Alumni added to coaching staff

Another pair of alumni are returning to the program as assistant coaches for the 2021 football season. With the additions of Bret Thompson and Lyle Evanisky, the entire football coaching staff including head coach Scott Flory is made of up alumni.

The staff includes four coaches who combined for nine Grey Cup wins in their CFL careers, three coaches who won Vanier Cups with the Huskies, 10 who played in a Vanier Cup game and 12 who took part in a Hardy Cup game.

"There's a lot of tradition and pride for the Huskies in our city and in our province," said Thompson. "The opportunity to give back to a program that I played for was a big draw."

A national champion with the Saskatoon Hilltops prior to joining the Huskies, Thompson quarterbacked the Huskies in 2006 and 2007, leading the team all the way to the Vanier Cup game on home turf inside Griffiths Stadium in 2006. Thompson will bring 10 years of head coaching experience at the high school level to the program, spending six years at Bedford Road Collegiate and four at Evan Hardy. The former quarterback now joins Cody Halseth and Paul Woldu as defensive backs coach for the Huskies.

A receiver on the Huskies from 2001-05, Evanisky was a member of three Hardy Cup champion teams and reached the Vanier Cup game in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

"Before you sign on to be a part of the Huskie program you know that there are so many people that support it," said Evanisky. "It's a program that's been successful over the years, I had a great experience as a player and that's something I want to give back now as a coach."

Evanisky has accrued a diverse coaching background since leaving the Huskies. Stops as a head coach at Elrose and Martensville line up alongside roles with Team Saskatchewan under-18 (where he won two national championships in four years), the Saskatoon Valkyries and Team Canada Flag Football.

Huskie assistant coaching staff:

Warren Muzika (Linebacker, 1994-98), Defensive Coordinator

Jerry Friesen (Linebacker, 1975-77), Special Teams Coordinator

Duane Dmytryshyn (Running back/Slotback, 1989-92), Offensive Assistant - Receivers

Dan Houle (Fullback, 2004-08), Offensive Assistant - Running Backs

Lane Bryksa (Offensive line, 2013-14), Offensive Assistant - Offensive line

Jeremy Long (Quarterback, 2014-15) - Offensive Assistant - Quarterbacks

Kit Hillis (Wide Receiver, 2011-14) - Offensive Assistant - Receivers

Paul Woldu (Defensive back, 2006-07) - Defensive Assistant - Defensive Backs

Cody Halseth - (Defensive back, 2009-10) - Defensive Assistant - Defensive Backs

Tye Mountney (Defensive End, 1994) - Defensive Assistant - Linebackers

Tony Michalchuk (Linebacker, 2005-11) - Defensive Assistant - Defensive Line

Braden Suchan (Kicker, 2005-07) - Special Teams Assistant - Kickers

Bret Thompson (Quarterback, 2006-07) - Defensive Assistant - Defensive Backs

Lyle Evanisky (Receiver, 2001-05) - Offensive Assistant - Tight End/Running Backs

Coaching Staff Bios