Hockey Operations

Marc-Alain Bégin
Head Coach 

Marc-Alain was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League in 2008. He played for the Abitibi Eskimos in the NOJHL for 2 years before graduating to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Val d’Or Foreurs where he played one year before getting traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.  After his junior career, Marc-Alain played CIS hockey for the Laurentian Voyageurs for 2 seasons. After his two-year stint with the Voyageurs, Marc-Alain decided to come back to Hearst to find work. Before being named the second headcoach in the history of the Hearst Lumberjacks in July 2020, Marc-Alain served as an assistant coach for 2 seasons with the Jacks.

Claude Lodin
Assistant Coach

Claude played junior hockey for the Hawkesbury Hawks before graduating to NCAA D1 program of the Northeastern Huskies where he got his degree and played 4 years. He also went on to play pro hockey in Sweden for two years afterwards.
Then, he came back to Hearst to teach at Clayton Brown Public School where he still works today. Claude also acted as an assistant coach for the Elans elite midget hockey program for several years. He is a teacher of the game and will bring a lot of expertise to the team.

Bryan Leger
Assistant Coach

Bryan is entering his third season as an Assistant Coach with the Lumberjacks in 2020-2021.

 

Christian Gratton
Assistant Coach

 

Amelie Samson
Head Athletic Trainer