Thursday, July 3, 2025

Sea Dogs announce three hires

Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics
The Saint John Sea Dogs have announced three additions to their hockey operations staff.

Kyle MacDonald has been named director of hockey operations and assistant coach; Tim Archambault joins the club as an assistant coach; and Zak Larnaudie has been named Saint John's head equipment manager.

Here's a bit more in each hire from the team's press release:

  • Kyle MacDonald: "MacDonald brings significant experience to the organization, having spent eight seasons with the University of New Brunswick, where he served as goaltending coach for both the men’s and women’s hockey teams. Along with his goaltending coach duties, MacDonald held the role of video coach and director of hockey operations for the men’s team from 2019 to 2022, before becoming associate coach and later interim head coach of the women’s team. Originally from Rothesay, N.B., he also worked with the Saint John U18 Vito’s prior to joining the UNB Reds, and this past season served as goaltending coach for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan."
  • Tim Archambault: "Archambault joins the coaching staff after working as a Quebec regional scout with the Sea Dogs this past season. Originally from Châteauguay, Que., he has served as head coach of the Cégep Saint-Laurent Patriotes since 2021."
  • Zak Larnaudie: "Larnaudie joins the Sea Dogs after two seasons as head equipment manager for the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League. He previously spent three and a half years as equipment manager with the Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team, followed by half a season with the TMU Bold men’s hockey team. He also served as head equipment manager for the Brock Badgers men’s and women’s hockey teams during the 2022–23 season."

The Sea Dogs had a hole in their coaching staff after it was announced that assistant coach Jeff Hansen had accepted a position in Calgary. Goaltending and video coach Max Essiambre is also no longer with the team.

The new hires will presumably be in town this weekend when the team hosts its development. The camp opens Friday at the qplex in Quispamsis.

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