RED DEER – Team staff have been named to the 2022 Alberta Challenge by Hockey Alberta.
A director of operations, coach mentor, head coach, two assistant coaches, trainer and coach apprentice were selected for each of the six teams. Volunteers for each team are listed below.
The event will be held May 4-8 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer.
The Alberta Challenge is held alternating years with the Alberta Winter Games. For the Alberta Challenge, the province is divided into North and South regions, with three teams selected from each region to compete in the tournament.
| SOUTH BLACK | ||
|---|---|---|
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Director of Operations | Teri Baumgardt | Innisfail |
| Mentor | Jordan Fenton | Calgary |
| Therapist | Eryn Tippe | Calgary |
| Head Coach | Tara Swanson | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Evan Vossen | Medicine Hat |
| Assistant Coach | Julia Zygun | Edmonton |
| Apprentice Coach | Stephanie Fischer | Wainwright |
| SOUTH GREEN | ||
|---|---|---|
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Director of Operations | Mary Wilson | Olds |
| Mentor | Carla MacLeod | Calgary |
| Therapist | Kayla Ternes | Cochrane |
| Head Coach | Hayley Runnalls | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Sadie Reid | Leduc |
| Assistant Coach | Amanda McLeod | Okotoks |
| Apprentice Coach | Mikaela Reay | Lethbridge |
| SOUTH WHITE | ||
|---|---|---|
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Director of Operations | Danna Nelson | Rumsey |
| Mentor | Ally Bendfeld | Innisfail |
| Therapist | Kayla Cordingley | Calgary |
| Head Coach | Carly McNaughton | Lethbridge |
| Assistant Coach | Taryn Ashdown | Calgary |
| Assistant Coach | Kris Schultz | Okotoks |
| Apprentice Coach | Dayna Owen | Calgary |
| NORTH BLUE | ||
|---|---|---|
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Director of Operations | Dana Henfrey | Red Deer |
| Mentor | Bryan Toles | Edmonton |
| Therapist | Katherine Bernard Yip-Choy | Edmonton |
| Head Coach | Jessie Olfert | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Brendan Jensen | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Katresa Shwetz | Waskatenau |
| Apprentice Coach | Jesse Jack | Olds |
| NORTH GREY | ||
|---|---|---|
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Director of Operations | Beverly Szott | Daysland |
| Mentor | Chris Leeming | Olds |
| Therapist | Brenna Schuldhaus | Edmonton |
| Head Coach | Mandy Layden | Drayton Valley |
| Assistant Coach | Stacy Cosgrove | Bonanza |
| Assistant Coach | Ariana Kresic | Edmonton |
| Apprentice Coach | Hanna Paquette | Edmonton |
| NORTH YELLOW | ||
|---|---|---|
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Director of Operations | Denise Broadbent | Leduc |
| Mentor | Larry Hofmann | Edmonton |
| Therapist | Morgan Mills | Foothills |
| Head Coach | Shanya Shwetz | Waskatenau |
| Assistant Coach | Isabelle Cropper | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Brant Becker | Medicine Hat |
| Apprentice Coach | Sage Sansregret | Red Deer |