The Sarnia Sting have brought former team captain Jordan Hill back to the organization as a consultant and added ex-OHL goalie Joseph Raaymakers to hockey operations, part of an offseason restructuring the club says is designed to deepen its competitive foundation heading into future seasons.

Veteran Experience and the Question Fans Cannot Yet Answer

The moves, reported by The Expositor, represent a meaningful accumulation of credentialed hockey experience in a single offseason. Hill brings a seven-season professional playing career and five years of OHL coaching work. Raaymakers carries 109 regular-season wins from his playing days and an active coaching presence in southwestern Ontario.

For fans watching the Sting layer in that kind of depth, the appeal is obvious. The answer, though, is not yet there. Whether proven experience translates into results on the ice remains the suspended question that will define the 2026-27 season. The editorial team at Bingo Guru, which follows prize-based games and contests closely, recognizes that dynamic well. Bingo tournament prizes carry precisely that same pull: the anticipation of a reward that may or may not arrive is what makes prize-driven competitions compelling to observe in the first place.

“The Sting have stacked their operations with experience at nearly every level. The bet is clear. The payoff is still pending — and that gap is where all the interest lives.”

Jordan Hill's Path Back to Sarnia

Hill, 37, is a Sarnia native who played the bulk of his three-year OHL career with the Sting before embarking on seven professional seasons in the AHL and ECHL. His return to the organization is not simply a sentimental one. After hanging up his skates as a player, Hill spent five seasons behind the bench with the Owen Sound Attack, resigning as their associate coach in May 2023.

That coaching tenure is central to general manager Dylan Seca's rationale for bringing him back. Hill's time developing and working alongside elite-level players gives him a credibility with young prospects that extends beyond name recognition.

"Jordan's experience working with NHL and elite-level players, combined with his passion for player development, will be an incredible asset to our players and coaching staff," Seca said in a statement. "Alongside (skill development coach) Scott Jones, he will help provide year-round support, planning and development opportunities."

The framing is deliberate. Hill's consultancy is positioned as a year-round resource rather than a seasonal presence, folded into an existing development structure alongside Jones.

Raaymakers Joins to Anchor Goaltending Development

Joseph Raaymakers, 28, arrives with a record that commands attention. A Chatham native, he accumulated 109 regular-season wins during his OHL career with the Soo Greyhounds and London Knights, making him the third-winningest goalie in OHL history. After his junior career concluded, he played four seasons at St. Francis Xavier University before returning to the region.

Raaymakers currently plays for the Alvinston Killer Bees, runs Future Pro Goalie School, and has served as goalie coach for the Chatham Maroons. That combination of ongoing playing experience and active coaching work gives him a practical footing that the organization intends to put directly to use.

Seca was pointed about the expected outcome. "Joe is a young and dedicated local goalie coach," he said. "We believe the tandem of (goaltending coach) Rob Beatty and Joe will make our goalie development program one of the best in the league."

The pairing with Beatty is framed as complementary rather than redundant, with Raaymakers' proximity to active play adding a current-player perspective to an established goaltending program.

A Restructuring That Runs Deeper Than Two Names

The headline hires are only part of the picture. Jason Brooks, a former Guelph Storm general manager and head coach who joined the organization a year ago as a special adviser, will take on a larger role, supporting all hockey operations and scouting projects while continuing his player evaluation and recruitment work.

The analytics department has been rebuilt. Jack Bernardo and Michael Renaud are the new co-directors of analytics, stepping in to replace Dave MacPherson, who departed for the New York Rangers. The scouting staff has also expanded. Rob Deschamps, a former OHL player, joins as an Ontario Minor Hockey Association scout. Andrew Romano comes aboard as a New York scout and will assist Chicago-based scout Matt Grainda with player recruitment and evaluation across the United States.

Support staff positions have been filled as well. Olivia McAllister joins as team dietitian; she leads Western University's athletic dietitian initiatives. Ty Simmons steps in as assistant equipment manager, having previously served as head equipment manager for the Sarnia Legionnaires. Billet co-ordinator Katie Colameco will take on an expanded role supporting players, families, and billets.

The scope of the restructuring, from analytics and scouting infrastructure to nutrition and equipment, signals that the Sting are investing across the organization rather than patching specific gaps. Whether that breadth of experience, accumulated over a single offseason, produces results where it counts will be the story of the season ahead.