Head Coach – Terry Jones
Terry has been with the club since 1996.
During this span, Terry has had the great opportunity to work with many great players, coaches, managers and trainers and has helped lead the team to 12 division championships, 11 conference championships, eight KIJHL Championships, four Cyclone Taylor Championships, and one Keystone Championship.
In Terry’s playing career, special highlights were winning the 1983 Memorial Cup with the Portland Winterhawks, two Canada West championships with the U of Calgary Dinosaurs and also winning two Spengler Cup gold medals with Team Canada. Terry continues to work as principal at Glenmerry School in Trail, and he and his wife Loretta reside in Montrose. Their two sons Kellen and Connor have recently retired from pro hockey and now reside in the U.S. with their families.
Assistant Coach – Jeremy Cominotto
Jeremy Cominotto, a native of Trail and former Nitehawk, is returning for his 12th season as a part of the coaching staff.
Jeremy is returning to the bench after spending the last two seasons as management.
Jeremy’s coaching career began 16 years ago with the Nitehawks which is highlighted by a Cyclone Taylor Championship in 2016-2017. Jeremy was also a member of the Cyclone Taylor Championship winning team as a player in 2000-2001.
Jeremy is currently residing in Fruitvale with his girlfriend Kirsten, son Kellen and daughter Summer.
Assistant Coach – Shane Drake
Shane has been an assistant coach with the Nitehawks since 2017. During his playing career with the Nitehawks from 2000-2002, they won a Cylcone Taylor Cup Championship. From there, he moved onto playing senior men’s hockey and won many provincial championships while playing for Trail and Rossland. Shane currently lives in Fruitvale with his wife Julie, and children Connor and Chelsea.
Trainer – Eric Volpatti
Equipment Manager – Kevin Hendrickson
Kevin, or “Millie”, as he is known by all, is truly the busiest man in the Nitehawk organization. As if being assistant trainer and equipment manager isn’t enough, Millie is also the Treasurer on the Nitehawks executive. Millie never sits still. If he’s not crunching numbers, he’s washing and folding sweaters, or entering team data on the computer, or 1,001 other team duties. Millie is a perfect example of the ‘culture” of the Nitehawks which expects hard work, devotion, and attention to detail. Millie is the parts manager at Kootenay Chrysler and resides in Trail.
Darren Miracle
I played in the KIJHL and RMJHL for the Trail Smoke Eaters and Rossland Warriors. I have worked at Teck Ltd. for 19 years. My wife is Tammy Miracle and we have two sons, Colton (Celgar) and Lucas plays baseball for Thompson Rivers University.
Head Scout – Cory Clark
Cory has been with the Nitehawks serving in a scouting role covering Alberta/Northeastern B.C. since 2013. His career as a social worker has taken him to various locations in Alberta and Yukon, where he has worked primarily with youth, additions, and mental health. He currently resides in Grand Cache, Alberta where he works for Alberta Health Services as a mental health therapist.
Cory has two sons Trey (Grande Prairie) and Brett (Calgary). Brett was a member of the 2023-14 KIJHL, B.C. and Western Canadian champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks.
