from www.sarniasting.com
Sarnia, ON Sarnia Sting President Rob Ciccarelli has announced this afternoon that the club has relieved Alan Millar of his duties as General Manager after five years with the team.
Further, the Sarnia Sting organization is pleased to announce that Head Coach Dave MacQueen has accepted a 3-year contract continuation with the team. MacQueen will also serve as Interim General Manager until further structural changes can be evaluated and put into place.
MacQueen, a native of Woodstock, ON, just completed his 13th year in the OHL as a Head Coach. He began his Ontario Hockey League coaching career as Head Coach of the Peterborugh Petes in 1993 where he spent 3 years. The Petes won the 1996 OHL Championship under MacQueen.
Following his championship run with the Petes, MacQueen spent two years (96-98) as the Assistant Coach with the NHLs Tampa Bay Lightning working with Stanley Cup Champion (Calgary Flames) Head Coach Terry Crisp.
MacQueen would then come back to the OHL and spent the next 7 years with the Erie Otters. He enjoyed success with the Otters winning an OHL Championship, a regular season title, as well as three consecutive Midwest Division Championships. Also during his tenure with the Otters he would be named the OHL Coach of the Year in 2000-2001.
In 2006 MacQueen was named the Head Coach of the Sarnia Sting. In his 3 seasons with the Sting he has won 106 games, winning 30-plus games in each of his 3 seasons.
Earlier this season MacQueen recorded a career highlight when he joined the elusive 400-win club. He currently sits with 411 career coaching victories.