Staff
Greg Harding
Greg Harding is entering his ninth season with the Vancouver North East Chiefs program and his seventh as the general manager of the program. The Surrey, B.C. native has been involved in minor hockey for 20 years, previously assuming roles with the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and Langley Minor Hockey Association (MHA).
Greg Harding is entering his ninth season with the Vancouver North East Chiefs program and his seventh as the general manager of the program. The Surrey, B.C. native has been involved in minor hockey for 20 years, previously assuming roles with the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and Langley Minor Hockey Association (MHA).
Harding played his minor hockey at Burnaby Winter Club and Langley MHA before going on to play for the Delta Ice Hawks, Queens Park Pirates and Richmond Sockeyes of the PJHL. Harding also works full-time with Shadow Agency.
U18 AAA
Ken Guthrie
Ken Guthrie is in his eighth season coaching with the Vancouver NE Chiefs and his third as head coach of the Chiefs' U18 AAA side. He grew up in Burnaby, B.C. and began coaching with Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. Guthrie started with the U18 AAA Chiefs as a Video Coach and was the head coach of the U17 AAA team for three seasons.
Ken Guthrie is in his eighth season coaching with the Vancouver NE Chiefs and his third as head coach of the Chiefs' U18 AAA side. He grew up in Burnaby, B.C. and began coaching with Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. Guthrie started with the U18 AAA Chiefs as a Video Coach and was the head coach of the U17 AAA team for three seasons.
Guthrie enjoys the competitive environment and working with players to help them achieve their goals while building connections and helping them become better players and people.
U17 AAA
Ty Babych
Ty Babych takes on the role of head coach of the U17 Vancouver NE Chiefs in his second season in the BCEHL. A coach in the minor hockey ranks for over 10 years, Babych has coached with various minor hockey associations, including most recently with Coquitlam MHA and Tri-Cities Female MHA.
Ty Babych takes on the role of head coach of the U17 Vancouver NE Chiefs in his second season in the BCEHL. A coach in the minor hockey ranks for over 10 years, Babych has coached with various minor hockey associations, including most recently with Coquitlam MHA and Tri-Cities Female MHA.
Originally from North Vancouver, Babych played two seasons with the Squamish Wolf Pack of the Pacific Junior Hockey League. Outside of hockey, Babych works as a Building Manager, overseeing three buildings in the Vancouver area.
U15 AAA
Ben Nottingham
Ben Nottingham joins the U15 Vancouver North East Chiefs for the 2025-26 season, after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the U15 Chiefs.
Ben Nottingham joins the U15 Vancouver North East Chiefs for the 2025-26 season, after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the U15 Chiefs.
Outside of the BCEHL, Nottingham was an assistant coach with the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Coastal Tsunami during the 2024-25 season, and coached at the U11 and U15 levels with New Westminster Minor Hockey Association during the 2022-23 season.
The New Westminster MHA alum is the owner of Sauce Hockey Development, which runs spring teams and skill development groups in the Greater Vancouver Area. He currently attends Douglas College in Vancouver, where he is studying business management.
