Press Release
The
Salmon Arm SilverBacks ownership group of Randy and Terry Williams are
pleased to announce that they have agreed to a deal in principal to the
sell the club to a new ownership group led by current General Manager
Troy Mick.
The Williams family has owned the team for the
past 6 seasons and has enjoyed great success both on and off the ice
with 5 playoff appearances and over 40 NCAA scholarships during their
tenure.
As part of the ownership transition the new group
has decided not to renew Head Coach Scott Robinson’s contract. The
SilverBacks would like to thank Scott for his contribution to the
organization and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.
The new group led by Mick who will continue his duties as General
Manager while adding the role of President and Head Coach at the request
of the new ownership group which is set to take control of the
organization as early as May 1st, pending final approvals.
Randy and Terry Williams would like to thank all of their partners,
fans, volunteers and the entire community of Salmon Arm for their
support over the past 6 seasons. They are very proud to pass the torch
off to the new ownership group and wish the organization and the
community of the Salmon Arm the best of luck moving forward.
Fans can get their first glimpse of the new look SilverBacks organization next week as Spring Camp kicks off on Friday May 3rd and concludes with the Top Prospects game on Sunday afternoon at 2pm.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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