Bob McCuaigdirector of hockey operations
Bob has been working at NSWC since February 2015. Having been involved in coaching at every level of minor hockey for the past seventeen years, Bob has experience with teams from Atom through to Major Midget. He coached the Vancouver North East Chiefs, North West Giants, and is currently coaching the Northwest Hawks. Bob has also worked with the BC Hockey High Performance program coaching U15, U16, and U17 programs.
Before joining the NSWC, Bob spent ten years as the Head of Athlete Development at Burnaby 8 Rinks as well as a the Head Coach for the Hockey Canada Skills Academy out of Burnaby North. Through his work as a Skills Coach, Bob has helped to develop players from every level!
Evan Richardsonhockey coordinator
Evan grew up playing his minor hockey in Nanaimo, BC, on Vancouver Island. Following his minor hockey career, he went on to the BC Major Midget League, where he led the league in scoring, He then moved on to play 3 years in the BCHL, where he spent 1 year in Victoria and 2 years in Powell River. During that time, he won 1 World Junior Championship Gold medal in 2012, and 1 Silver Medal in 2013. Evan then went on to play his freshman season of NCAA Div 1 college hockey at Boston College, before transferring to finish his final 3 years at the University of Connecticut.
After his NCAA career, Evan then went on to play 3 professional seasons in the ECHL (Tulsa Oilers), England (EIHL), and France (Ligue Magnus).
Evan has now taken on the role of Hockey Coordinator at the NSWC, and wants to help as many players as he can achieve their highest levels of success, not only in hockey, but in life. His biggest strengths as a player were his passion for the game, and his skating, which he plans to share and help improve on everyone he meets and works with while on the ice.
Jared Engtechnical director
private lesson rate: $135 per hour
Jared grew up in North Vancouver playing for the North West Giants (BCMML). He is a former professional defensemen who played in Russia/China for the Kunlun Red Star Organization (KHL/VHL) and Björbo IF (Sweden). Jared played Junior A for the Coquitlam Express and Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) before moving on to SFU and Sacred Heart University (NCAA DIV 1). In addition to his career on the ice, Jared currently plays roller hockey for the Canadian National Team and has represented Canada five times at the World Championships.
As a skills coach, Jared works with forwards and defensemen on being innovative and detailed, developing skills that work in games.
He is the assistant coach for the U13 A1 team and is excited to continue developing players at North Shore Winter Club. Check out @JE_Hockey_Development on instagram to see some of Jared’s work!
Tyson Mulocktechnical director
Tyson Mulock is a retired professional hockey player who had a long, successful career playing for the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Tyson grew up playing hockey in Langley and Delta, where he won the Western Canadian Championships in his second year of Bantam. At age 16, he moved on to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) and the Vancouver Giants, where Tyson scored the first goal in franchise history landing him in the Hockey Hall Of Fame. Tyson spent some time with the Regina Pats before moving to Germany for fourteen years.
Tyson won five DEL championships, garnering many league awards along the way, including top goal scorer, top forward, and MVP. He even scored 50 goals in 50 games in two seasons! During the off season, Tyson helped run various camps that focused on shooting, applying the stick handling theory’s and offensive zone tactics he’s learned over the years. Tyson is now sharing his wealth of knowledge at the NSWC, where his ability to connect with kids is recognized as a true gift.
“Over the two years I played with Tyson, his dynamic release and shot scored us many goals in big games and won us championships. Shooting is an under developed skill in the game of hockey and I would highly recommend Tyson Mulock for all areas in the offensive zone, especially shooting. Become a more confident hockey player and score more goals with Tyson! ” – Jeff Friesen, 15 year NHL player
