Medicine Hat College (MHC) is pleased to announce that Chad Baron has been hired as the new head coach of the women's hockey team, effective immediately.
Baron served as the interim coach this past year during the Rattlers exhibition season when they played against other ACAC schools and southern Alberta club programs.
A native of Medicine Hat, Baron brings experience coaching within the local hockey system, most recently being the head coach for the U-16 AAA SEAC Tigers from September 2016 through 2020 and an assistant coach with the same team the year prior. He also coached with the Medicine Hat Minor Hockey program being a coach of the U-15 AA team for two seasons and the U13 AA team for three seasons. Off the ice, Chad is currently an instructor at Medicine Hat College in the steamfitting/pipefitting apprenticeship program.
Terry Ballard, manager of Athletics & Recreation, says"Rattlers Athletics is happy to have Chad join our coaching staff and become Rattlers Hockey's first ever head coach. He brings many years of hockey coaching experience to the Rattlers and a high level of enthusiasm and passion for the sport. Chad is a strong supporter of developing the total student-athlete, which fits well with the Rattlers Athletics three pillars - Athletics, Academics and Citizenship."
When asked how it feels to be the first coach in program history Baron said "It's an honour to be selected as the first head coach for Women's hockey here in Medicine Hat, and to be part of building a collegiate level female hockey program that Southeast Alberta can be proud of. We're excited to bring these athletes together and help them find success, both on and off the ice. We've assembled a team of experienced and talented players who are ready to be a part of and build on the proud tradition of being a Rattler athlete at Medicine Hat College. We are all committed to making the MHC Rattlers Women's Hockey program one that future players aspire to play for!"
The women's hockey team will enter their inaugural season in the ACAC with their season starting on Oct 7th vs NAIT. The full schedule will be released soon. All practices and home games will be played out of the Moose Recreation Centre at 602 Division Ave S.
Recruiting is ongoing for the upcoming season, and anybody interested in playing can contact Coach Baron via email at cbaron@mhc.ab.ca. For more information on the Rattlers, check out www.rattlers.ca.
