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By Cam Lee

Blevins honoured

Mustangs’ Trevor Blevins wins CJHL Coach of the Year award

May 14, 2025 | 1:24 PM

The head coach of the Melfort Mustangs is the Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year.

Trevor Blevins has been named the 2024-25 recipient of the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, named in memory of the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos head coach and assistant killed in the bus crash on April 6, 2018.

Blevins and the Melfort Mustangs will also receive the following:

• $5,000 contribution to the Melfort Mustangs on behalf of the NHLCA
• $5,000 worth of Bauer Hockey equipment to the team
• Blevins, along with one of his assistant coaches, are invited as honourary guests of the NHLCA to attend the 2025 NHLCA Global Coaches’ Clinic, presented by Catapult, taking place on June 14 in Toronto, Ont.
• Blevins’ award will be formally presented in person during the 2025 NHLCA Global Coaches’ Clinic on June 14.

The Melfort native and former Mustang helped steer the team to their second-straight appearance in the Centennial Cup, after winning back-to-back SJHL Canalta Cup championships. The team went 46-8-0-2 during the regular season, the best record in the SJHL. Melfort also had the best power play percentage in the league at 25 per cent and the top penalty kill at 85.3 per cent.

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The Mustangs scored the most goals in the SJHL with 221 and allowed the fewest against at 123.

Blevins is the third straight SJHL coach to win the award, following Mike Reagan of Flin Flon in 2024 and Brayden Klimosko with the Battlefords North Stars in 2023.

“One of the core responsibilities of our Association is to foster the development of the next generation of NHL coaches,” said Lindsay Pennal, Executive Director of the NHLCA. “Coaches play a pivotal role in the sport of hockey, not only shaping players’ skills and performance but also serving as influential leaders and role models within their communities. With the ongoing support of our NHL coaches, we are committed to helping coaches succeed both on and off the ice.”

“Coaches play a huge role beyond developing players on the ice. They teach life skills, build character, and serve as role models. Often, athletes reflect on a coach as one of the most influential people in their lives”, said Mary-Kay Messier, Chief Marketing Officer, Bauer Hockey. “At Bauer, we are honoured to partner with the NHLCA on an award to recognize a coach’s lifelong commitment to making a positive impact on players, the game and our communities.”

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