2017-2018 COACHING STAFF PCIM DIRECTOR OF COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT/18U TIER 2 HEAD COACH/PARK CITY ICE MINERS VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH /8U & 6U PRACTICE COORDINATOR Josh Angevine Josh has been involved in the game of hockey for over 30 years and began his coaching career in 1995 as an instructor with Turcotte Stick Handling school under Sean Skinner. Other camps Josh has coached/instructed for are Stick with the Edge, Golden State Hockey Camp, 3 Brothers and San Jose Sharks summer camps. Josh is a certified U.S.A. Hockey Level 4 and an insured private hockey instructor. Josh specializes in puck handling, shooting, power skating, edge/body control as well as systems and team play. Josh is very excited to start his new position as Director of Player Development in addition to being the Head Coach for the U18 AA, Miners Varsity High School team and the Mite/Mini-Mite Practice Coordinator. 18U TIER 2 ASSISTANT COACH Ben Wilner Born in Chicago, Ben began his hockey career at age four. During high school, he represented Utah at the Rocky Mountain District Development Camp and was a Utah High School All-Star as a defenseman his junior year and as a forward his senior year. He played ACHA Division 2 hockey, at Utah State and then at the University of Utah, where he was the alternate captain for two seasons. After college, Ben had a brief go at pro hockey. He attended training camp with the Bloomington Prairie Thunder in the IHL; the Dyer, Indiana Blizzard of the AAHL and the Madison Ice Muskies of the AAHL. Ben has coached since 2006 and has attained his USA Hockey Level 5 certification. He was an assistant coach for Brighton High School when they won the Utah High School Hockey State Championship; has coached Bantam travel for several seasons; and has assisted at Rocky Mountain District ADM clinics, and several local and national hockey camps. Ben is a NASM-certified personal trainer and was also certified as a USA Hockey referee by the Wasatch Ice Hockey Officials Association. Ben worked for 16 seasons with the Utah Grizzlies organization in the IHL, AHL and the ECHL and has traveled to Europe twice to train and work out with several members of the Slovakian Olympic and National teams. He has a Bachelor s Degree from the University of Utah in Sports Marketing and currently is a trainer with Clearlink. Hockey has been his lifelong passion and he enjoys sharing that passion with others.
18U TIER 2 ASSISTANT COACH MacLaren Dudley Mac is originally from Sandy, UT and grew up playing youth hockey for the WMAHA Grizzlies. For high school, he attended Holderness in Plymouth, NH where he captained the JV hockey team. After Holderness, Mac went to Northeastern University in Boston where he received a degree in Finance and Economics. After graduating, he moved back to Utah to ski and start a career in finance. PCIM HOCKEY DIRECTOR / 16U TIER 2 HEAD COACH Mike Adamek Mike has been involved in hockey for over 25 years. His playing career included: 4 years at NCAA Division 1 Lake Superior State in Michigan, 4 years of Junior A hockey in the USHL and NAHL and nearly 100 professional games with the Boise Steelheads, Utah Grizzlies and Tulsa Oilers. He has been coaching at the Tier 1 and 2 levels for over 9 years. Mike has a passion for coaching youth hockey and currently serves as the Park City Ice Miners 16UAA Head Coach and the Park City Hockey Director. 16U TIER 2 ASSISTANT COACH Tyler Kugler Tyler grew up in Peoria, Illinois and was a multi-sport athlete. Hockey, basketball, and skiing were always a passion of his growing up and loved competing in them. Tyler led his high school hockey team to state finals 2 years in a row while playing in Illinois. He moved to Utah in 2013, where he ended up playing 3 years for the University of Utah hockey team. Tyler graduated with degrees in both Kinesiology and Nutrition. He started his personal training business Modushockey, where he brings his passion for training and hockey together. 2 P a g e
14U TIER 2 HEAD COACH Tom Gatta Tom Gatta grew up in upstate New York and played hockey for his local youth hockey program. In high school, he played for the high school team in addition to playing for AAA and select teams that played in tournaments throughout New England. He went to college in Vermont and played D-3 for Castleton (ECACEast). After graduating, he moved to Park City and have since made it his home. For the past 6 years, Tom has been the Physical and Outdoor Education Teacher at Park City Day School and has also been coaching Ice Miner s teams since 2011. He has focused on taking his knowledge of hockey and applying it to coaching the youth programs here in Park City. 14U TIER 2 ASSISTANT COACH Matt Pinder Matthew was born into a Canadian hockey family. His father played over a decade of professional hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers and California Golden Seals; even playing for Team Canada where he won a Bronze Medal. Matthew played four years of Canadian Junior hockey, winning a championship with the Nanaimo Clippers and again appearing in another National Championship with the Cornwall Colts the following year. He played four years of Division 1 hockey at the Royal Military College of Canada where he graduated as a Naval Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. Matthew is a Partner at NAI Premier, a successful Commercial Real Estate Firm in Salt Lake City and he s in his second year with the PC Ice Miners Organization. 14U TRAVEL HEAD COACH Morgan Feenie Morgan Feenie, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, began playing hockey at the age of four. He played with multiple organizations growing up, including the Grand Rapids Griffins program. During his junior & senior years in high school, Morgan returned to his school team to help lead them to the semi state finals. After graduating high school, Morgan attended Michigan State University. During his time at Michigan State University, he was an assistant coach for the Forest Hills Central Varsity Hockey team. Through his time as a varsity coach, Morgan developed a strength and conditioning program that the organization continues to utilize today. After graduating with a degree in Marketing in 2012, Morgan has worked in business development and analytics for Fortune 500 companies. His career has afforded him the opportunity to live in a variety of locations, including Arkansas, Minnesota, and finally Utah. He has coached and trained numerous age groups in each state. Morgan believes in giving back to his community and is motivated by the growth he sees in each player he coaches. 3 P a g e
14U TRAVEL ASSISTANT COACH Rob Feenie Rob grew up playing hockey in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. He was selected to play Junior A in the B.C. Junior League and played 2 years with the Penticton Vees. He led the team in assists and was the second highest point person during his second year. Rob received a 4-year athletic scholarship to the University of Illinois in Chicago, playing both Division 1 & 2 hockey. He led his team in total points and was also Captain his sophomore through his senior year. During his senior year, he was selected to the All-American Team and picked by coaches to be part of the West All-Star team that played in Minneapolis during the Hobey Baker Award ceremony. In addition, he attended the Chicago Blackhawks training camps as an invited walk-on and was offered a contract to tryout with the Kalamazoo Wings (IHL). Rob has coached youth hockey for nearly 20 years. He has coached teams from 10U to 18U levels and during his Bantam and Midget coaching years, he took teams to the District Championships 4 times. He is a USA Hockey Level 4 certified coach. In addition, he coached high school hockey in Michigan for 4 years, taking 2 teams to the District Championships. 12U TRAVEL HEAD COACH Tommy Anderson Tommy Anderson was born and raised in Brighton, MI. Tommy started playing hockey when he was 4 years old. In high school, he had the honor of being named to the all-state team and representing Team Michigan for two years. In addition, he played as Captain on his Brighton High School team in Michigan which won the D1 State championships. Tommy also played for the Fargo Moorhead Jets in the North American Hockey League. He also worked for Competitive Edge Skating out of Michigan for 5 years as their head stick handling instructor. This will be Tommy s 3 rd season as the 12U Travel Coach for the Park City Ice Miners. Tommy is also the Wasatch High School hockey coach in Heber City. 12U TRAVEL ASSISTANT COACH Tony Martino Tony has been a resident of Park City for 3 years and has coached the U12 Ice Miners Team for the last 2 seasons. He is currently an employee of Goldman Sachs & Co where he has worked for 19 years. Tony graduated from Brown University where he was a member of their NCAA Division I Ice Hockey program. 4 P a g e
12U URL D1 HEAD COACH Scott McKay Scott has been coaching the Park City High School Varsity and Junior Varsity teams for the past 8 seasons. He was honored to coach the Utah High School Allstar Game in 2016. McKay has been involved with the Park City Ice Miners Program coaching at the Squirt. Peewee and Bantam levels for the past 6 seasons. He also played defense for the Park City Pioneers. 12U URL D1 ASSISTANT COACH Ted Bezemer Ted was assistant coach of the 16-17 12U A team and has coached in the Park City Ice Miners hockey program for the last 4 years. He is a USA Hockey Certified Level 3 Coach. In addition to his love of hockey and coaching, Ted is a licensed physical therapist and board certified clinical specialist in the treatment of orthopedic and sports injuries. During his twenty-five year-experience in athletic training and sports medicine, he has trained and rehabilitated numerous Olympic and professional athletes. He is an advocate of USA Hockey ADM and the Long-Term Athlete Development Model. Ted is an excellent resource to help with strength and conditioning, youth athletic development, bio-mechanical assessment, injury prevention and rehabilitation. In his free-time he enjoys playing hockey in the Park City recreation league, skiing, golfing and mountain biking. 12U URL D2 HEAD COACH Scott Phillips Scott Phillips has been coaching in Park City since 2015. He grew up in Colorado where he played hockey from squirt through High School. As a player, he had the unique opportunity to play in the former Soviet Union in 1989 and in China in 1994. He also played for the club team at BYU. He has a passion for the game and especially in helping the kids grow in their skills while having fun. He has lived in Heber City for 12 years with his wife Kristi. They have a son (Tyler 11) and two daughters (Klareese 9 & Annabelle 7). Park City Ice Miner s welcome Scott to this coaching position. Please say hello to him when you see him at the rink. 5 P a g e
12U URL D2 ASSISTANT COACH Ira Burkemper Ira has been actively involved with hockey for more than 40 years. Ira grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where he played youth hockey and attended every Blues home game. Ira was Captain of the inaugural season of the University of Southern California roller hockey team in Los Angeles, California. He has participated in a number of recreational league hockey tournaments, including the annual Snoopy Senior World Hockey Tournament in Santa Rosa, California. This is Ira's second season coaching youth hockey in Park City. 10U TRAVEL HEAD COACH Matt Genther Matt grew up playing youth hockey in the Philadelphia area. Matt played defense for Bishop Shanahan High School and played competitive hockey in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland areas. Matt attended East Stroudsburg University and majored in Hotel Restaurant Tourism Management. His love for the mountains brought him west to Park City where he has lived for the past 10 years. Matt is currently the Ice Program Coordinator at the Park City Ice Arena, combining his love of hockey and his degree in management. Matt continues to play hockey in the Park City Hockey Leagues and Drop-In Hockey. Matt wants to teach kids about proper sportsmanship, team play and leadership, all while having FUN. He hopes that the skills the players learn both on and off the ice will lead to them becoming better individuals overall. 10U TRAVEL ASSISTANT COACH Rick Morgan Born in 1942, in Miami FL, to a Cuban mother and a Greek father, Rick Morgan started playing hockey at the early age of 46. Coach Rick learned to skate locally at the Park City Ice Arena where he and his son enrolled in the Small and Tall Skate Class with Story Time. Shortly after, while practicing the hockey stop, Debbie Modrovsky saw Rick s athleticism and asked him to join Adult Learn to Play. He is pretty sure he attended at least one of the sessions. He has been a regular at local camps, clinics and family drop-ins. Rick has been taught by some of Park City s finest coaches including, but not limited to Coach Debbie, Coach Josh, Coach Mike, Coach Colin, Coach Shannon and Coach Duff. In 2014, he was asked to help coach the PC Ice Miner s Mini-Mite program. The following year, Coach Rick accepted the head coaching position. Since then, Coach Rick has been chief assistant to the assistant head coach, equipment co-manager and lead BCE secure technician of the 10U Travel team. Coach Rick barely earned a BA in history at the Univ. of Colorado. In college Coach Rick knew a guy who said he played for the Belleville, Ont. Bulls of the OHL. He is currently a USA Hockey Level 3 certified instructor. Coach Rick currently plays in the PC Silver B League and is a solid middle to lower tier, third or forth-line contributor. He fills his days largely trying to be a better husband and father. In reality he is really doing as little as possible. He is still working on his hockey stop. His kid says he is getting worse. 6 P a g e
10U URL D1 HEAD COACH Katie Kleinendorst Katie has her Masters of Arts in Education from Castleton University. When she is not at the rink, she can be found at Silver Mountain Sports Club. She manages both locations. While in school, Katie was an Assistant coach for the Castleton Spartans NCAA Division III, Women's Ice-Hockey team. Kleinendorst graduated from University of New Hampshire with her Bachelors in Psychology and a minor in Coaching. At University of New Hampshire she was a four-year member of the women's hockey team and following the 2012-13 season was awarded the team's Unsung Hero Award. Katie played two years of D-1 women's lacrosse at University of New Hampshire. Katie attended North American Hockey Academy for three years, in Stowe, Vermont. Katie comes from a coaching family, her father, Kurt, was an ice hockey letter winner at Providence College and currently coaching the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League. 10U URL D1 ASSISTANT COACH Jeff Jacobs Jeff grew up playing youth hockey in Chicago and assisted several teams in winning at the state championships. In addition, Jeff has played in highly competitive hockey leagues for over 30 years. His insight and development have been attained through learning on and off the ice. Jeff graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Montana State University and has pursued a life in Park City to be able ski, work, and enjoy time with his family. Jeff is looking forward to learning as much as he is coaching with the 10U athletes this year. 10U URL D2 HEAD COACH Melissa Richardson Melissa was born and raised in Utah and started playing hockey at 8 years old. Her parents encouraged her to play other sports and she lettered in 4 high school sports: basketball, soccer, track, & tennis. Melissa graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. She has been playing on roller hockey leagues, women's ice hockey leagues and men's ice hockey leagues for the past 20 years. She loves the sport of hockey because it is a fun and exhilarating life-long sport. By helping coach, she hopes she can spark the excitement and passion of hockey in our younger generations, especially in her own two boys. 7 P a g e
POWER SKATING COACH Shannon Bennett Shannon Bennett has over 30 years of combined on-ice experience as a competitive figure skater and coach. Prior to coaching she was a regional and sectional competitor as well as the Minnesota State Intermediate Ladies Champion. She is a Silver Medalist in Freestyle, Bronze Medalist in Figures and is a Level III Hockey Coach with USA Hockey, is PSA rated: RFS, CFS and Hockey Skating Level II. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from the University of Utah. Her expertise is based on long-term athlete development with a focus on fundamental skill development while fostering the love of the sport. Shannon is the owner of Elevated Power Skating which holds power skating clinics throughout the year. GOALIE COACH Andrew Via Drew Via grew up playing his AAA youth hockey in Texas. He went on to play Junior/D1 College hockey but his career there was short lived due to an injury. While in Dallas, Drew was on the ice 5 days a week with top goalie coaches from the NHL and Canadian Major Junior levels, in association with GDI. Heavily recruited from a young age, Drew accredits hockey for where he is today and how he deals with many situations in everyday life. He looks forward to giving back to the game that taught him so many important life lessons. Updated 12/11/17 8 P a g e