Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks have announced that Scott Atkinson has been relieved of his head coaching duties, effective immediately.
“We want to thank Scotty for his commitment to the Silverbacks organization. Scotty left a lasting impression on all of Salmon Arm Minor Hockey and helped grow our connection with the Salmon Arm community,” Silverbacks general manager Brooks Christensen said. “At this time, Tyler Shattock will assume the role of interim head coach. He has the organization’s full support in his new position.”
Atkinson was hired by the Backs on June 1, 2017 and compiled a 72-69-8-2-1 record in his two and a half seasons behind the bench. This season, Salmon Arm began the year 19-6-1 before falling into a 1-8-1 slide leading into the winter break.
