Professional Experience
2009-10 Season Southern Professional Hockey League
Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations
- Louisiana IceGators - Lafayette, LA
Head Coach
- Danbury Mad Hatters - Danbury, CT
- Record (30-18-2)
2005-06
United Hockey League (UHL)Professional Hockey Player
- Danbury Trashers - Division Champions and League Finalists
2004-05 Hockey Director for the Philidelphia Flyers Skate Zone
- In charge of rink management and hockey development for all ages and abilities
Professional Hockey Player
- Asiago HC, Italy (2004-05)
- AAB Ishockey, Denmark
- CRS Express, Russia
- Amur Khabarovsk, Russia (2002-03)
1995-2002
American Hockey LeagueProfessional Hockey Player
- Hartford Wolfpack, 2001-2002
- Hershey Bears, 2001-2002
- Kentucky Thoroughblades, 2000-2001
- Lowell Lockmonsters, 1999-2000
- Philadelphia Phantoms, 1996-1999
- Milwaukee Admirals, 1995-1996
Awards and Achievements
- 1993 NCAA National Champion (University of Maine)
- 1993 Hockey East All Rookie Team Selection
- 1998 AHL Calder Cup Champion (Philadelphia Phantoms)
- 2001 AHL +/- Player of the Year
Skills and Abilities
Leadership:
- I was selected as player representative for the Professional Hockey Players Association with responsibility for member relations, problem solving and conflict resolution (1997-2001)
- Captain - University of Maine (1994-1995)
- Captain - Philadelphia Phantoms (1998-1999)
- Captain - Lowell Lockmonsters (1999-2000)
- Captain - Kentucky Thoroughblades (2000-2001)
- Captain - Hartford Wolfpack (2001-2002)
- Captain - Danbury Trashers (2005-2006)
- Head Coach of various youth teams in New Jersey (2004-2005)
- Player / Assistant Coach - Danbury Trashers (2005-2006)
- Head Coach - Danbury Mad Hatters ( 2008-Present)
- Active liaison between management and PHPA. I helped resolve several conflicts between association members and team management
- Managed Flyers Skate Zone and organized all hockey leagues and programs
Education
4 years at The University of Maine majoring in Physical Education with a concentration in Teaching and Coaching with a Minor in Health
Languages- English
- French
- Italian
- Russian
Other Information
Hobbies and Interests
Physical Fitness, Golf, Swimming, Reading and most other Sports
Volunteer WorkI have participated in various celebrity fund raisers that have brought in millions of dollars to various charities throughout the world. I have also made hospital visits during holidays, brought food to the less fortunate, and read books and helped out at various elementary schools both through my teams and on my own time to give back to the communities that supported me.