Coaches

All-Time Regina Pats Coach List includes every coach I can find.

Updated to the beginning of the 2023-2024 season. If you know of any corrections that need to be looked into, please email me at kevin@theblueliner.com.

SEASON(S)	COACH	NOTES
1917-18	Bill Lea
1918-19	William Molisky
1919-20	Walter Molisky
1920-21	Chum Irvin	Announced as head coach on Oct. 9, 1920.
	Duke Dutkowski	Named head coach on Jan. 12, 1921, with Dick Irvin directing strategy.
1921-22	Graham Reid
1922-23	Claude Scannell
1923-27	Al Ritchie
1927-28		Pats and Falcons merged and formed the Monarchs.
1928-34	Al Ritchie
		Pats folded for 12 seasons.
1946-47	Hartzell "Moose" Stinson
1947-56	Murray Armstrong	Del Wilson coached 1 game in the 1953-54 season.
1956-62	Frank Mario
1962-64	Robert "Dunc" Fisher
1964-65	Bobby Kirk	Resigned before playoffs due to health reasons.
	John Hudson	He was named coach for the playoffs. Had been coaching the Pat Junior B team.
1965-69	Bob Turner	J. Allan Shore coached 1 game in the 1968-69 season.
1969-70	Jack Shupe
1970-71	Bob Turner	Second time with the Pats.
1971-72	Earl Ingarfield Sr.
1972-77	Bob Turner	Third time with the Pats. Was fired Jan. 9, 1977
1976-78	Lorne Davis	Replaced Turner. Jerry Zrymiak coached 1 game.
1978-79	Gregg Pilling	Jerry Zrymiak coached 1 game.
1979-80	Bryan Murray	Bob Strumm coached 3 games.
1980-81	Jack Sangster
1981-82	Bill LaForge
	Barry Trapp	Coached 2 regular season games and 4 playoff games due to LaForge suspensions.
	Barry Trapp and Bob Strumm	Co-coached 1 playoff game due to LaForge suspensions.
1982-83	Don Boyd	Resigned Feb. 6, 1983, for personal reasons.
	Bob Strumm	Coached 1 game after Boyd resigned.
	Barry Trapp	Named coach on Feb. 9, 1983, for the remainder of the season.
1983-85	Bob Strumm	Bobby Lowes coached 8 games with Strumm out with a suspension.
1985-86	Bill Moores
1986-88	Doug Sauter
1988-89	Dennis Sobchuk	Stepped down as coach on Nov. 14, 1988, but kept the GM role.
	Bernie Lynch
1989-93	Brad Tippett	Fired on Nov. 18, 1992.
1992-93	Bill Hicke
1993-94	Bill Hicke and Al Dumba	Named co-coaches to start the season.
1993-94	Al Dumba	Named coach when Hicke stepped down.
1994-95	Norm Johnston	Bill Hicke coached 1 game with Johnston suspended.
1995-97	Rich Preston
1997-99	Parry Shockey	Fired on Oct. 15, 1998.
1998-00	Tim Tisdale	Named interim coach on Oct. 15 and coach on Nov. 9, 1998.
2000-01	Lorne Molleken
2001-04	Bobby Lowes	Chad Mercier coached 1 game with Lowes suspended.
2004-08	Curtis Hunt	Terry Perkins coached 9 games in 2006-07 and 11 in 2007-08 with Hunt at the World Juniors.
2008-09	Dale Derkatch
2009-11	Curtis Hunt
2011-13	Pat Conacher	Malcolm Cameron coached 3 games as Conacher was away for personal reasons.
2013-14	Malcolm Cameron
2014-18	John Paddock	Dave Struch coached 1 game as Paddock was scouting ahead.
2018-22	Dave Struch	Fired on Nov. 18, 2021.
2021-22	John Paddock	Returned behind the bench after Struch was fired.
	Brad Herauf	Coached multiple games with Paddock out with an illness from Feb. 6, 2022, to the end of the season.
2022-23	John Paddock	Retired July 10, 2023.
2023-24	Brad Herauf	Herauf was named head coach on July 13, 2023.