Ice Hockey Queensland has named Ivan Rapchuk as their new head of coaching and Damian Bright as their new head of player development.
Rapchuk is the current general manager of the Brisbane Lightning men’s team and also serves as Australian Ice Hockey League’s chairman of the board. He also previously served as head coach of multiple Queensland state teams at the National Championships, most recently leading the Queensland women’s state team at the 2026 Stephanie Boxall National Women’s Championship.
Bright previously competed in the AIHL between 2011 and 2023, playing for Brisbane Lightning and the Melbourne Mustangs. He has also previously served as a head coach for Victoria at the 2019 Kurt Defris National Championships and for Queensland at the 2025 Phillip Ginsberg National Championships.
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