The Quality Foods Oceanside Generals are excited to announce our new partnership agreement with Consistency Coach Joshua Cook.

Josh is the founder of the non-profit organization “Consistency Coaching” and is currently a player for the expansion VIU Mariners playing in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). Josh learnt how to play hockey in Chelmsford, England. With over 5 years of Jr. A experience and representing the Great Britain World Junior team Josh brings experience of the ups and downs hockey brings to a player and how to deal with it. He helps athletes consistently set and achieve their goals whilst teaching them core values such as determination and integrity along with many other values not only for hockey but for life. 

Josh will be working with the Generals players both on and off the ice surrounding the mental part of the game.  His focus on both individual and team oriented goals will help to develop our players for not only this season but for their future.  Josh’s unique skill set is an exciting addition to our coaching staff as whole. 

 “We are very excited to have Josh as part of the Generals family” says team president Gerry Bickerton “His focus on the mental side of the game will really help push our players to excel.  He is a tremendous young man who fits into what we are trying to accomplish throughout our entire organization.  Our players should be able to learn a lot from him this season and grow as not only hockey players but also as young men.”

“I’m thrilled to be involved with a community run club that is local and in the same town where I founded my non-profit organization” commented Josh.  “After sitting down with head coach Jesse Hammill and team president Gerry Bickerton, it is clear that we have a common goal to see success not only for the team but individually for the players. Over the season we will be constantly setting goals and steps to achieve those goals to give our team the best chance to succeed and I’m here for them every step of the way. I’m excited to help better them as not only hockey players but as young men.” 

Welcome to the Generals Josh!  We look forward to working with you during the 2017/2018 season.

PARKSVILLE (August 21, 2017) – The Quality Foods Oceanside Generals will open their exhibition season on Saturday, Aug. 26th in Campbell River against the reigning League Champion Storm. Puck drop is 7:30pm at the Rod Brind’Amour Arena. The Generals will have many new faces in the lineup as they continue to narrow down their roster for the 2017-2018 season. This will be the 1st of 2 exhibitions games for the Generals prior to opening the season September 1st back in Campbell River. Both teams will be looking to set the tone for the season opener which promises to be an intense game in this north division rivalry.

Tune into Generals play by play announcer Kyle Ireland as he will host the pre-game show on Facebook Live beginning at 7:00pm. The game audio will be broadcast online at www.oceansidegenerals.com

PARKSVILLE — Close to 40 hockey players vying for a roster spot with the Oceanside Generals are trying to impress a new head coach this weekend.

Training camp for the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League club began Friday with workouts wrapping up today at Oceanside Place in Parksville.

This past off season seen some changes for the mid-island hockey team with Jesse Hammill taking over coaching duties from Gerry Bickerton.

Hammill was impressed with the effort he seen from rookies in camp along with some of the returning players, but he has a clear message after the Generals finished in 8th place with a record of 12-33-1-2 last season.

“We want you there on opening night but its down to you to be there opening night. There are no guarantees, last year’s team won one less game then the year before, most teams last year in the league won more games in one year than we have won in the last three, no job is safe”.

Gerry Bickerton is still with the hockey club taking over as team president and assistant coaches Scott Bickerton and Chris Lennox are back this season and will join Hammill on the bench.

“We need guys that can play two-way hockey, that are gritty, that are ignorant, that play the game almost back like the 80’s style. I’m not saying fighting, I’m saying the right way blocking shots, getting into the dirty areas giving everything you have every minute that you are on the ice”. said Hammill.

After camp wraps up today it make take some time for the roster to be set as a number of the players on the ice this weekend are expected to attend Junior A camps in the coming weeks.

The Generals will play two preseason games later this month and kick off the regular season on September 1st in Campbell River.