2025 Coaching Group

11U Head Coach: Jamie Bourke

With an AIHL career spanning 270 games over 15 years, Jamie is putting his experience and passion into coaching the next generation of hockey players.

11U Asst. Coach: Jeremy Muir

In addition to his national and international goalie experience, Jeremy coached the Victorian Defris and Brown teams.

In 2022, he was the Assistant Coach for the Melbourne Ducks and recently Head Coach of our Melbourne Ducks AWIHL team.

11U Asst. Coach: Jason Richard

As part of the 2024 11U Championship coaching team, we’re pleased to welcome Jason back again for 2025!

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Jason brings his 35 years of experience and passion for the game, helping develop our young players across both the winter and summer leagues.

13U Head Coach: Troy Robertson

As one of Australia’s top defensemen, there isn’t much Troy hasn’t done during his hockey career.

From representing Victoria and Australia, playing a season in Canada’s GMHL, and playing 116 AIHL games, Troy is laser-focused on bringing out the best in our players.

15U Head Coach: Justin Sheppard

Fresh off the championship three-peat, Justin returns for a fourth season with the Ducks.

In addition to leading our 15U, Justin has been Head Coach for Victorias Ginsberg (13U) and Defris (15U) teams.

15U Assistant Coach: Gavin Preston

We’re super excited to have Gav return to the Assistant Coach role that saw our 15U team clinch their third championship last season.

Hailing from Calgary, Canada Gav brings a lifetime of hockey experience to our club.

17U Head Coach: Chris Roach

We’re excited to introduce Chris Roach as our 17U Head Coach for 2025 (he’s the one on the left).

Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, Chris has over 130 games in the WA Premier League in addition to serving as Asst. Coach of Perth Thunder and the WA Tange team.

Chris has spent the past 6 years living in Darwin where he’s coached juniors of all ages and looks forward to bringing his experience to the Ducks.

Asst. Coach: Steve Belic

Steve has been with the club since we started, supporting the development of our coaches and players.

Steve returns for another season as our Head of Coaching and Development and Assistant Coach for our 17U squad.

Building on his 160-game AIHL career, Steve is also the Asst. Coach of our AWIHL Ducks.