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UPDATED: MARCH 12
Dave Hunchak was fined $2,500 and issued a one-year driving prohibition after pleading guilty Thursday to impaired driving charges.
Hunchak, the former head coach of the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, pleaded guilty to one count each of driving while prohibited and driving over 0.08.
The charges were laid following an incident on Jan. 27, 2020.
ORIGINAL: MARCH 5
The former head coach of the Kamloops Blazers was a no-show in court on Thursday, the day he was supposed to plead guilty and learn his sentence after being charged with impaired driving.
Dave Hunchak is charged with impaired driving, driving over 0.08 and driving while prohibited stemming from an alleged incident in Kamloops on Jan. 27, 2020.
The 46-year-old was slated to appear in Kamloops provincial court on Thursday for guilty plea and sentencing.
“I’ve had no luck contacting Mr. Hunchak today after several phone calls,” defence lawyer Kristjan Thorsteinson said in court.
“I know Mr. Hunchak did intend to resolve this matter this week. I don’t know what’s going on.”
Thorsteinson asked for a one-week adjournment to get in touch with Hunchak.
It’s not Hunchak’s first run-in with the law. In 2015, he was fined $1,500 following a conviction for driving without due care and attention. He had originally been facing charges of impaired driving and dangerous driving stemming from a 2014 incident.
Hunchak joined the Blazers as an associate coach in 2011. He was named head coach of the team prior to the start of the 2013-2014 Western Hockey League season. He parted ways with the team later that season but remained in Kamloops.
Before his time in Kamloops, Hunchak spent four years as head coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors. He returned to coaching in 2017 for a brief stint with Slovakian club HC Banska Bystrica.
A year after his departure from the Blazers, Hunchak told the Globe and Mail he was dealing with severe anxiety and depression when he left the club. He describes himself on social media as a mental-health advocate.
Lawyers are slated to meet on March 11 to set a date for Hunchak’s next court appearance.
