HockeyFamilies

Hockeyfamilies.com
Box 500
Landmark, MB  R0A 0X0
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About Us

Randy Wolgemuth
As a committed hockey parent Randy Wolgemuth has coached, managed, and served in every position imaginable in hockey.

Randy’s hockey experience began with playing in his hometown of Landmark, MB where he grew his personal love for the game and there he also passed this on to his four children.

His hockey resume includes serving as President of the Eastman Selects AAA Midget hockey club, chair of both the Allen Cup and Air Canada Cup regional committees, a lengthy stint as President of the Manitoba AAA Midget League and he is currently the Chairman of the Steinbach Pistons Junior A hockey club.

As a hockey parent first Randy has worked to ensure that in every role he has served he has made certain to place family dynamics as his highest priority.  Randy and his wife Lydia are now waiting patiently as the next generation of hockey Wolgemuth's get old enough to lace up skates.


Mike Waddell
Growing up Mike Waddell's earliest memories consist of watching his father play rec hockey, watching Hockey Night in Canada, and playing lots of outdoor hockey on the dugout, the community rink and on the rink his parents made in the backyard. His introduction to competitive or organized hockey did not take place until he was able to pay for the fees himself at 16 years of age. He also began to referee to improve his skating and to pay for hockey.

After ending his refereeing and playing organized hockey Mike moved into youth work as a counselor. This took him on a journey to becoming the Chaplain to the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. This position led to a full time role pioneering Junior and Midget Hockey Chaplaincy across Western Canada for Hockey Ministries International.

Mike now has one of his four children playing hockey and he and his wife Naomi juggle the needs and activities of their kids. Today Mike coaches minor hockey and he continues to serve Hockey Families in his role as a hockey chaplain.


Paul Dyck
Paul was born and raised in Steinbach, MB playing all of his minor hockey in Steinbach and one year of midget with the AAA Eastman Selects during the 1987-88 season.

He made the move to Jr. hockey in 1988 spending one season with the Dauphin Kings of the MJHL. After contemplating pursuing a scholarship, Paul decided to join the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL where he led the team in plus/minus and was named team Rookie of the Year during the 89-90 season. He again led the team in plus/minus in 90-91, served as one of the Captains, named the teams Top Defensemen and played in the WHL All-Star game scoring the winning goal. He capped the year by being drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Penguins signed Paul to a contract before the 1991-92 season and he spent the next 4 years in their organization. He was named his teams Rookie of the Year in 1991-92 with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL and Top Defenseman with the Cleveland Lumberjacks in 93-94 while leading the team in Plus/Minus. He attended the San Jose Sharks training camp in 1995 and signed with the Kansas City Blades and also had a short stint with the Detroit Vipers. Paul was traded to the Houston Aeros during the 96-97 season and played there for 4 ½ years. He led the team in plus/minus twice, led the IHL at plus 38 in 98-99 and was on the Turner Cup Championship team that year, coached by Dave Tippett. He served as one the Captains the next two seasons with the Aeros. While playing in the 2000 IHL All-Star game he was selected to compete in the Hardest Shot competition. He attended the camps of the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers the following two years.

He went to Germany in 2001 and played there for the next five seasons winning the Championship in the DEL in 2003 while playing with Dan Lambert of St. Malo. Since retiring from hockey in 2006, Paul has spent the past 4 years traveling the US and Canada marketing the Equiface Saver, a form of head protection for horses that he co-invented and makes Steinbach his home.


Chris Wolgemuth
As a young player Chris Wolgemuth impressed his coaches with dogged determination and an unstoppable work ethic. Chris was and is no stranger to adversity as he has lived with Tourette's Syndrome all through his hockey involvement.

As a player of midget age he tried out for his local AAA Midget team but was cut. He regrouped and played a year of Junior C before making the jump to Junior A where he outworked players who had played for and against the same Midget team he had been told he was not good enough for. Chris played for the Winnipeg Saints and the Swan Valley Stampeders over four seasons in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League before a stint with the MSU Bottineau Lumberjacks Junior College team.

Today Chris is married with some potential young hockey players on the way.