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Predators name new coach for U-18 team

Brandon Roy served as a head coach for the U-15 Predators in the 2024-25 season.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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August 21, 2025

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Brandon Roy has been named head coach of the North East BC Predators U-18 women’s hockey program. (North East BC Predators Female Hockey, Facebook)

TAYLOR, B.C. — The Northeast BC (NEBC) Predators women’s hockey program has a new voice behind the U-18 team’s bench.

Brandon Roy was named head coach by the club in a Facebook post on Wednesday, August 21st, with the club complimenting Roy’s “slick crossover skills” and “passion” for hockey.

Roy previously served in the same capacity for the Predators U-15 program.

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“He’s not just about teaching hockey systems, he’s all about growing a team of strong, respectful and resilient young women,” reads the post.

Going through a rebuild in 2024-25, the U-15 Predators participated in several tournaments throughout the season, including the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament (KIBIHT), in which goaltender Olivia Thompson was named to the all-tournament team.

They finished the North East Recreational Hockey League (NERHL) season with a record of eight wins, seven losses and one tie for 17 points.

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Meanwhile, the U-18 Predators finished the 2024-25 season with a combined record of 12 wins, 28 losses and three ties across all competitions, including going winless at the BC Hockey provincial championships.

Further details about the NEBC Predators are available on the club’s Facebook page and website.

Energeticcity.ca has reached out to Roy for further information and will update the story if it becomes available.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.