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SECON Maulers readying for new season

Add new faces to coaching staff
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Preparation for the U18 AAA season is now in progress for the SECON Maulers. (File Photo)
YORKTON - The Yorkton SECON 18U AAA Maulers continue preparation for the upcoming season. 

Readying for the year the Maulers have added a new assistant coach; Morgan Salkeld, to help head coach and general manager Ed Zawatsky.

Former Mauler Zach Rakochy will join the Maulers as Goalie Development Coach.  

Rakochy is also a Steinbach Pistons alumni where he played a big role in their 2013 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship season and a graduate of University of Manitoba with a diploma in AgBusiness. 

Yorkton Minor Hockey and Yorkton Terriers Junior Hockey Club Alumni Dylan Johnson will be joining the team this season as Skills Coach.  

Johnson is a recent graduate of Minot State University with a Bachelor of Science where he played in the ACHA - American Collegiate Hockey Association with the Minot State Men's Hockey. 

Maulers Alumni Tayler Thompson will also be joining the Maulers as a Skills Coach. After playing for the Maulers from 2008 - 2010, Thompson moved on to play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the local Terriers, Western Hockey League, Canadian college, East Coast Hockey League and, and European pro leagues. 

The Maulers have also announced Brad Senko (BKin, CEP, CSEP High-Performance Specialization) of Functional Rehabilitation is joining the organization as strength and conditioning coach. 

The team has also created a new position; Hockey Operations Liaison and Assistant to the general manager and filled it with Jesse Lippai. 

Jannalee Edgar returns to the team as Athletic Therapist. She has been part of the Maulers organization for nearly six years and is also the owner of Jannalee Edgar Physiotherapy.
The team is also into its preseason schedule topping Moose Jaw 5-4 in their first test Sept. 14. 

The Maulers then dropped a 4-3 decision to the Saskatoon Contacts at the Westland Arena Friday.