29 avril 2017 – Telegraph Journal Wildcats still accepting applications for two jobs separator NEIL HODGE TIMES & TRANSCRIPT Serge Bourgeois lost his job this week as head coach of the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus men’s hockey team. He must decide by Monday’s deadline whether to apply for the position of Wildcats assistant coach. PHOTO: UDEM ATHLETICS The Moncton Wildcats are looking for a new assistant coach and a new hockey operations coordinator. The deadline to apply for both jobs is Monday. There are more than 30 candidates to become assistant coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League club. Ten people have applied for hockey operations coordinator, a position that includes goaltending coach and video coach among other hockey management duties. “Obviously, there’s much more interest in the assistant 29 avril 2017 – Telegraph Journal coaching position,” said Wildcats general manager Roger Shannon. “The other job as hockey operations coordinator is quite specific and more limited because you need to have a goaltending background for that job. “The fact that a goaltending background is required narrows down the market for the hockey operations coordinator. It’s like saying you need a computer science degree.” To apply for these positions, visit the job opportunities section on the team’s website (moncton-wildcats.com) and follow the link from there. Shannon said the two jobs will likely be filled in late June and both people will begin work on July 1. The Wildcats won’t confirm anything, but some possible candidates for assistant coach are Josh Hepditch, Ryan Salvis, Serge Bourgeois and Derek Cormier. They’re all New Brunswickers. Hepditch and Salvis are former Wildcats players and both are now head coaches in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. Hepditch was named Coach of the Year this past season with the St. Stephen Aces. Salvis was recently named head coach of the Edmundston Blizzard, who begin play next season. Bourgeois lost his job this week as head coach of the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus men’s hockey team. Cormier is a former Moncton junior A star player who went on to have an outstanding 17-year playing career in top professional leagues in Europe. .