Battalion add second Assistant GM and goaltending coach

The North Bay Battalion have a new assistant General Manager and goaltending coach.

Adam Dennis joins the Battalion from the OHL office where he’s worked the past two years as the League’s director of player recruitment and education services.

He’ll be taking care of hockey operations and analytics for the Troops.

The 31-year-old from Toronto played four OHL seasons as a goaltender with Guelph and London and was a member of the Knights 2005 Memorial Cup championship team.

Assistant GM Matt Rabideau will oversee player development and administration.

Dennis was a sixth-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2005 NHL Draft and played three seasons in the American Hockey League and five years in Europe (Italy, Germany and Austria).

“I can’t wait to be a part of an organization like the North Bay Battalion,” Dennis said in a release from the team. “Stan and crew have put a great product on the ice the last couple of years, and I can’t wait to get involved and help build on it.”
He said his interest in analytics stems from a desire to find “new ways to get competitive in the game.”

“I think it’s a sport that’s fast-moving and, if you’re not changing with it, then you’re going to get left behind.”

Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach Stan Butler, who saw longtime assistant Ryan Oulahen go to Flint this offseason as head coach, echoed the sentiment.

“As the game is changing, so must the Battalion,” said Butler. “You always want to be on the leading edge of everything to provide the best possible product for your fans.”