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By Ben Tompkins

Leader of Men

Mustangs’ Blevins named finalist for CJHL Coach of the Year

May 6, 2025 | 8:53 AM

Melfort Mustangs’ Head Coach Trevor Blevins has been named as a finalist for the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Coach of the Year award.

Blevins won his second career SJHL Coach of the Year award this season, as he guided the Mustangs to a franchise record 46 regular-season wins, en route to back-to-back SJHL Championships.

The Melfort native will now aim to guide the Stangs organization to their first National Championship, as they begin their quest for a Centennial Cup on Thursday in Calgary.

If Blevins were to win the award, he’d be the third SJHL coach in a row to do so, with Brayden Klimosko and Mike Reagan doing so with the Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers.

In total, six coaches from across the CJHL have been named finalists for the award, named the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award in honour of the two coaches of the 2017/18 Humboldt Broncos.

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Each of the finalists were determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member leagues, for their respective contributions throughout the course of the regular season. The finalists were named in conjunction with the National Hockey League Coaches’ Association (NHLCA).

Blevins has twice led the Blue and Green to back-to-back league titles, having also done so in 2015 and 2016.

This year, his club had the best power play (25 per cent) and penalty kill (85.3 per cent) in the league, with their goal differential of plus-98 being 22 tallies better than the next closest, thanks to having the most goals scored (221) and allowing the fewest against (123).

The team’s 46-8-0-2 record in the regular season boasted a winning percentage of .839. Melfort then went 12-1-1 in the postseason.

Blevins, who also played his junior hockey for his hometown Mustangs, said in a previous interview that he’s honoured by the recognition, but admitted that it’s more of a team award than anything, as the success of the organization is due to a lot more than just one single person.

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