RED DEER – Twenty-nine volunteers have been selected to lead the six teams competing at the 2023 Alberta Challenge.
The staffing complement for each team includes a director of operations, coach mentor, head coach, two assistant coaches, trainer and apprentice coach. The Alberta Challenge is a core Hockey Alberta Female Development program that provides athletes, staff and on-ice officials an opportunity to grow for the next step in their hockey journey.
Red Deer will host the Alberta Challenge at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre, May 3-7. The province is divided into North and South regions, with three teams selected from each region. Female athletes born in 2008 and 2009, playing in a Hockey Canada sanctioned program, are eligible to try out.
The Alberta Challenge process will begin in March, with players trying out at their respective regional camps. Regional camps will take place April 7-9 in Cochrane and Beaumont. Details regarding the regional camps will be released in the new year.
Listing of team staff below, director of operations and coach mentors will be announced closer to the Alberta Challenge.
South Black
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Director of Operations | Teri Baumgardt | Innisfail |
| Head Coach | Erin O’Toole | Lethbridge |
| Assistant Coach | Jane Kish | Medicine Hat |
| Assistant Coach | Taryn Ashdown | Calgary |
| Apprentice Coach | Tamryn Ward | Lethbridge |
| Therapist | Kayla Cordingley | Calgary |
South Green
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Director of Operations | Neal Tetreault | Red Deer |
| Head Coach | Matt McKnight | Olds |
| Assistant Coach | Christine O’Shaughnessy | Calgary |
| Assistant Coach | Stephanie Fischer | Wainwright |
| Apprentice Coach | Kaylin Schellenberg | Calgary |
| Therapist | Lynsie Fleming | Red Deer |
South White
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Director of Operations | Mary Grant | Airdrie |
| Head Coach | Roberta Stinn | Calgary |
| Assistant Coach | Taryn Baumgardt | Innisfail |
| Assistant Coach | Jocelyn Davidson | Red Deer County |
| Apprentice Coach | Kaylee Vader | Sherwood Park |
| Therapist | Stephen Payne | Calgary |
North Blue
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Director of Operations | Dana Henfrey | Red Deer |
| Head Coach | Steve Mancini | Sherwood Park |
| Assistant Coach | Ariana Kresic | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Brett Campbell | Edmonton |
| Apprentice Coach | Jadynn Morden | Lethbridge |
| Therapist | Vacant | N/A |
North Grey
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Director of Operations | Bev Szott | Daysland |
| Head Coach | Tara Swanson | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Katresa Shwetz | Waskatenau |
| Assistant Coach | Brent Gosselin | Cochrane |
| Apprentice Coach | Lyndsey Janes | Fort McMurray |
| Therapist | Quinn Tilling | Edmonton |
North Yellow
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Director of Operations | Deborah Rhodes | Ardrossan |
| Head Coach | Mandy Layden | Drayton Valley |
| Assistant Coach | Julia Zygun | Edmonton |
| Assistant Coach | Sage Sansregret | Red Deer |
| Apprentice Coach | Brooke Babyck | Sherwood Park |
| Therapist | Victoria McCray | Edmonton |
Staff
| Position | Name | Hometown |
| Manager, Female Hockey | Kendall Newell | Red Deer |
| Coordinator, Female Hockey | Morgen Kidney | Red Deer |
| Mentor, Female Hockey | Danielle Wheeler | Sylvan Lake |
| Lead Therapist | Dave Campbell | Grande Prairie |
