Kevin Hasselberg nominated for CJHL Coach of the Year
The accolades for the Battlefords North Stars continue to roll in after an incredibly successful 2015-16 season; head coach Kevin Hasselberg is one of the six finalists for the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Coach of the Year award.
The award recognizes the most outstanding coach in the CJHL across the entire country and features 126 teams. The accolade is awarded based on the coach’s team and individual performance on the season.
“I started getting text messages from people and sort of thought ‘what are you guys talking about?’” Hasselberg said. “It was kind of surreal. You just don’t really know until you see the names that are there, these are very successful and long-serving coaches at the CJHL level. It’s an honour and pretty humbling.”
Hasselberg’s North Stars finished with a franchise record .776 winning percentage by compiling a record of 43-11-2-2. The team’s offense skyrocketed this year compared to previous years as the team finished with three of the top 10 scorers in the league. A season seemingly destined for greatness came to a disappointing end as the North Stars were eliminated by the Flin Flon Bombers in double overtime of game five of the semi finals.