Maroons Name Captains
New Maroons coach Brian Verbeek with new Maroons captain Steven Beenackers – Contributed Photo
Chatham Maroons Head Coach, Brian Verbeek, announced today that joining Captain, Steven Beenackers, a Muirkirk native, will be assistant captains Austin Thompson, Dakota Bohn, and Alec Mackenzie.
Thompson is a returning Maroons forward, however, Bohn and Mackenzie are entering their first season with the Chatham Maroons.
Mackenzie, a 1996 born forward from Ottawa, scored 37 points in 39 games as an assistant captain for the NOJHL’s Elliot Lake Wildcats last season.
Bohn, a 1998 born defenseman, spent last season with the USPHL Midwest’s Tri-City IceHawks. He is a Saginaw, Michigan product.
The Maroons open the 2016/17 season this weekend at the GOJHL Showcase in London, Ontario. The play Saturday, September 10 at 4:45 PM against the Ancaster Avalanche, and Sunday, September 11 against the Waterloo Siskins at 10:45am.
Both games are on the Wastell Rink at the Western Fairgrounds Sports Complex.