The first shake up behind the bench of a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team this year has taken place.
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have parted ways with general manager and head coach Shawn Martin, after the club started the season with a 2-12-0-1 mark.
Martin, who was in his fourth season in his role with the Ice Wolves, had a 69-96-10-10 record after taking over from Bob Beatty in 2013.
Beatty won a pair of championships for the Ice Wolves in 2010 and 2011 prior to joining the BCHL's Cowichan Valley Capitals.
During his time with the Ice Wolves, Martin missed the playoffs in his first two years in charge before the team returned to the post-season this spring.
The Ice Wolves swept the Yorkton Terriers in three games in the wild card round before losing to the eventual league champion Melfort Mustangs in the quarter-finals.
Ice Wolves president Mike Bell told Braden Malsbury of MBC Radio that the team will be using their current group of assistant coaches to fill the head coach and general manager duties as the board of directors look for a replacement.
