Coaches Bio

		Midget PJ Scriffignano Certified Level 3 Intermediate USA Hockey Coach *2007 - 2008* Assistant Coach, Mountain Lakes Varsity Ice Hockey Team Head coach, JV Ice Hockey Team *2005* Coach, Morristown High School Summer League Team *2004* Coach, Morris County Colonials Youth Spring Hockey League – Squirt, Pee Wee *Playing Experience* *2000 - 2001* Wagner College Men’s Hockey Team, MACHA Championship Team *1999 – 2000* Staten Island Sabers, Eastern Junior Hockey League *1998 – 2000* Morristown High School, Captain, Varsity Team *1988 – 1999* Morris County Colonials Youth Hockey, Mite through Bantam. Asst Capt of AA Pee Wee team that went to National Championship, Michigan *1994 – 1997* Morristown Beard Middle School, Morristown Beard High School, played Varsity as a freshman *Awards, Achievements* *1997 – 2000* MVP Morristown High School *2000* MVP NJ High School Senior All-Star Game *1999 - 2000* 1^st Team- All Halvorsen Division, MCSSIHL Bantam Derek Kerstner Certified Level 3 Intermediate USA Hockey Coach Curry College Varsity team member (all four years) Curry Pride Award: Award given to one athlete chosen from among every winter sport who portrays exceptional Curry pride and team spirit. Pope John Varsity team member (both years attended school ) Team Captain: Senior year Coach’s Award: Award given to team member who exemplifies a positive attitude, dedication, leadership, and qualities of a team player

		Adam Bergen Certified Level 4 Advanced USA Hockey Coach 2007-08 Assistant Coach High Point High School 2007-2008 Assistant Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey (Bantams ) 2006-07 Director of Hockey Operations at Skylands Ice World 2005-06 Lead Instructor for Planet Hockey USA 2001-2005 Played at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario *Assistant Captain as a Senior

		PeeWee Jay Mazzola Certified Level 3 Intermediate USA Hockey Coach 2006 - Present VP Kinnelon Ice Hockey Club 2002 - 2007 Asst. Coach for Kinnelon Mite 2003 - 2006 Asst. Coach for the Kinnelon Yellow & Green Squirt 2006 - 2007 Asst. Coach Kinnelon Yellow Peewee 2007 - 2008 Head Coach Kinnelon Green Peewee Jeff Whritenour Certified Level 1 USA Hockey Coach Kinnelon High School Player 2002 – 2003 Kinnelon Mite Coach 2003 – 2005 Kinnelon Mite Head Coach 2005 – 2007 Kinnelon Squirt Head Coach 2007 – 2009 Kinnelon Pee Wee Head Coach 1989 - 2002 & 2008 – 2009 USA Carded Ice Hockey Official Rich Beeferman Certified Level 3 Intermediate USA Hockey Coach 2005 - 2006 Asst. Coach for the Kinnelon Green Mite 2006 - 2007 Asst. Coach Kinnelon Yellow Squirt Spring 2007 Asst. Coach Floyd Hall Super Squirts 2007 - 2008 Head Coach Kinnelon Green Squirt Spring 2008 Head Coach Yellow Peewees `Frank Naugle` `Certified Level 4 Advanced` `USA` `Hockey Coach` `Kinnelon` `High School` `Player` `2006 – 2007 Kinnelon Squirt Head Coach` `2007 – 2008 Kinnelon Squirt Assistant Coach` `2008 – 2009 Kinnelon Pee Wee Assistant Coach`

		Squirt Nick Gakos Certified Level 2 USA Hockey Coach 1970-71 Morris Knolls H.S. JV Ice Hockey 1971-74 Morris Knolls H.S. Varsity Ice Hockey 1973-74 Capt., Morris Knolls H.S. Varsity Ice Hockey 1973-74 MVP Morris Knolls H.S. Varsity Ice Hockey Spring ‘74 Recruited Hamilton College 1974-75 Intramural Ice Hockey Univ. of Vermont 1976-78 Club Hockey Rutgers University 1995-96 Varsity Ice Hockey Asst. and Goalie Coach Morris Hills H.S. 1996-99 Head Coach Varsity Ice Hockey Morris Hills H.S. 1998-99 State Tournament Play-Offs 2004-07 KHC Head Mite Coach

		Mite Tom Bishop Certified Level 4 Advanced USA Hockey Coach Seton Hall Prep Ice Hockey 1979-1982 Rider University Ice Hockey 1982-1986 Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey Squirts 1996-1997 Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey Mites 2001-present Asst. Coach Montclair Blues Squirt B -2006-2007 Asst. Coach Colonials Squirt A 2007-2008 Asst. Coach Seton Hall Prep JV 2007-2008 Dan Colucci Certified Level 2 USA Hockey Coach 2004-2008: University of Scranton Men’s Ice Hockey · 05-06 DVCHC League Champions · 05-06 DVCHC All-Star · 07-08 Assistant Captain 2000-2004: Kinnelon High School Ice Hockey · 4 Years Varsity 2002-2003: Garden State Games · 2002 Summer Silver Medalist · 2003 Summer Gold Medalist 1999-2004: New Jersey Colonials · NJYHL Midget A champions (02-03 & 03-04) 1997-1999: Ramapo Saints 1996-1997: New Jersey Mavericks 1995-1996: Kinnelon Cougars (before Kinnelon Youth club became Kinnelon Colts) 2001-Present: Hockey Instructor for Jennifer Perry’s Powerskating Workshop