Staff

Ryan Kuwabara

 

   Director of Player Development

             Ryan Kuwabara grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He played AAA from 9 years old to 15 for the Hamilton Huskies, after which he went to play for the Hamilton Kilty B’s Jr.B club.  Ryan was then drafted 7^th overall in the 1989 OHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa 67’s.  In his first year 1989-90 he won the Bobby Smith Scholastic Player of the Year for the OHL.  He scored 30 goals or more in each of his three seasons with the 67’s, amassing 43 goals and 100 points in his final year.

 

             After his first season with the Ottawa 67’s Ryan was selected in the 2^nd Round, 39^th Overall by the Montreal Canadiens.  He played 2 seasons with the Canadiens AHL team the Fredericton Canadiens.

 

             He then decided to take an offer to play in Japan for the Kokudo Bunnies, where he helped them win five championships.   He then acquired his Japanese citizenship and represented Japan in the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.  His game worn Japan jersey is now part of the international section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.  Ryan then played in 4 IIHF Men’s “A” Division World Championships as Captain and Assistant Captain.

 

             After nine seasons in Japan, he went to Northern Ireland to play for the Belfast Giants in the British Superleague and won the league championship.  He then returned to Japan to play for the Nippon Paper Cranes in the newly formed Asian League which had teams from Japan, Korea, China and Russia.  He helped to lead the Cranes to the finals in each of his five seasons there and won the championship once.  The following year he was a player/coach with High 1 in South Korea where he led the team in scoring.

 

             Retiring in 2009, he began coaching at the AAA level with the Minor Midget Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs which made it to the 2010 OMHA Finals and the 2010 OHL Cup.  He is now Associate Coach of the Georgetown Raiders Tier II Jr.A Team and is coaching at the Under 16 evaluation camp in Oshawa.

 

 

 

 

Don Cameron 

 

   Director of Off-Ice Programs

Personal Trainer Specialist through Can-Fit-Pro

 

· Sport Conditioning Coach - Twist Conditioning

· CrossFit Level 1

· Resist-A-Ball - Can-Fit-Pro

· Bosu Certified - Twist Conditioning

· First Aid and C.P.R (Level C) - St. John Ambulance

· B.A. from McMaster University

· Master of Science in Education from Medaille College

 

 

PLAYING CAREER                                                                                                     1989 – 2010

 

1988-89                          Hamilton Kilty B’s Jr. B 

1989                                Drafted 7^th Overall in the OHL entry draft to the Ottawa 67’s

1990                                Drafted 39^th Overall in the NHL entry draft to the Montreal Canadiens

1989-92                          Ottawa 67’s, Major Jr. A   OHL

1989-90                          Won the Bobby Smith Scholastic Player of the Year for the OHL

1991                                Invited to Canadian World Junior Evaluation Camp

1992-94                          Fredericton Canadiens, AHL

1994-02                          Kokudo Bunnies, Japanese Ice Hockey League , Champions 5 times                     

1998                                Japanese Olympic Ice Hockey Team   Nagano, Japan

1998-03                          Japanese National  Team   Men’s Senior World Championships “A” Pool

2002-03                          Belfast Giants, British Superleague , Won Championship

2003-08                          Nippon Paper Cranes, Asia League , Won Championship, Finalist 5 times

2008-09                          High 1 (Korea) Asia League

2009-10                          Dundas Real McCoy’s,   Senior “A” Ontario, Won Ontario Championship

2009-10                          Senior “A” First team All-Star Team

 

COACHING CAREER

 

2005-08                          Playing Coach with Nippon Paper Cranes,   Asia League

2008-09                          Playing Coach with High 1,   Asia League

2009                                NCCP D1 Certified, Speak Out

2009-10                          Asst. Coach Hamilton AAA Jr. Bulldogs Minor Midget, OMHA

2010                                Coaching Staff at OHL Development Combine

2010                                Coaching Staff at Under 16 Evaluation Camp in Oshawa

2010                                Assistant Coach of Under 16 Team OMHA

2010-11                          Associate Coach Georgetown Raiders Tier II Jr.A

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Coaching Career

 

· NCCP D1 Certified

· Speak Out Certified

· 2009-2010 Assitant Coach of Hamilton AAA Jr. Bulldogs Midget Team,OMHA

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