Whitney's impressive attention to detail benefits not only players who aspire to the next level in their hockey training. Whitney is currently an Associate Coach with the Delta U18 Female Prep, CSSHL Team. Recently she was an Ast. Coach for Team BC which won Bronze in Dawson Creek and Gold at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in PEI. Previously she was the Coordinator for BC Hockey's Female Program of Excellence, and part of Team BC which won Bronze at both the 2017 National Women's U18 Championship & Canada Winter Games 2019. As the Lead Skills Instructor for BC Hockey, she is also a Hockey Canada Skills coach and Master Coach Developer. This past season Whitney was the head coach of the U15 PCAHA Elite female team which won Silver in Mississauga, Ontario, 2023. She is part of the NHL Coaches Association Female Coach Mentorship Program. Whitney's work with minor hockey includes 13 years coaching.
Her playing experience includes growing up in Alberta, playing with St. Francis Xavier High School Academy (Edmonton), and the EGHA Rebels AAA team (Western Champs). In her graduating year, she accepted a scholarship to the University of Saskatchewan. In 2005, Whitney returned to Alberta to represent Team Alberta at the Esso Women's Nationals in Ontario.
For the 2020/21 season and her contributions to the community, Whitney was awarded BFL & Hockey Canada Female Coach of the Year for the province of British Columbia. In 2022 Whitney was awarded BC Hockey's Development in Coaching for her work in training and mentoring coaches across the province. Whitney is passionate about developing players & coaches of all levels to reach their potential, turning their passion into power.
