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Paul Fixter is in his second season with the Killer Bees as Head Coach after spending 11 seasons with the Colorado Avalanche Organization. He had most recently served as a scout for the Avalanche during the 2005-06 season.
Fixter spent the previous four seasons with the AHL Hershey Bears, including two seasons as head coach. Paul moved into a scouting role when the Avalanche decided not to field a full AHL affiliate and the Bears switched affiliations to the Washington Capitals.
Before taking on his various roles with Hershey, Fixter worked for six seasons in Denver with the Avalanche. As an assistant coach for the Avalanche, Fixter was responsible for video scouting reports, analyzing game video and on ice practices for both current Los Angeles Kings head coach Marc Crawford and current Atlanta Thrashers bench boss Bob Hartley. He won a Stanley Cup under Crawford in 1996, and again in his final year in Colorado under former Bears boss Hartley. During Fixter’s tenure in Denver, the Avalanche won two President’s Trophies for the NHL’s best regular season record.
Fixter got his first taste of coaching in 1985 as an on-ice instructor and program coordinator with the Huron Hockey School. After his playing days ended at the University of Windsor, Fixter began his coaching career at his alma mater while earning his master’s degree in sports business administration.
A Kitchener, Ontario native, Fixter remains true to his hockey roots. Upon Colorado’s two Stanley Cup wins, Paul brought hockey’s holy-grail to his hometown to share his moments with Lord Stanley with family and friends.
An avid golfer and Toronto Blue Jays fan, Fixter summers in Canada with his wife Leslie. |
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Sean Gillam, 31, is in his second season as a full time assistant coach after serving as a player/assistant over the first three seasons of Killer Bee hockey. He held the same role with the ECHL Jackson Bandits before coming to the Valley. Gillam retired after the 2005-06 season after a 10-year pro playing career. A third-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 1994, the former defenseman appeared in 662 professional regular season and playoff games in the AHL, ECHL, IHL, and CHL. A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, Sean resides in the Valley with his wife Leigh and son Shane. |
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David Lemanowicz
Player/Assistant Coach
Lemanowicz, 31, is in his first season as player/assistant coach with the Killer Bees. The Vancouver native should be most familiar to Bees fans as a member of the 2006 CHL President’s Cup Champion Laredo Bucks. He compiled a 4-2 record during that playoff run with one shutout, a 2.51 GAA and a .925 save percentage. Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the ninth round of the 1995 NHL Draft, Lemanowicz played four seasons of junior hockey for the Spokane Chiefs (WHL), where he was a teammate of current Bees assistant coach Sean Gillam. He resides in the Valley with his wife Gina. |
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Jorge Garcia, L.A.T.
Athletic Trainer
Jorge has over 20 years experience at all levels of athletic competition. Besides serving as the head athletic trainer for the Killer Bees, he also works with the Dorados and is head trainer and administrator for the R3 Olympic Development USYSA. He is an associate member of NATA, SWATA and a member of the Valley Athletic Trainer's Association. |
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Doug Tretiak
Equipment Manager
A Winnipeg, Manitoba, native, Doug’s hockey career began in 1987 as a visiting team attendant for the Winnipeg Jets (NHL). He became the head equipment manager for the Hamilton Canucks (AHL) for the 1992-93 season, then went back to the Jets in 1993-94 in his previous role.
From there, he served as equipment manager for the Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) from 1994-98, the Central Texas Stampede (WPHL) in 1998-99 and the Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL) in 2000-01. In 2005-06, he served as the head equipment manager for the Austin Ice Bats (CHL). |
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