Lou Gravel joins the Clippers as Director of Scouting & Recruiting and Josh Hand joins as Eastern US Scout.
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Lou has an extensive history in junior hockey. He was a goaltender in the QMJHL with the Quebec Remparts from 1983-1985. Lou also played in the 1983 Air Canada Cup National Midget Championship, now known as the Telus Cup, where he was named to the All Star Team.
The Quebec City native also played two years of professional hockey in France, and later played and coached for the University of Ottawa in the CIS.
Lou has spent time as the Head Scout of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, and also has scouted for the Nanaimo Clippers (90’s) and the USHL’s Omaha Lancers. He has also been the General Manager of Team Canada West for eleven years (participating in the NHL Pre Draft and Chowder Cups).
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Hand has spent over thirty years coaching, playing and recruiting in hockey at the highest levels.
Hand spent ten seasons coaching NCAA college hockey with stops as an Assistant Coach at Nichols College (D3) & Manhattanville College (D3) as well as Penn State University (D1).
Hand additionally, participates as a USA Hockey evaluator in both the Atlantic, New England & Rocky Mountain District regions. Coach Hand has been a guest coach/instructor/evaluator for some of the world’s top hockey programs, Mitch Korns Goalie School (NHL), Townsend Hockey Skating Systems (NHL), Minnesota Hockey Camps (MHC), Hockey Ministries International
Hand owns a bachelors of arts from Concordia College (2008), a Masters of Business Leadership from Manhattanville College (2014) and a Masters of Business Administration from Nichols College (2015).
