North Stars players preparing for new coach
When the returning Battlefords North Stars players make their way back to the Battlefords for training camp, a new coach and general manager will be calling the shots for the first time in five years.
North Stars goalie Taryn Kotchorek said the announcement Kevin Hasselberg was moving on to the professional ranks came as a surprise to the players.
“Everybody was pretty shocked. With such a great group of guys coming back and so many, that it was kind of the last thing we thought was going to happen but it’s just something that you have to deal with. (We’re) Proud of the guy (Hasselberg) and couldn’t wish him more luck,” he said.
Prior to making the announcement public, Kotchorek said Hasselberg phoned the players to tell them he was leaving the North Stars.