Coaches & Staff

• 15 years coaching experience (LTPH - 18U)
• Former Asst Coach Daniel Hand Boys Ice Hockey Team
• USA Hockey Level 4 Certified
• Competitive background: Mid-Fairfield Stars (two state championships, one regional championship) Snapple Express (Bernieres Tournament Pee-wee world championship), Notre Dame Catholic High School (Fairfield; Senior Captain), Saint Michael's College Purple Knights (NCAA D2)
• Current Occupation: Student and personal Loan underwriter, Coach of Mite Blue A1 and Squirt A team, Wallingford Lacrosse Girls Lightning coach, Yalesville Little League coach
• Coaching Philosophy: There is no greater way to improve as a hockey player than by developing a love and passion for the game. All players grow and learn most when having fun and being challenged appropriately.

Check out our 'Mite Head Coaches' section above to read Coach Hopper's bio!

• Competitive Background: North Haven Nighthawks, UCONN Huskies (ACHA II)

• Head PEP Instructor 
• 11 Years coaching experience 
• USA Hockey Certified
• Competitive Background: Connecticut Oilers, Salisbury Knights, Southern Stars
• Disciplines: PEP, Power Skating, Edge Work, Stick Handling and Shooting Skills, Off-Ice Training
• Current Occupation: Founder and Director of DC Skills, Notre Dame Prep Boys Hockey Coach

Check out our 'Midget Head Coaches' section above to read DC's bio!

• Skating Director of Milford Skating School
• 25 years coaching experience
• PSA Member, USFS Member, ISI Member, LTS USA Member, Level 3 USA Hockey
• Competitive Background: USFS competitions, ice shows
• Disciplines: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Power Skating, Basic Skills, Hockey, Off-Ice Training
• Current Occupation: Skating Director, Cutting Edge TOI Coach, PR for Ricca Autosport Pro Race Team
• Fun Fact: My husband and I manage a pro-race team that travels all over the USA and overseas; the rink and race tracks are my second home!

• Quinnipiac University Goaltending Coach (2015-2019) with three of his goaltenders signing NHL contracts - Also was the goaltending coach for first-round NHL Draft Pick, Spencer Knight
• 2X Stanley Cup Champion with the Tampa Lightning serving as the Goaltending Scout (The first former Quinnipiac coach or player to be a part of a Stanley Cup Champion organization)
• Multiple roles within USA Hockey, most recently serving as goaltending coach of the U.S. National Junior Team in 2023
• Trinity College Goaltending Coach which culminated in a D-III National Championship in 2015
• Former prep-school Goaltending Coach at Westminster School, Avon Old Farms, and Salisbury School
• Former collegiate goaltender at Stonehill College and both goaltender and goaltending coach at Sacred Heart University
• Pro Crease instructors have served as assistant and goaltending coaches for a number of prestigious college and university varsity programs, including: Albertus Magnus University, Boston College, Brown University, Cornell University, Trinity College, and the University of Connecticut

Check out our 'Pee-Wee Head Coaches' section above to read JP's bio!

• Milford Ice Hockey Director
• 15 Years coaching experience 
• USA Hockey Certified
• Competitive Background: North Andover Youth & HS Hockey (MA), Wake Forest University Demon Deacons
• Current Occupation: MIA Hockey Director, Founder and Director of Foundation Hockey, Milford High School Boys Hockey Coach