2020 BFL Female Coach of the Year Winners

By stressing both fun and fundamentals, Samantha Holmes-Domagala is helping young girls fall in love with hockey, earning her BFL Female Coach of the Year honours.

BFL Female Coach of the Year Provincial & Territorial Winners

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Hutchinson knows hockey

A world champion as a player, Teresa Hutchinson has focused her passion on coaching, working with the next generation.

BFL Female Coach of the Year Provincial & Territorial Winners

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Giving women their voice

Amy de Bree organized a female-focused webinar series that brought together a community of leaders and athletes.

National Coaches Week BFL Female Coach of the Year

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A hands-on hockey mom

Stéphanie Grenier is guiding her three daughters – and hundreds of other girls – through their minor hockey journeys.

BFL Female Coach of the Year

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Creating an equal opportunity

A BFL Female Coach of the Year recipient, Callie Langmead operates with one goal in mind: get more girls on the ice.

BFL Female Coach of the Year

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Sharing a love of the game

A connection to her hometown led Katie-Lynn Cummiskey behind the bench, and to BFL Female Coach of the Year honours.

BFL Female Coach of the Year

Congratulations to the 2020 provincial and territorial winners:

Hockey Canada and BFL Canada are recognized the country’s best women’s hockey coaches with the BFL Female Coach of the Year awards. In 2020, 17 deserving women were honoured for their efforts.

Congratulations to Samantha Holmes-Domagala (Community) and Teresa Hutchinson (High Performance), the national winners of the 2020 BFL Female Coach of the Year.

COMMUNITY	HIGH PERFORMANCE
Alberta
Samantha Holmes-Domagala	Shayna Shwetz
British Columbia
Natalie Korenic	Amy De Bree
Manitoba
Nicole McAlpine	Ashley van Aggelen
New Brunswick
Shellany Brewer	Geneviève David
Newfoundland & Labrador
Callie Langmead	--
Nova Scotia
Josanne Deveau	--
Hockey North
--	--
Ontario
Jessie Vella	Teresa Hutchinson
Prince Edward Island
Katie Cummiskey	Emma Weatherbie
Quebec
Stéphanie Grenier	Alyssa Cecere
Saskatchewan
Colleen Sostorics	--

What do the winners receive?

The provincial and territorial winners receive $1,000 each.

Holmes-Domagala and Hutchinson, the national winners, receive a trip to the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Halifax and Truro, N.S., plus $2,500.

Who chose the winners?

The selection committee included a trio of Canadian women’s hockey leaders – Olympic gold medallists Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Gina Kingsbury and Caroline Ouellette. They were joined by Steve Lacoste, vice-president of sports and leisure with BFL, and Teal Gove, manager of hockey development with Hockey Canada.

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