New St. Thomas Tommies men's hockey coach - Troy Ryan

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The St. Thomas University Tommies have found their man and Troy Ryan is his name.  Ryan, a Spryfield Nova Scotia native, has a very impressive resume and you can view it HERE

Most recently Ryan has been the Head Coach and General Manager of the Metro Marauders of the MHL.  Previous to this he was Head Coach of the Pictou Crushers of the MJHL.

He certainly has an impressive list of qualifications and he will certainly need to draw from them as he looks to rebuild the 3 and 25 Tommies of 2010-11.

Here is a quick look at some "Honors, Awards, and Special Recognition" Troy Ryan has received.

- 2007-2008 Hockey Nova Scotia Coach of the Year

- 2007-2008 MJAHL Coach of the Year

- 2008 Fred Page Cup Champions

- 2005-2006 MJAHL coach of the Year

- Guest coach for Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax.

Some interesting insight on our new coach - Jusk Ask - Troy Ryan

Daily Gleaner - Ryan up for the challenge of coaching the Tommies *NEW*
Daily Gleaner - Tommies hand reins to Ryan
Daily Gleaner - Ryan will 'do great things' for STU hockey - Burns
Metro - Tommies announce new bench boss
Halifax Chronicle Herald - Troy Ryan to coach Tommies

Official STU Press Release

Troy Ryan website

Troy Ryan named GM for World Junior A Challenge

Troy Ryan information