New General Manager of Team Canada is Edmonton Inline Coach
Apr. 26, 2017
“I am very honoured to accept the roll of General Manager for Team Canada as we defend our world championship title this June in Slovakia, " said Jensen. "From discussions with the Board of Directors and Head Coach Jason Stephens we share the same vision of excellence for our program that includes the players, sponsors and supporters. As defending World Champions, I feel a deep responsibility to do all I can with the experience and assets I bring from my years through the game of inline and managing internationally. I want this to be a program that our elite players want to come to and the grass roots want to aspire to. It’s an exciting time for our sport and look forward to sharing all the experiences of the team and championship right across our great country.” "We are thrilled to have Kirk take the reins this year and continue to build on the past foundation of our program," commented Scott Hill, RHC President. "We are extremely confident in Kirk's experience, passion, organizational and leadership skills that will make this a smooth transition and the team will be well prepared for puck drop in Bratislava in a couple months."
Jensen comes to Team Canada with an impressive resume including:
5 years as Scout with the Camrose Kodiaks Jr A
Director with Alberta Minor Roller Hockey Association
Director Team Alberta Inline Program
NCCP Coaching, Safety and Speakout Certifications
Team Alberta Head Coach - State Wars AAA Champions
18 marathons completed worldwide including Boston (3x), Athens, New York, Berlin, Paris, Chicago, Tokyo, London
25 years international business development and management
Canada will enter the 2017 World Championships as the #1 seed after winning the gold medal in 2015. Their round robin opponents in Group A include Slovakia (4th), USA (5th) and Croatia (8th). Group B will see Finland (2nd), Sweden (3rd), Czech Republic (6th) and Germany (7th) compete for seeding going into the playoff rounds. After the round robin wraps up all 8 teams will move into the quarterfinals and crossover against the other Group.
