Mustangs Assistant Coach Trevor Logan skates in on goal during the teams Calcutta Shootout earlier this season. (Facebook/Broad Leaf Media)

By Mat Barrett

Rookie Year

Mustangs Assistant Coach reflects on first year behind the bench

Mar 21, 2020 | 12:00 PM

Trevor Logan is a rookie in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) no more.

The Melfort Mustangs Assistant Coach helped the Mustangs to a third place finish in the SJHL working under Head Coach Trevor Blevins. Logan said he learned a lot from Blevins about what it takes to be a coach at this level.

One of the big things that Logan said he learned and improved on the most was managing and SJHL bench.

“How to utilize players in roles, and give them roles, then try and get them to excel at that,” he said. “Because we had a mix of 20-year-olds and some 18 [year-olds]. You get penalties and penalty kills and you’ve got to manage your bench well to make sure everybody is getting on the ice.”

Logan (Top right) mainly ran the defence side of things for the Mustangs bench this season. (Facebook/Broad Leaf Media)

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The Porcupine Plain, Sask. native was commuting back and forth during the season. Logan said he felt like he adjusted well and thought with different roles, he was able to balance life while travelling to and from Melfort and travelling to games.

Logan had previously coached with the Carrot River Outback Thunder in the Junior B ranks and said making the next jump to Junior A was one he was prepared for.

“You know things are going to step up in detail as you move up the chain,” he said. “So no I don’t think anything was too unexpected.”

Not only did Logan say he learned a lot from his Head Coach, but he learned a lot through talking to other coaches in the league, and watching other teams systems. He said he was able to pick up little things as he watched other teams work this year.

As for improvement next year, Logan said he wants to become a better coach all around.

“Learning things from other people, and picking up different systems,” he said. “Then mostly just communication with your team. I think communication in today’s game with today’s athlete is a big part of it and I think you need to keep those lines of communication open. And that requires work and learning and different things that you can do to make that happen.”

Logan said while the season ended abruptly, it was a really good year. He is set to return to the bench with the Mustangs next season.

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