Regina Pats head coach and GM John Paddock announces retirement
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Regina Pats head coach and general manager John Paddock announced his retirement Monday morning.
Paddock, 69, spent nine seasons with the Pats from 2014 to 2023, all of them as a GM and six as both GM and head coach.
"It's been a great nine years and a great time," Paddock said.
"It's a wonderful place," he added, noting he's had lots of support.
Paddock said recent health issues contributed to his decision and that his retirement will likely be family-focused.
"John has always made it a priority to first and foremost develop relationships with those he is working with and the players he's coaching. I believe that is why he's had such a great career," Pats CEO Gord Pritchard said in a news release Monday.
The retiring head coach and GM was recognized as Western Hockey League (WHL) coach of the year in 2015 and 2017 and WHL executive of the year in 2017.
He led the team to the WHL final in 2017 and the Memorial Cup Final in 2018.
The Pats described Paddock's coaching career as "one of the great and most successful coaches in franchise history," citing his 209 wins in the position, second most all-time for the franchise.
He will remain with the club as a senior advisor and will assist the new GM in the role.
The Pats said Alan Millar will replace Paddock, becoming the 20th GM in the club's history and the team's vice-president, hockey operations.
Millar, 56, has worked in the American Hockey League (the National Hockey League's affiliate league), the Canadian Hockey League and with national U18 and junior teams in the front office, but mostly behind the scenes in roles including general manager.
I believe the Pats are "one of the top franchises in the Canadian Hockey League and I feel it's an opportunity that we'll continue to build on the great work that John has done here," Millar said.
The Pats expect to announce a decision on coaching staff by the end of the week, he said.
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