August 16, 2018
The Delisle Chiefs announced today that Eric DITTO (Saskatoon, SK) will return
as Head Coach for the 2018-19 Season. He returns for his 4th full year after
being hired part way through the 2014-2015 campaign. In just his 3rd full season
as Head Coach, he surpassed the 100 win mark (40 game season) in 2017-18.
He capped the season off by guiding the Chiefs to the PJHL Bob Dybvig North
Dvision Championship.
Chiefs GM, Ryan Marushak had this to say about the return of Ditto as Head
Coach. “Eric has been a major reason for the success of the Delisle Chiefs and
for moving players to the next level. He is one of the brightest up and coming
hockey minds in our province.”
The Chiefs also announced today that David RICHARD (Saskatoon, SK) will be
back behind the bench for the 2018-19 campaign as an Assistant Coach. This
will mark his second season with the organization. The Saskatoon native played
his minor hockey in Saskatoon as well as Midget AAA with the Saskatoon
Contacts in 2004-05. The Contacts won the Macs Tournament in Calgary along
with the Telus Cup National Midget AAA Championship in Gatineau, QC. David
was named the MVP of the Tournament joining the likes of Sydney Crosby and
Dany Heatley as Tournament MVP’s from other years.
David had a 4-year career in the WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds from 2005-
2009. He had 102 points in 256 career regular season games and 12 points in 34
playoff games with the T-Birds.
Chiefs Head Coach, Eric Ditto on the return of David as an Assistant Coach. “After
only one season behind the bench, David has proven that he is a top notch coach
in our league. I look forward to once again working with him and learning from
him and the positive spin he brings to the game.”
The Delisle Chiefs are also pleased to announce that Dustin CAMERON
(Saskatoon, SK) has been hired as an Assistant Coach for the 2018-19 Season.
Dustin brings a wealth of hockey experience as a Major Junior and Professional
player.
Born and raised in Saskatoon, Dustin played all of his minor hockey with co-
coach, David Richard. In 2004-05 he played with the Saskatoon Contacts Midget
AAA team that won the Macs Tournament and Telus Cup. In 2004, he was
selected in the 3rd Round, 55th overall in the Western Hockey League (WHL)
Bantam Draft by the Saskatoon Blades.
Cameron played 87 games over parts of 4 seasons with the Saskatoon Blades.
He was traded to the Prince Albert Raiders where he played 197 games over
parts of 3 seasons. He was a 2-year Captain of the Raiders where he finished his
WHL career with 170 points and 284 games played.
He played professionally for 2 years in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He
then moved to Europe where he played 1 year with Coventry, in England, before
wrapping up his professional career following 3 seasons in Germany.
Chiefs Head Coach, Eric Ditto is excited to add Cameron and his pro experiences
to the Chiefs Staff. “Dustin is a proven leader in hockey and comes with an
extensive playing career under his belt. He’s going to bring new ideas and
different views that we haven’t seen, to the team. It’s exciting to have an
opportunity to learn from his pro playing experiences and to better our group as a
whole.”
