Dominic Desmarais joined the Bishop’s Gaiters in June 2018. He came to Bishop’s with a wealth of hockey knowledge. He is certified Level 4 with the NCCP and High-Performance Level 2 with Hockey Canada.
His coaching experience includes:
1999-2005 Minor Hockey Patriotes du Haut Richelieu Men's (Midget BB- Midget AA)
2005-2006 QJMHL Acadie Bathurst Titans Assistant Coach
2006-2009 Midget Espoir Harfangs du Triolet Head Coach
2009-2010 QJMHL Drummondville Voltigeur Assistant Coach
2010-2011 LJAAAQ Champlain College Cougars Head Coach (Rookie coach of the year)
2012-2016 Bantam AAA Harfangs du Triolet Head Coach (2013: Coach of the year)
2016-2017 Juvénile AAA Harfangs du Triolet Head Coach (Coach of the year)
2017-2019 Champlain College Cougars Women's hockey Head Coach (2017 & 2018: Coach of the year)
Demarais was also the Hockey Director at Le Triolet High School in Sherbrooke from 2014-2019 where he dealt with 240 athletes and 8 head coaches.
He also has experience coaching Québec provincial teams:
2007-2010: Group leader U17-U16 Team Québec
2011: Halifax Canada's game Assistant coach
2012-2016: Assistant coach U14-U15-U16 Team Québec
2017-2018: National Championship U18 Women Team Québec
At Bishop's
2022-23 RSEQ Coach of the Year
