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presents BEHIND

THE BENCH

An Interview with Pete Montana

Hockey Conference, so most of he’s coaching OHA’s development
By By: Molly Kett
the games played are stateside. team, which means the focus is more

Between the league, tournaments, on individual development rather
ete Montana, the female coach, and showcases, the team will play 80 than wins and losses.
Pfemale director, and director games this season. So far, his current season is going
of player personnel at the Ontario
What has kept Montana involved very well. After 38 games, the team’s
Hockey Academy in Cornwall has in coaching for all these years? goals against average is below 2 and
been coaching for more than 30 years. their PK sits at 98%, demonstrating
“I love to watch players grow;
“I started when I was 25 in especially if I have them for more a team with a strong defensive play.
Lethbridge, Alberta, and I’ve coached
than one season. To see them become In terms of a favourite coaching
at just about every elite level ever successful is truly rewarding,” says memory, Montana had trouble
since,” says Montana. “I’ve been very Montana. “I think it’s all about the choosing just one.
lucky to spend time with many great
team. If you can get buy in from
organizations including the Calgary every player, to care more about the “I have so many. I’m very lucky,
Flames and Hockey Canada, and I’ve but one that stands out is the period
person sitting next to them in the
coached right across the country. It’s dressing room than themselves, then of time I helped Theoren Fleury
been a wonderful experience.” write his first book, ‘Playing With
Photo Submitted you will have a much, much better Fire’. Theo and I have been close
Montana says that he got involved environment to teach in and have friends since the mid-80s but got
in the coaching aspect of hockey between drills and that head coach success.” really close as roommates during our
while he was still playing. was on the bench watching, asked me Last season, Montana coached time with the Calgary Flames,” says
the question and before you knew it
“I was asked if I’d ever consider I was with his team as an assistant.” Team Junior at OHA. The team Montana. “It was very special to
coaching by the head coach of the ended up in the Championship help him through that process.”
Lethbridge Major Bantam team,” This season, Montana is coaching Final of the EWHC against their We wish Montana and his team
says Montana. “We were practising the OHA Prep AA Female team. The sister team, Team Tardiff, losing to at OHA luck with the rest of their
before them and I was taking a break team plays in the Eastern Women’s them 3-2 in overtime. This season,
season.
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