DAVE HUNCHAK
The former head coach of the Kamloops Blazers who left the team suddenly and without public explanation in January is now facing criminal charges.
Dave Hunchak has been charged with one count each of impaired driving, driving with a blood-alcohol level over 0.08 and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
He was arrested by RCMP in Chase on July 13. The charges weren’t sworn until September.
Hunchak, 40, left the Blazers in early-January with no real explanation given by the WHL club at the time.
In an interview in January with KTW, Blazers general manager Craig Bonner answered “no comment” when asked if the team’s abysmal on-ice performance in the 2013-2014 WHL season was the only reason for Hunchak’s departure.
In May, the Blazers brought in bench boss Don Hay, who coached the Blue and Orange to three Memorial Cups in the 1990s.
Prior to his time as Blazers’ head coach, Hunchak served one year as an associate coach to Guy Charron behind the bench at Interior Savings Centre.
That stint came after a four-year run as head coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The Kamloops Blazers declined comment on Hunchak’s arrest.
Hunchak, who is not in custody, is expected to be arraigned in Kamloops provincial court on Nov. 17.
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