A message from NC Athletics and Student Engagement:
Niagara College is excited to announce the hiring of Jordan Thin, Richard Reist, and Chris Poulouski as the team of coaches that will take over the Knights varsity curling program effective immediately.
Jordan, who was the program’s Head Coach from 2015 to 2019, returns to NC, coming on board as Technical Director, while Richard and Chris become the program’s Co-head Coaches. The trio will work together to develop the program, leveraging the Knight’s strong foundation and past achievements in curling.
“We’re very excited for our trio of technical leads for our curling program at Niagara College,” said Michele O’Keefe, Director, Athletics & Student Engagement. “We’ve assembled three people who are very invested in curling, and we know we are building for success. Their technical knowledge as well as being entrenched in the Niagara region’s curling programs, will no doubt support our recruiting strategy.”
This group brings an abundance of experience to the Knights family as college, university, and junior coaches, as well as ambassadors for curling in the Niagara region. Their vast experience will help with recruitment efforts as we inject energy back into our Knights curling program.
Chris and Richard both shared their excitement to “be a part of the team to help grow the game of curling at Niagara College.” They also shared that they are “looking forward to working with all the players, coaches, and staff to build a competitive program that we can all be proud of.”
Jordan said that he is “very excited to be back with the Knights family and to start building on the future.” He added that he and the Co-head Coaches will “be focused on building the curling program and decorating the walls with banners!”
The Niagara Knights varsity curling program has a history of success in both the OCAA and CCAA, accumulating a combined five gold medals, thirteen silver medals, and four bronze medals since the program’s inception.
Please join us in welcoming Richard and Chris to the NC Knights family and re-welcoming Jordan to the program!
