Team Personnel, Roster, U22AA KW Rangers #1160, 2021-2022, Rep (Waterloo Ravens Girls Hockey Association )

Dave is a new Assistant Coach for the KW Rangers leading the defensive core. He has over 15 years of minor hockey coaching experience in both female and male hockey. Dave has completed his NCCP Development 1 and High Performance 1 Certifications. His success as a coach is impressive, winning bronze, silver and gold medals at both LLFHL and Provincials at various levels and age groups over his coaching career. His ability to teach the game of hockey is impressive and he wants his players to love the game as much as he does. Dave not only coaches, but also serves as an executive member to his local hockey association for the last 15 years and currently serves as past president. In his younger days, Dave was a level 3 referee and also played competitively at the Jr. B, C and Senior A levels. Having served in all capacities (player, coach, referee, executive member), he truly has a strong understanding of the game which makes him a strong and valuable addition to the K-W Ranger’s bench.

Jeff Smith has been Assistant Coach of the K-W Rangers since 2014. Prior to this, he coached in the Waterloo Ravens organization for six years, as both a head coach and an assistant coach with Midget AA and Bantam AA teams. During Jeff's time with the Ravens, his teams won provincial Silver twice (Bantam AA and Midget AA) and Silver at the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League Final Four weekend. Before coaching in the Ravens organization, Jeff coached boys AA hockey with the Waterloo Wolves, from Atom to Bantam, for six years. Jeff has always enjoyed working with young players to help them develop their skills and enjoyment of the game as they work hard to get to the next level of their hockey careers!

Beth Weckman has been General Manager of the K-W Rangers since 2011 and a back-up trainer for the last several years. She is also active with the Waterloo Ravens organization, volunteering as a member of the League Management Committee. Beth is a long time hockey fan and ‘sports mom’. Her daughters, Nicole and Andrea, played competitive hockey, softball and rugby for teams in Kitchener, Cambridge (Ontario and in the UK) and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), both representing their respective universities at the varsity level.  

Beth has been a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo for many years and really enjoys helping the K-W Ranger players attain academic and athletic success!

Dr. Paige Hanmer started as a trainer for the K-W Rangers in August, 2019. She played for the Waterloo Ravens organization for over 10 years, and earned the Robert Hennig Scholarship for her dedication and commitment to the Ravens organization. Since Graduating from Midget hockey, Paige studied Kinesiology at Queen’s University, where she served as the Student Athletic Trainer for the Varsity Football team. She then went on to study at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, where she completed her Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Paige is excited to be serving the Kitchener-Waterloo community as both a Chiropractor and Clinic Owner of Quality Health and Performance. Paige enjoys working with the K-W Rangers to help each player achieve optimal health and success!