to host the upcoming Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League draft in June,” and said “I want to personally welcome them to our organization. I know our fans will be excited by the dynamic, fast-paced, entertaining, and most importantly… winning style of hockey that Gardiner and Taylor bring to the game.”
Gardiner was Head Coach of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds men’s hockey team for the past 24 seasons, where he led the nation’s most successful university hockey program.
He led UNB to nine U SPORTS national university championships and a perfect season in 2023-2024. Earlier this month, he led Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 team to a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship. In January 2023, he led Team Canada to the World University Gold Medal in Lake Placid and previous to that had won the 2022 Memorial Cup.
The Wildcats will host the QMJHL Draft this June 7th and 8th.
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-Ian
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