July 7, 2009

Yopyk Earns Head Coaching Position

The following article featuring former Princeton standout Darren Yopyk appeared July 7 on the Kelowna Capital News Web site.

 

By Kevin Parnell
Kelowna Capital News

After sending a dozen players off to American universities in its three year history, the Westside Warriors have mined the NCAA for its new head coach.

The Warriors have introduced Darren Yopyk, 34, as the man that will guide the Warriors into its fourth season in the B.C. Hockey League this fall.

For the past four years Yopyk—an all star defenseman in the Alberta Junior Hockey League as a player—has been a coach at Merrimack University, an NCAA Division I school, including the past two seasons as an associate coach.

Complete article can be accessed via the Capital News Web site by clicking here.