FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Trail, British Columbia (July 10, 2023) – Trail Smoke Eaters Associate Coach, Director of Player Development Dustin Korlak named new Director of Skill Development & Performance
Trail Smoke Eaters Associate Coach and Director of Player Development, Dustin Korlak will be transitioning from his current role to take on a new role within the Smoke Eaters organization as the Director of Skill Development & Performance. In this newly created position, Korlak will lead programming and continue to develop the Trail Smoke Eaters’ skill development programs and camp offerings, improving upon what is currently offered in both quality and quantity in order to better serve young hockey players in the City of Trail, the Kootenay region and beyond. Korlak will also continue to be involved with the Trail Smoke Eaters junior hockey team as a skills development professional and help the team with individual skill development, along with providing support to the current coaching staff.
Korlak comes to this new position with impressive experience. Korlak served the Trail Smoke Eaters as an Associate Coach for the past five seasons. Before his time coaching in the BCHL, Korlak coached two seasons in the MJHL. In addition to coaching, he worked as a scout for ISS hockey and as a pro scout for the Coventry Blaze, a professional team in the UK. Korlak also has on-ice playing experience, having played four seasons of Junior Hockey in the MJHL and a career playing professionally overseas in Europe, including teams in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. Korlak brings an expertise in skill development to this position as a Certified Hockey Canada Skills Coach.
In this position, the community can expect to see Korlak offer the continued skill development programs already on rotation, as well as introduce an entirely new curriculum of skill development and performance camps as well.
With this exciting career move comes an opening for an Assistant Coach for the Trail Smoke Eaters. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact General Manager, Head Coach Tim Fragle at T.Fragle@TrailSmokeEaters.com.
