In a surprising move, FC Whitehorse has hired Kemal Perrin to be the new manager at the club. The 35 year old Montreal native was a midfielder for the club in their inaugural season in the Canadian Soccer League before becoming a member of the coaching staff. After a promotion to interim assistant manager under Corwyn Westlake, Perrin settled into a new role as the first team coach working for Raley Treffle. Perrin becomes the Freezers' fourth manager, and the third to be given the title on a full time basis. He also becomes the youngest manager in the CSL in over 40 years.
At his introductory press conference, Perrin said that he has a lot of fresh ideas that he wanted to bring to Whitehorse now that he is the man in charge. "I am excited to hit the ground running here" said Perrin. "My time here in Whitehorse has been the best in my professional career, and I believe that I can help guide this club into the upper echelons in this league. It's going to require some work and some outside of the box thinking, but I have every confidence that we can bring this club a level of success that it has not yet achieved in this league."
Perrin inherits a club in a bit of stagnation after a disappointing 12th place finish in the CSL last season. He is expected to announce key members of his new staff in the coming days.
Meanwhile, ex Freezers manager Raley Treffle was hired on to be the manager at his former club FC Saskatchewan. Treffle previously held that role from S95 to S100.