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Lethbridge HurricanesHome News News ArchiveHurricanes Member StatementSchedule Tickets ATCO Gas Community CornerHurricanes Fundraising Merchandise Board Committee DutiesContact Us Hurricanes StaffHockey Operations Rich Preston General Manager & Head CoachHurricanes GM Rich Preston began his tenure with the club in the summer of 2009 after five years with the Calgary Flames as an Assistant Coach after joining the organization on June 26 2003 The Regina SK native was previously with the Flames along with Head Coach Brian Sutter from 19972000 and helped the Flames increase point totals in each of those seasons With the San Jose Sharks (200002) as an Assistant Coach under Head Coach Darryl Sutter Preston also saw his team improve its point totals each year Prior to coaching with Calgary and San Jose Preston spent two seasons (19951997) as Head Coach of his hometown Regina Pats of the WHL During this period the Pats compiled a 79605 record With 42 wins registered in the 199697 season the Pats managed their first 40 win season in 11 years and also established a new team record 27 home game undefeated streak Preston began his coaching career with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 199192 campaign and spent four seasons with the team He worked as an Assistant Coach to Mike Keenan during the 9192 season and to Darryl Sutter from 199295 Preston played in eight NHL seasons from 197987 with the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils as well as five seasons in the World Hockey Association with the Houston Aeros and Winnipeg Jets In 13 profesional seasons he recorded 576 points including 260 goals in 963 career games winning the WHA Championship with Houston in 1975 and with Winnipeg in 1979 He was named playoff MVP in 1979 with the Jets Preston and his wife Laura have three boys Troy Lucas and Thomas Brad Robson Assistant General Manager Rich Sutter Assistant to the GMHockey Operations Matt Kabayama Assistant CoachKabayama has been an Assistant Coach with the Canes for the past three seasons and is a former WHL player who he tallied 207 points (80G 127A) in 267 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers The Foremost Alberta natives career continued as he played in the German Pro League for two seasons spent two seasons with Mt Royal College in Calgary and three seasons at the University of Calgary Kabayama then began his career as a playercoach in the Japanese pro league for nearly 11 years before signing on as the Hurricanes Assistant Coach in 2006 In 0809 he won his first WHL games as a Head Coach notching a 2210 record while stepping in for the suspended Michael Dyck Chris Chisamore Assistant CoachChisamore has spent the past seven seasons studying working and coaching at the University of Calgary and the Olympic Oval Since 2006 he has been an AssistantVideoGoaltending Coach with the U of C and in the 2008 season signed on as a goaltending consultant with the Hurric...