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Brian Maloney – Head Coach & General Manager

The 2024-2025 season is Brian’s ninth season as a member of the Chiefs coaching staff. He spent two seasons as an assistant coach before taking over as full-time Associate Head Coach and Associate General Manager. On May 3, 2018 he was named Head Coach and General Manager.

Brian spent a season and a half in a Chiefs uniform after joining the team on January 10, 1997. In 87 regular season games with the Chiefs, he scored 44 goals and added 87 assists. In his final season, he served as the team’s captain and led the Chiefs to their second appearance the BCHL Final, where they fell in five games to the Vernon Vipers.

After accepting a four-year scholarship to Michigan State University, Maloney played pro hockey in various locations for 11 seasons, including stops in the American Hockey League with Binghamton and Chicago. He retired as a player after the 2013-14 season, his seventh in Germany.

Matt Revel -Assistant Coach & General Manager

Matt has coaching experience as head coach of the Yale Lions U17 prep team in the 25, 26 season. Prior to that he was assistant coach for the University of British Columbia Men’s Hockey team (U Sports) for two seasons from 23-25. He started his coaching career with the Vancouver Thunderbirds MHA at the U15 Tier 1 level during the 2020-21 season.
Revel has also added experience as a guest coach at the Portland Winterhawks training camp, and Colorado Avalanche development camp. 
Revel played five seasons in the WHL from 2012-2017, split between the Saskatoon Blades, Kamloops Blazers and Portland Winterhawks. He then went on to play for the University of British Columbia Men’s Hockey team (U Sports) from 2017-2022, and played one season in Austria with the Pioneers Vorarlberg of the International Central European Hockey League (ICEHL) during the 2022-23 season.
He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

Lucas Bourdon- Video Coach

Bourdon returns for his fourth year with the Chilliwack Chiefs, and his second as the team’s video coach. He will continue to oversee the day-to-day video operations, helping the staff and players prepare for games, as well as evaluate and assess both team and individual performance through video analysis.

This season, Bourdon will take on an expanded role with the Chiefs, adding skills coaching duties and playing a larger part in all team practices throughout the year. He will also take the lead in running the team’s power play.

A Chilliwack native, Bourdon grew up attending Chiefs games and later became a member of the team as a player from 2020 to 2022. Already a well-known figure in the local hockey community, he has previously worked as a skills coach with Chilliwack Minor Hockey, the Sardis Hockey Academy, and the Jr. Chiefs’ community programs.

Tracie Kikuchi – Athletic Therapist

Tracie is in her first season with the Chilliwack Chiefs and is a Certified Athletic Therapist under the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA). Originally from Edmonton, AB, she graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and worked as a kinesiologist in a clinic. She then went to Mount Royal University in Calgary to complete the Post Graduate Certificate in Athletic Therapy.

Since graduating, Tracie has gained experience working as an athletic therapist (AT) for numerous teams including multiple seasons in the BCHL as an AT and equipment manager, professional experience with the Edmonton Elks (CFL) during training camp in 2023, and experience with many other sports including rugby, soccer and basketball. She also worked in a clinic setting as an AT, collaborating with other healthcare providers to ensure athletes have the best possible care.

As a former goalie, she has a strong passion for the game of hockey and is committed to ensuring players are in the best possible position to succeed.

Nolan Bowker- Equipment Manager

Entering his 2nd season as Chiefs head equipment manager, the Maple Ridge, BC native brings over 600 regular season games of experience, across the BCHL, ECHL, AHL, USPORTS, and a brief stint with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. During the summers, you’ll find Nolan working alongside Toronto Blue Jays prospects, as the Vancouver Canadians home clubhouse manager.

Nolan resides in Langley, with his partner Carly, son Kayson and family dog Barklee.

Brian Gillespie – Assistant Equipment Manager

Brian Gillespie serves as the Chilliwack Chiefs Assistant Equipment Manager.

Gillespie is an extremely respected member of the Chilliwack sports community as a co-owner of Cheam Source for Sports. Known in the community for his generosity, he also is extremely active with Chilliwack Minor Hockey and Chilliwack Minor Baseball.

When not at a sporting event, Gillespie loves to spend time with his wife Stephanie and son Cohen.

Matthew Benjamin- Locker Room Assistant

Matthew, aka ”Matty”, is the Chiefs Bench Assistant Volunteer. Originally from Courtney B.C. on Vancouver Island, he moved to Chilliwack in 2001 and has been a Chiefs fan for 17 years. His favourite sports are football (BC Lions), Hockey (Vancouver Canucks & Chilliwack Chiefs), Auto Racing (NASCAR), and Special Olympics Swimming. In his spare time, he likes to travel and explore the world.

Eric Williams – Goalie Consultant

Eric Williams is the current goalie consultant for the Chilliwack Chiefs.
He also goalie coaches for multiple programs in the CSSHL and BCEHL as the top development leagues in BC as well as leads the BC division of Assertion Goaltending Consultants.
Eric has been a full time goalie coach for the last 7 years and continues to work at all levels of the game building through grass root development in numerous local minor hockey associations. Before his coaching career, Eric played in the WHL for 4 years splitting time between the Prince Albert Raiders and Spokane Chiefs. Eric played a brief period in the ECHL with the Colorado Eagles before finishing his playing career at the University of British Columbia.

Barry Douglas – Governor & Vice-President, Business Operations

With over 25 years experience in media and junior hockey, Barry Douglas leads the Chilliwack Chiefs’ marketing and sales and oversees the front office.

A volunteer coach for Chilliwack Minor Baseball, founding board member for the Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame, and part owner of Champagne & Lace, Barry is well-known for his service to the league and the community.

Barry has been honoured with multiple Marketer of the Year Awards. As well as a Chilliwack Sport Community Hero in 2017 and in 2018 the Rotary Club of Chilliwack – Mt. Cheam named him an honourary Paul Harris Fellow.

When he’s not in the rink or on the field, Barry enjoys golfing, and spending time with his partner Robynn along with their children, grandchildren, and goldendoodle Scarlett.