Jets Hockey Development Team
Dave Cameron: Head On-ice Instructor & Program Manager, JHD
Background: Dave started coaching young players with their skating before starting to focus on individual skill development. He’s worked with players of all skill-levels, from the NHL to those taking their first stride in a pair of skates. With over 25 years of coaching experience, Dave provides players with an experience where they can work and learn at the same time. Dave is currently the skating and skills coach for the Winnipeg Jets & Manitoba Moose, while also working with the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL), Winnipeg Freeze (MJHL), Winnipeg AAA, Winnipeg Ice (Female), Twins, Rangers, Canadians and more.
Dave enjoys playing sports with his daughter as well as watching her play sports. He enjoys playing golf, walking the family dog, watching movies, playing cards and biking.
Sporting Background: Dave grew up and played minor hockey in Winnipeg, MB before playing over five years in the WHL and ECHL in 300+ games. In 1998, Dave was then drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round (80th overall) of the NHL draft. He then returned to Winnipeg to attend the University of Manitoba where he obtained a degree in Kinesiology before starting his coaching career.
Fun Fact: Dave wrote a book called “Coaching Hockey with Small Area Games” and is working on a second book called “Developing Defensemen.”
Email: dcameron@tnse.com
Phone: 204-926-5876
Devin Himpe
Background: Devin graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2015 with a degree in Recreation Management and Community Development. He holds his High Performance 1 coaching certification as well as his Hockey Canada Skills Coaching certification. Devin also helps to instruct coaching education programs for Hockey Manitoba throughout the year. With over 10 years of hockey coaching experience, Devin has been a part of the UofM Bisons Men’s hockey team since 2015, video coach for u16 Team Manitoba, assistant coach at the 2023 Canada Winter Games, and has been an assistant coach with Team Canada for the 2019 FISU World University Games.
Sporting Background: Devin played minor hockey in Parkland as his hometown growing up was Dauphin, MB. After playing u18 AAA with the Parkland Rangers, he played with the Dauphin Kings of the MJHL before deciding to further his education at the University of Manitoba. While in school he decided to continue playing junior hockey with the Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins of the MMJHL.
Fun Fact: Devin beat the first Mario on Nintendo when he was only four years old.
Email: dhimpe@tnse.com
Brett Wur
Background: Brett has obtained his bachelor’s in human kinetics – sports and leisure management from Trinity Western University, Hockey Canada Skills Coach Certification and High Performance 1 Coaching Certification. Brett brings in over 10 years of coaching experience of working with players from all types of skill levels, from the grassroots of hockey to professional players. In the later parts of his playing career, Brett started coaching as an assistant Hockey Canada Skills Academy instructor, and as an assistant coach for the Trinity Western Women’s hockey team while in B.C and has been a part of the Jets Hockey Development team for over three years.
Sporting Background: Growing up, Brett played several sports and even played on the Manitoba Provincial Volleyball team. He played three seasons of Junior Hockey in Manitoba and Ontario, five seasons combined of College Hockey in the United States and Trinity Western and played a season of pro hockey in Germany.
Fun Fact: Brett attended the Men’s Gold Medal hockey game at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Email: bwur@tnse.com
Max Gardiner
Background: Max graduated from Oak Park High School in 2016. He then attended the University of Manitoba and obtained an arts degree, majoring in Criminology with a minor in Family Social Sciences with the goal of attending law school. During his time studying, he began coaching part-time which eventually changed his career path. Max has been a part of the coaching staff for the Men’s hockey team for Oak Park since 2019, with 2023 being his first year as their Head Coach. Max has been a skills coach for over five years and is in the middle of completing his Hockey Canada Skills Certification.
Sporting Background: Growing up, Max has played many sports, including soccer, inline hockey, track & field, badminton, volleyball, and hockey. After finishing with minor hockey, Max played four seasons for the Charleswood Hawks in the MMJHL.
Fun Fact: Max is the third person in his immediate family who has made coaching a career.
Email: mgardiner@tnse.com
Taylor Wabick
Background: Taylor graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Allied Health Sciences and graduate certificate in Health Psychology. She started coaching young players with their skating and hockey skills in 2015 in Winnipeg. She later spent a summer coaching U11-U15 female hockey camps. While continuing her coaching career with Jets Hockey Development, Taylor is also an assistant coach for the Female U18 AAA Winnipeg Ice.
Sporting Background: Taylor grew up playing minor hockey in Winnipeg, MB. After playing Varsity Prep hockey for three years with the Shaftesbury Titans and one year with Balmoral Hall, she then went on to play five years at the University of Connecticut competing in 170 games (netting 15 goals, 61 assists for 76 points). After finishing university, Taylor decided to continue playing hockey overseas for MoDo in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League.
Fun Fact: In the Fall of 2023, she was then invited to the PWHL Toronto training camp.
Email: twabick@tnse.com
Morgan Wabick
Background: Morgan graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2022 with a degree in Health Science and a Certificate in Health Psychology. She has multiple years of experience of coaching U11-U15 female hockey camps. Morgan was most recently an assistant coach for the AAA U18 Winnipeg Ice in the Manitoba Female Hockey League for the 2023-24 season.
Sporting Background: Morgan grew up and played minor hockey in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She played for the Shaftesbury Titans and the Balmoral Hall Blazers before playing in the NCAA for the Connecticut Huskies. After graduating from the University of Connecticut, Morgan went to Ornskoldsvik, Sweden to play for MoDo in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League (SDHL). Upon returning to North America, she had signed a contract to play for the Buffalo Beauts in the Premier Hockey Federation shortly before the league was purchased by the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). In the Fall of 2023, she was then invited to the PWHL Toronto training camp.
Fun Fact: In her downtime, Morgan likes to garden and even worked at English Gardens in Assiniboine Park.
Email: mwabick@tnse.com
