FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2021
Burlington Chiefs Jr. A Lacrosse Club
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
burlingtonchiefs.com
pr@burlingtonchiefs.com
ANNOUNCEMENT: COACHING CONTRACT EXTENSION
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO – The Burlington Chiefs Junior A Lacrosse Club are excited to announce that Head Coach Dan MacRae and his coaching staff, have agreed to a three-year contract extension. Since joining the Chiefs bench in 2017, these coaches have led the team to playoffs each season, culminating in a hard fought effort playing in the OJALL Championship for the Iroquois Trophy in 2019.
“Myself & the coaching staff are excited & grateful for the opportunity from our new leadership team to coach the Burlington Chiefs for another 3 years. I would like to personally thank Ken Gillies, Peter Bowers, Mike Quackenbush and Gary MacRae for their efforts in making the club operations run seamlessly during our time as coaches, we could not do it with out you all. To our returning coaches, I am looking forward to us continuing to push the organization to new boundaries.” – Dan MacRae, Head Coach
Dan MacRae
Head Coach
Alex Crepinsek
Assistant Coach
Brett Hickey
Assistant Coach
Sean Gillies
Assistant Coach
Statements from the Leadership Team
“The Burlington Chiefs are are extremely excited to be bringing back DannyMac and his whole coaching staff. We are building something special here in Burlington and Dan and his staff started this in the previous years, so it was crucial to have him back to continue this path in bringing the chiefs to the forefront of the OLA”
– Paul Dawson, Vice President of Lacrosse Operations
“Shawn and I are excited to have Danny and his incredible coaching staff join us for the next three years. Their time, commitment and devotion to the players and the organization has helped pave the way for many successes over the last few seasons. Surrounding the coaching staff with a phenomenal lacrosse operations team, and a motivated group of players has been a top priority for us. We can’t wait to see what Danny and his staff can achieve over the next three years.”
– Bill Greer, Co-President / Shawn Cardy, Co-President
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