Program of Excellence

This will mark Coach Bowen's first season with Team BC. He is currently the head coach of the U15 Prep Team at Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL), while also assuming duties as the interim head coach with the U18 Prep team. He is also the program’s Director of Hockey Operations. He has over 30-years of elite coaching experience, working at all levels of hockey from grass roots through the professional ranks. 

Bowen graduated from Trinity Western University with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology.

Cam Barker is joining BC Hockey's POE staff for the first time. After a successful professional career in the NHL and Europe, he retired in 2021 and joined the Penticton Vees coaching staff.

The Winnipeg, M.B. native played his junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) before being drafted third overall in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Barker spent parts of nine seasons in the NHL before moving to Europe for eight seasons. During his minor hockey years, Barker suited up for Team Manitoba at the 2003 Canada Winter Games. He finished with 2g-6a=8 points over five games. 

Chris Shaw has worked in the BCEHL with the Vancouver North West Hawks for the past four seasons, and this will mark his first season with BC Hockey's POE program. Shaw has previously coached with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and the Langley Rivermen of the BCHL, along with the Penticton Lakers of the KIJHL. He has also served as the coach and general manager of the Nelson Leafs (KIJHL). and the Ontario Avalanche in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). 

Shaw’s playing career saw him suit up in the BCHL with Victoria, Trail and Burnaby. He then played five seasons professionally in the Central Hockey League and the ECHL.

Wes McLeod is in his first season with BC Hockey's POE program and just completed his sixth season coaching in the BCEHL. Before joining the Valley West Giants organization, McLeod spent time coaching at many different levels, starting at grassroots hockey, and progressing all the way to Junior A. 

He was born in Mission BC and attended post-secondary education at the University of the Fraser Valley, where he majored in Kinesiology.

Maxwell is entering her third year as the team’s athletic therapist. She currently works with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Super REX. Previously, she was the athletic therapist for the Delta Hockey Academy of the CSSHL from 2016-2021. She also worked for the Port Moody Panthers of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) during the 2018-19 season, and at the Edge School for Athletes of the CSSHL during the 2015-16 season. She has most recently worked with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Super REX.

Maxwell completed a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Kinesiology and Psychology with a concentration in active rehabilitation at Simon Fraser University in 2015. She then continued her education in Calgary as a post graduate student at Mount Royal University where she completed an advanced certificate in Athletic Therapy. In 2016, she passed her National Board Certification exam with the Canadian Athletic Therapy Association to become a Certified Athletic Therapist. She is currently completing a Master of Science in Sport and Performance Psychology with plans to certify as a Mental Performance Consultant with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association.

Cleverly has been a mainstay within BC Hockey’s POE program over the last three years and has been the Equipment Manager & Trainer for the U16 Male Team while also serving as the Equipment Manager with the Female U18 team. He was a member of the Male U16 team that captured the 2021 WHL Cup title last October.

Cleverly has been a Paramedic for the past 29 years and currently oversee and manages the Clinical Air Operations program for BC Emergency Health Services, which provides Critical Care Air Ambulance for patients throughout B.C.

Davey is entering his sixth year working with BC Hockey's POE program. With over 12 years of experience coaching in the collegiate, national, and professional ranks, Davey has a wealth of experience to utilize best practices to help get the best from the athletes.

Davey is currently a Strength and Conditioning Specialist for the Canadian Special Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). He has perviously worked as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach with Rowing Canada and a senior practitioner at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. Davey’s career highlight is helping athletes achieve their dreams and watching them participate in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.