Mike Reagan – HEAD COACH & GENERAL MANAGER
Mike Reagan enters his 18th season behind the bench as the Bombers Head Coach & General Manager. Reagan took over the coaching duties after a dismal 2006-07 season, were the Bombers finished with an 18-38-0-2 record, their sixth straight season of fewer than 20 wins. That first season Mike turned the team back into a playoff contender, finishing with a 33-21-4 record, a 32 point improvement.
Mike has compiled a 527-310-77 record over his eighteen seasons with the team and has guided the club to the SJHL Final five times, most recently in 2024. The Bombers also secured a spot in the Centennial Cup National Championships for the first time since 1993. The organization has also won five division titles under Reagan's tenure with the club.
Additionally serving behind the bench on the international level with Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge, Reagan has won two gold medals. First as the Video Coach during the 2015-16 tournament and then as the Head Coach in 2017-18. Mike was also a part of Team Canada West's staff at the 2016-17 tournament as an Assistant Coach. He was also awarded the SJHL and CJHL Coach of the Year for the 2023/24 Season
The team is on the cusp of a championship. He has an excellent eye for recruitment, having signed or traded for scholarship caliber players. Since Mike took over he has had over 60+ players go onto NCAA or Canadian College/University hockey and six attend NHL camps, the most recent being Caleb Moretz. A number of former players have also gone on to play at the professional ranks including Andrew Johnston who signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, Carsen Chubak who signed with the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL and Donavan Villeneuve-Houle who signed with the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL.
Mike suited up for his hometown Bombers for four season and sits in the top five in most offensive categories including 4th in all time points and 1st in games played. After junior, Reagan accepted a full scholarship and played for four seasons compiling 81 points in 132 games with the Sacred Heart Pioneers.
Now back in Flin Flon after stints in pro hockey, his passion for the game, and especially the Bombers, is what helps him recruit players on his way to his ultimate goal, to build a championship.
Tyler Szturm - ASSISTANT COACH
Tyler Szturm enters his first full season coaching with the Flin Flon Bombers. Tyler, a former goaltender spent last season playing professionally in Iceland, where he won a National championship with Skautefelag Akureyri. Prior to that Tyler had many stops along his professional, college and junior playing careers. Which included a season and a half in Saskatchewan. During this time Tyler was a member of the Estevan Bruins, Pilot Butte Storm and listed with the Melville Millionaires. A product of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Tyler started coaching at the age of 14. Since beginning as a goalie coach, Tyler has acquired experience as a Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Goalie Coach from levels U6 to junior hockey across Canada, the United States and Iceland. He is excited to begin his coaching career with the Bombers and hopes he can help bring Flin Flon the championship it deserves.
Chris Bortis - ASSISTANT COACH
Chris Bortis has served on the Bombers staff since the 2008-2009 season. Bortis spent five seasons as the Bombers Manitoba Scout and then joined the coaching staff during the 2013-2014 season. The Flin Flon, Manitoba product played for the Norman Northstars U18 AAA program before playing junior hockey in Brooks, Alberta.
Chris is also a full-time electrician at Hudbay in Snow Lake.
Jason Savill - ATHLETIC THERAPIST & EQUIPMENT MANAGER
Jason Savill has served as the Bombers Athletic Therapist & Equipment Manager since the 2018-19 season. Savill is responsible for managing the extensive equipment needs of every Bombers player on a daily basis in order to help the team succeed on the ice. Jason is also responsible for medical orders, assessing and rehabilitating injured players. Jason has been selected to represent the SJHL at the annual SJHL/MJHL Showcase twice.
In addition to his tenure with the Bombers, Savill was also the Regina Cougars Equipment Manager from 2016-2018. Jason was invited to work an NHL preseason game between the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes.
Jon Klassen - HEAD SCOUT & DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL
Jon Klassen enters his 22nd season with the Flin Flon Bombers. Along with being the Head Scout, Jon is also the team's Director of Player Personnel. During his time with the Bombers, Klassen has also held the title of Assistant General Manager. Jon is responsible for assisting with roster management and coordinating scouting and recruiting efforts across North America. Since the SJHL introduced the annual draft, Klassen has selected players such as Rylan Pearce, Kylynn Olafson, Matt Flodell and Cole Tanchuk. Jon has also helped recruit NCAA Division I players such as Reid McLeod, Andrew Johnston, Brett Boehm, Carsen Chubak, Cory Thomas and Devin Buffalo.
Klassen also has six years of WHL scouting experience, working with the Swift Current Broncos and Vancouver Giants. Jon contributed to the construction of the Giants roster which secured the Memorial Cup championship in 2007.
SCOUTING STAFF
Justin Perreaux - Manitoba
Marc Lapointe - Eastern Canada
FLIN FLON JUNIOR BOMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Tim Babcock Vice-President: Jordy Dumenko Secretary-Treasurer: Janice Slipp Governor: Adam Ricard Alternate Governor: Matt Morrison
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- Directors:
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- Allison Cooper
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- Billy Williamson
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- Travis Fehr
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- Connor Brading
- Rachel Wright
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- Hollee Babcock
- Angie Simpson
Office Administrator: Keith Jaeger
