A familiar face is returning to coach the Norwich Merchants for the 2024-2025 season.
NORWICH - The Norwich Merchants will have a former coach back behind the bench.
For the 2024-2025 season, Derek Partlo will make his return as the head coach for the Merchants. He was the coach of the Merchants for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. During that time, he lead the team to back-to-back division finals.
His experience runs deep, as he has played and coached for many years. His latest coaching job was in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League with the Tillsonburg Thunder. This past season Partlo coached the Thunder to the WOSHL championship.

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