Your hockey background: Highest Level Hockey was Junior B in Orangeville and then I played 5 years of Senior A Hockey.
Your coaching history: I have participated in a coaching role every year since the 2009-2010 season. I was the head coach of the 2016-2017 EHMHA Novice team & I’m an assistant coach on the Brampton Canadettes Pewee AA team .
What you are looking forward to accomplishing with your team this coming season: Providing an environment where the kids are comfortable so they can learn and have fun. My goal is to develop these young players to their full potential with a focus on individual skills and tactics. I'm committed to developing a culture where every player gives their best effort to contribute to team success.
Ryan Bates - Atom AE
Your hockey background: I've played hockey most of my life, in the MTHL and AAA in Brampton starting at the age of 6.
Your coaching history: I'm excited to be working with this group for the first time as a coach.
What you are looking forward to accomplishing with your team this coming season: My focus will be the development of hockey smarts and skills. Teaching this group smart heads up hockey will also be a priority. Most important of all though is building their self confidence, so they can feel they are able to walk into any situation and have the confidence to be self assured. This is a stepping stone of life experiences.
Tom Sadler - PeeWee BB
Your hockey background: Started hockey at age 8, played AAA hockey in Bantam and moved to Jr B hockey at 15, played University hockey in Michigan & various senior men’s leagues
Your coaching history:
Coached minor midget AAA and Jr hockey in Western Canada ( non-parent )
Along with Steve Busby, developed the EH Chip program
Developed the Wizards spring hockey organization
Worked with the i-train hockey organization
Built and ran first Select 6 and Select 7 program in EH
Coached Novice BB – Provincial Champions
Atom BB – Tri -County Champions
Women’s hockey:
PeeWee Tier 1 – Provincial Champions
Bantam Tier 1 – Lower Lakes Silver Medalist
Midget Tier 1 – Provincial Champions
Successfully developed 14 female players into NCAA Div 1 schoolarships and 2 players chose Canadian U-sports opportunities. (Out of 17 players.)
What you are looking forward to accomplishing with your team this coming season:
FUN – A cliché as it sounds, we forget all the time that hockey is a game and the kids play for fun. I will make sure my team has the most fun this season.
Development – There are many different development opportunities for these kids, skating, shooting, individual tactics, team tactics. But we also overlook the life skills we engrain in these kids, development of hard work, respect, resiliency, working with others and how to overcome obstacles and challenges. We will look to ensure the players finish the season not only better hockey players but better people.
Competition – This is representative hockey and every player and family starts the season with an expectation to win. Depending on the group of athletes there are many different ways to win and be competitive. As we go through the tryout process and select a team we will select our team goals over the summer and start executing in the fall.