The Salmon Arm Silverbacks Hockey Club board of directors and team president Troy Mick have agreed mutually to part ways effective immediately.

The Vernon native arrived in 2012-13 as head coach and, later, became the team鈥檚 president. He had signed a five-year contract extension in May 2016.

鈥淚 have truly enjoyed my times in Salmon Arm and I have met so many great people,鈥� said Mick, 49, in a release on the team鈥檚 website. 鈥淚 would like to thank the board of directors, staff, players, parents, volunteers, fans and all of the corporate sponsors for allowing me to be a part of this amazing community.

鈥淚t has been an honor to wear the Silverbacks logo with pride and I wish nothing but success to the franchise in the future. I will be a Silverbacks alumni forever and will miss the Shaw Centre.鈥�

Under Mick, the Silverbacks made the playoffs in four of the six seasons, the best finish being third in the Interior Division in 2015-16, with a record of 29-20-5-4.

Salmon Arm was swept by the Vernon Vipers in the first round of the 2018 post-season.

鈥漁n behalf of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and ownership group we would like to thank Troy for his dedication and passion to the organization,鈥� said the club. 鈥淗is involvement in the community has been a great asset to the team鈥檚 success. We wish him all the best in future endeavours.鈥�