Paul Stoykewych
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- Email:
- pstoykew@uottawa.ca
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- Title:
- Assistant Coach
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- Office Location:
- Minto Sports Complex E-207
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- Since:
- 2021
Bio
Stoykewych joined the Gee-Gees men's hockey program as full-time assistant coach in June 2021. Stoykewych oversees the team's defencemen, while assisting with player development, recruitment, community outreach, and the program's hockey camps.
A Winnipeg product, Stoykewych joins the program from RINK Training Centre, a hockey development centre in Manitoba where he served as a skills development coach and program coordinator. He was also an assistant coach with the Western Mustangs for the 2019-20 season.
Stoykewych spent four seasons as a defenceman with the Western Michigan University Broncos. He tallied 23 points over 82 games during his NCAA career which lasted from 2014 to 2018. While with the Broncos, Stoykewych played under former Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues head coach Andy Murray.
Prior to heading south, Stoykewych played two seasons with the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and one year with the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League.
Stoykewych represented Canada internationally on three occasions: with Canada Western at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, and with Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge in 2012 and 2013.