The Keyano Huskies have lost three head coaches due to layoffs. Just a few weeks ago coaches Tommy Sloan, David Petroziello, and Connor Brady were hard at work I their coaching positions, and today all three are looking for employment after receiving a layoff notice. Wade Kolmel, the sport and wellness director for Keyano College, explained “It’s about efficiencies, it’s about looking at your resources. I’ve had to try to plan for what our department’s going to look like in 12 months, 16 months, 18 months and I’m making every effort to conserve resources.” The move is designed to shift the current on campus coaching model to a new model that is off campus instead, and both Brady and Sloan have shown interest in coming back under the new off campus coaching model since both are residents of Fort MacMurray.
When asked about the Kenyano Huskies layoffs Connor Brady said “With my health and safety background, I’ve worked in the industrial industry for a lot of years. With the way things are going, I wasn’t all that surprised.” Tommy Sloan stated “I was laid off from my current contract (due to provincial budget cuts) which was a combined job as a team training programmer with ASDC and (head coach) of (women’s volleyball), but I fully intend to be back as the volleyball coach under the new contract/community coach model.” David Petroziello was less optimitic and said “I’m disappointed that I don’t get to see the continuation of all the work I’ve put in over two year. I worked really hard to try and transform the program into something that can be sustainable. It is disappointing that I’m not going to be able to take the next step and try and take the program to the next level of its development, which is being a consistent competitor in the conference.”
