Situational Hockey

ARŪNAS ALEINIKOVAS has spent the past 8 years on the coaching staff for Neman Grodno in the Belarus professional league and is on the coaching staff for the Lithuania National Team.

SCOTT ALLEN has been on the coaching staff with the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and Arizona Coyotes. Over the past 25 years, the New Bedford, Massachusetts native has had some incredible seasons coaching in the AHL and ECHL as well. Scott is currently behind the bench with the Hershey Bears (AHL)

JEFF ANDERSON has been coaching for over 20 years from every level of youth hockey up to the college level. He currently enjoys coaching his kids in the Morgantown Blades organization.

TIM ARMY has coached over 1,100 games in the NHL with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche, and Minnesota Wild. He also has coached over 400 games in the AHL with the Portland Pirates, Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, and Iowa Wild. In addition, he has worked extensively with USA Hockey including with the US Men’s National Team at the 1994, 1996, and 2013 World Championships as well as at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He is currently the Head Coach of the Iowa Wild.

J.J. BAMBERGER has coached hockey for 19 years in Saginaw, Michigan. As head coach of Heritage High School, he has turned the Hawks into a powerhouse in Michigan.

JOE BATTISTA has over 40 years of experience as a coach, instructor, and administrator with the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Penn State University, Culver Academy, and USA Hockey. Joe is a professional speaker and the author of The Power of Pragmatic Passion and VP of the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy.

ITAY BEN TOV coaches with the Israeli Hockey Academy program in Metula, Israel. In addition, he serves as an assistant coach for the U18 Israel National Team.

AL BLOOMER, USA Hockey Director Emeritus - Al has over 40 years’ experience coaching at youth, Junior and International levels. He is the former USA Hockey National Coach in Chief and currently serves on the USA Hockey Playing Rules Committee.

DOUG BOULANGER represents the next generation of skills training. He is creative, forward-thinking and has sound knowledge in all areas of the game. He currently is head coach of the Lithuania U18 andU20 teams. Doug has recently launched an app named Coach Boulanger providing personalized services to improve player development.

DOUG BRADLEY has spent more than 30 years coaching all over Europe. Most recently he was on the bench with Medvescak Zagreb in Croatia.

JOE CARDARELLI has been coaching for over twenty years at the youth, Junior and college levels. He is entering his seventh season as SUNY Cortland's head coach in 2020-21 where he is second in all-time wins and has the best winning percentage in program history.

MARQUISE COTTEN, an up-and-coming coach, has returned to his alma mater having joined the coaching staff at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC. Marquise is also coaching with the Washington Little Caps (AAA) U18 team.

SCOTT DANA has coached youth hockey in Saginaw and Kalamazoo, Michigan for over 10 years, from the learn-to-skate through 14U levels. He follows in the footsteps of his father, Steve Dana, who was a great coach for many years in Saginaw.

RED GENDRON’s 30-plus years of coaching has seen him on the bench for two NCAA DI national championships and one Stanley Cup victory. He is currently head coach for the University of Maine.

COREY GORDER is a husband, father of 4 (3 hockey players and 1spectator), mental health counselor and hockey coach. He has coached over ten years with youth teams (mini-mites to bantams), is an assistant coach at a junior college and is assistant coach of the U.S. Men’s National Sled Hockey team.

SCOTT GORDON is the head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He currently is 6th all-time in wins by a coach in the AHL. Scott has also coached in the NHL, the U.S. men’s team in the Olympics and a few U.S. World Championships teams.

CHUCK GRIDLEY has coached all levels of youth hockey. He currently coaches three teams including a “Learn to Play” program in his hometown of Skaneateles, New York, as well as a sled hockey team. He serves as the USA Hockey Coach in Chief for the New York District.

BERND HAAKE has over 50 years of coaching experience all over the world. A few of his highlights include National Championships in Germany with the Cologne Sharks, in Italy with the Bolzano Foxes, and in Lithuania with the Energia Elektrenai, and finally Gold in the IIHF World Championships (Division I Group B) for Lithuania Men. Today he currently serves as head coach of the Lithuania Women’s National Team.

ROB HABERBUSCH has coached for over twenty years at the NCAA level. He was on the bench with U.S. Military Academy, Iona College, and the University of Findlay. He currently serves as the Head Coach at Hamilton College.

PETE KAMMAN has over 15 years experience in coaching at the youth, junior, & college levels as well as founding and operating international training clinics with Elevated Hockey. He is currently the USA Hockey Coach-in-Chief for the state of Montana and coaches the Montana State University hockey team.

ARTŪRAS KATULIS has seven years’ experience coaching youth and 18 years as a player for the Lithuanian National Hockey team. After his professional hockey career he returned to Lithuania and established his own hockey school “Sostinė Hockey”.

PATRICK KEOUGH is the Head Coach for the Langley High School hockey program in McLean, Virginia. He has been coaching for almost three decades in Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Texas. He has been involved in coach development programs since 1994 and has taught and written widely on the subjects of coaching and developing hockey players.

ŠARŪNAS KULIEŠIUS, currently an assistant coach of the Lithuanian National Ice hockey team, Šarūnas is the founder, owner and manager of Hockey Punks, Vilnius, founder, co-owner and coach of Hockey Punks Academy, Vilnius.

DAN LACROIX is currently head coach of the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL). He has served on the coaching staff for four NHL teams, was Head Coach of the Lithuanian men’s team and had success with a German DEL team.

MICHAEL LAM has been coaching youth hockey for 12 years in Hong Kong and Luxembourg. He currently serves as Program Director and Head Coach of the Kung Pow Kings Hockey program in Hong Kong for players U7 to U18.

DAVID LASZLO is currently a Sports Leader and youth hockey coach for Stavanger Oilers, a large club in Norway, after serving in similar positions in Finland and Denmark, as well as a 30+ year stint with USA Hockey-affiliated programs. For ten summers, he has also served as a Team Leader at the USA Hockey National Development Camps.

CHANG YOUNG LEE currently serves as assistant coach for Korea Men’s and U20 National Teams. He is also a professor at Halla University in South Korea. His major is exercise physiology.

COLLEEN LINEHAN has coached girls and women’s hockey over the past 20 years. She currently coaches Girls U14 AAA in Michigan.

MARK MANNEY grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota before attending and playing college hockey at the Air Force Academy. He started coaching in Maryland while serving on active duty in the Air Force. After retiring, Manney and his family moved back to Minnesota where, in 2009, he became the head coach at Andover High School.

BORIS MINDEL has coached all ages in the Israeli national ice hockey program since 1996. He grew up in the Siberia Novosibirsk ice hockey club. Boris attended the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health in St. Petersburg, Russia.

MIKE MULLIGAN grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario before attending and playing college hockey at SUNY Oswego. He has coached youth hockey in northern Virginia for many years and founded the Capital Scholastic Hockey League. Mike was appointed USA Hockey Southeastern District Coach in Chief in 2019.

TY NEWBERRY (author) has over 30 years of coaching at the youth, college, and international level. He currently serves as head coach of the Israeli Men, U20 and U18 national teams.

TOBY O’BRIEN has 30 years’ experience in coaching, managing, scouting and player development, 24 of those years at the National Hockey League / Professional level. A long-time USA Hockey Coaching Education Program instructor & coach, Toby is the owner & director of OverSpeed Hockey, an international player development and advisory group.

JIM PAEK has over 40 years of playing and coaching experience, including leading the Korean Men’s National Team through the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic games. He is currently the Director of the Korean National program.

BILL PAIGE has been coaching for over 50 years. He found success and made a big impact in recreational and travel youth hockey, AAA, high school and the Ontario Hockey League. He currently is the head coach of the Saginaw Warriors Hockey Club, made up of Disabled American Veterans.

RON PASCO currently serves as an assistant coach with the Kölner Haie (DEL) and is head coach of the Lithuanian National Team. His previous coaching experience includes the KHL and Swiss National League.

CRAIG PERRY has over 30 years’ experience coaching at all levels of youth hockey, high school hockey, and NCAA Division 1. He has served as a clinician the last 15 years presenting and teaching USA Hockey Coaching Education Levels 1-4 . Craig currently is a Vice President with the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health.

LARRY ROCHA began his coaching career at Penn State University where he guided the Nittany Lions to the 1984 DI ACHA National Championship and was later inducted into the Penn State Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. He then moved on to coach at some of the top prep schools in New England were he was named Coach of the Year. Rocha returned to his alma mater being named head coach of Saint Anselm College in 2018.

DAN RYAN has coached at all levels of youth hockey for over 25 years and has worked as a USA Hockey Coaching Education Program instructor. Dan currently serves as Associate Athletic Director of St. Albans School where he is the head hockey coach and an assistant football and baseball coach.

TRAVIS RYBCHINSKI is currently in year 20 coaching hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau. He has won 7 NJCAA National Championships and is in the NJCAA Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame. Travis is also very active in player development in North Dakota and coaching education with USA Hockey.

KUSH SIDHU founded and directs The Washington Pride, an elite College-Prep Hockey program for girls in the Washington, DC area. To date, The Pride has produced over 130 NCAA players, several US and foreign National Team players, and 2 Olympians. He has also coached with the U.S. Women’s National Team, and USA Hockey’s Girls Player Development Camps.

DAVE STARMAN is in his 34th year coaching which has taken him from 8U through pro hockey. An 11 year NHL scout with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Kraken, he is currently the assistant coach of the Long Island (New York) Gulls U15 AAA team He is one of the creators of the current USA Hockey Goalie Development program.

BEN SYER has been coaching at the NCAA DI level for over 20 years. Prior to his time with the Cornell University Big Red, he was a long time Associate Head Coach with Quinnipiac Univeristy. He currently serves as Associate Head Coach for Cornell University.

KALLE VÄLIAHO has coached and worked in youth player development for 18 years. Currently he is working as a Youth Hockey Manager for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) to oversee the youth hockey programs in Finland.

RYAN WARD is currently the Director of Player Development with the Tri-City Storm (USHL) and Hockey Director for the Chicago Young Americans. Ryan has been on the coaching staff in the NHL, AHL, OHL and two IIHF World Championships (USA).

JACK WITT began coaching youth hockey in 1984. After leading his local hockey club in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he joined the Michigan District leadership in 1995 as a member of the Board, until he was appointed USA Hockey District Coach in Chief in 2000, a position he holds today.

STEPHANIE WOOD is known as one of the top female coaches in New England. She has evolved the Austin Prep Girls Hockey Program into an MIAA powerhouse capturing 2 MIAA D1 State Championships and 5 league championships in 7 seasons. As the Women's Director of the Islanders Hockey Club , she has been awarded nationally for accolades such as USA Hockey New Leader Award, Director of the Year, Coach of the Year, and USA Hockey's program Excellence award for program growth. During her tenure she has guided the Islanders (tripled in size) to one of the largest girls select hockey programs in the country, which has reached national status in numerous age categories, won state championships, attended USA Hockey National championships, and guided hundreds of athletes onto play NCAA hockey. She also attended D1 powerhouse Northeastern University on full athletic scholarship and attended the North American Hockey Academy prior to that.