1999 – 2001 Salem State College, ECAC East Second Team all-league, DIII
1998 – 1999 Second Team All-American DII, NCAA
2000 – 2001 New England College Sports Writer's Award
Most Valuable Defenseman – Voted by Peers
Bantam
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
Jonathan Ralph
Born in South Africa and raised in Chester, NJ, Jon has had a distinguished
playing career covering Prep, Junior, Collegiate and Professional levels.
Seton Hall Prep 1999-2001
Shattuck St. Mary's Prep 2001-2002
USHL Green Bay Gamblers 2002-2004
USHL Sioux City Musketeers 2004
USHL Chicago Steel 2005
Bowling Green State Univ. 2005-2007 Univ. Wisconsin - Stevens Point 2007-2009
ECHL Wheeling Nailers 2009
ECHL Johnstown Chiefs 2010
Dave Zielinski
Dave grew up playing hockey from the age of 5 in New Jersey
for the Colonials and Rockets until he was a bantam.
After his first year of bantams, Dave left to attend Northwood Prep School
in Lake Placid for 2 years before venturing further north to join the
Thornhill Rattler’s in the Ontario Provincial Jr. A Hockey League.
After several years in Canada, Dave returned home to play for the Metro
Moose Jr. A hockey team based out of Monsey, NY, and led all defensemen
in the league for goals and second among defensemen for points.
After his junior career, he attended Wagner Collegeand graduated
at the top of his class with his masters in business management.
Middle School
Adam Bergen
Certified Level 4 Advanced USA Hockey Coach
2010-2011 Head Coach Midget AAA NJ Colonials
2009-2010 Head Coach Bantam Minor AAA NJ Colonials
2007-2008 Assistant Coach High Point High School
2007-2008 Assistant Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey (Bantams)
2006-2007 Director of Hockey Operations at Skylands Ice World
2005-2006 Lead Instructor for Planet Hockey USA
2001-2005 Played at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario
*Assistant Captain as a Senior
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, 2009-2011 Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey Mites 2001-2011
Coach Seton Hall Prep JV 2010-2011 Asst. Coach Montclair Blues Squirt B -2006-2007 Asst. Coach Colonials Squirt A 2007-2008 Asst. Coach Seton Hall Prep 2007-2009
Asst. Coach NJ Colonials Peewee AAA 2008-2009
Asst. Coach NJ Colonials Peewee AA 2009-2010
PeeWee
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, 2009-2011 Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey Mites 2001-2011
Coach Seton Hall Prep JV 2010-2011 Asst. Coach Montclair Blues Squirt B -2006-2007 Asst.Coach Colonials Squirt A 2007-2008 Asst. Coach Seton Hall Prep 2007-2009
Asst. Coach NJ Colonials Peewee AAA 2008-2009
Asst. Coach NJ Colonials Peewee AA 2009-2010
Mark Pych
Certified Level 4 Advanced USA Hockey Coach
2008-2011 Head Coach West Milford High School Varsity
2006-2008 Head Coach West Milford High School Junior Varsity
2006-2008 Assistant Coach West Milford High School Varsity
2010-2011 Assistant Coach Colonials 12U Tier II Girls
2010-2011 Skylands HHS Instructor 2004-2010 Head Coach West Milford Bears (Mite/squirt)
Achievements
2008-2009 Won HS Division 22-4-0 and won Nardello Cup Championship.
2009-2010 Reached State quarterfinals.
*USA Hockey level 3 referee
Don Marino
Certified Level 3 Intermediate USA Hockey Coach
Don is the current Head Coach for the Morristown-Beard School Junior
Varsity Team and former Head Coach for the Middle School program.
Don has been a coach for the Jersey Wolves Youth Hockey, the NJ Colonials,
and the NJ Freeze youth hockey programs. Don played for four years in the
original Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MJHL) with the Essex Comets,
followed by a year at Providence College. Don specializes in power skating,
and all other types of hockey skill development. He has many years of experience
playing, teaching, and coaching hockey, including skills clinics, and summer camps.
He is a hockey lesson instructor at Twin Oaks, teaching skaters of all ages.
He is the league coordinator and scheduler for Twin Oaks.
Prior to his position at Twin Oaks Don was the Manager, Skating & Hockey Director
at Richard J Codey Arena in West Orange.
Adam Bergen
Certified Level 4 Advanced USA Hockey Coach
2010-2011 Head Coach Midget AAA NJ Colonials
2009-2010 Head Coach Bantam Minor AAA NJ Colonials
2007-2008 Assistant Coach High Point High School
2007-2008 Assistant Coach Kinnelon Ice Hockey (Bantams)
2006-2007 Director of Hockey Operations at Skylands Ice World
2005-2006 Lead Instructor for Planet Hockey USA
2001-2005 Played at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario
*Assistant Captain as a Senior
Squirt
Christopher LeFever
Certified Level 2 USA Hockey Coach
Chris grew up in New Jersey playing hockey since the age of 7. He played for the
NJ Devils, NJ Colonials, and the NJ Rockets at the AA and AAA level.
He attended high school at Seton Hall Prep and Morristown Beard where he played
varsity hockey.He has been coaching boys and girls from ages 5-13 for 5 years.
He was the assistant coach with the NJ Colonials Tier 1 Squirt Majors who won
the regional championship for the 2010-2011 season.He attended Chubb Institute
where he received a degree in Computer Networking and now currently works for
One of the original members of the Kinnelon Ice Hockey Club
2002-2006 Kinnelon High School Varsity Ice Hockey
-2004-2005 Star Ledger Lady Byng Award
-2005-2006 Haas Division Honorable Mention Award
-2005-2006 Assistant Captain
2006-2010 Seton Hall University Men’s Ice Hockey
-2007-2008 Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star
-2007-2009 Assistant Captain
-2009-2010 Captain
Nicholas Silvestri
2000-2003 Seton Hall Varsity
2002-2nd Team All State
2003-1st Team All State
2003 Essex County Player of the Year
2003-2005 University Of Colorado
Mite
Randy Velischek
Played 13 years of professional hockey and 10 years in the NHL with the
NJ Devils, Quebec Nordiques and Minnesota North Stars.
Randy has 21 years of experience directing and coaching youth hockey
camps and clinics for players of all ages.
Craig Doolittle
Certified Level 1 USA Hockey Coach
Coaching Experience
2000-2009 – Head Coach Westford Academy (WA), Westford, MA Women’s High School Varsity Ice hockey.
1997-2000 – Head and assistant coach Nashoba Youth Hockey Association, Westford/Littleton, MA –
girls squirt through midget and boy’s bantam and midget teams.
Head and assistant coach Assabet Valley Girl’s Hockey, girl’s squirt through peewee
1990-1997 – Head and assistant coach Midland Amateur Hockey League (MAHL), Midland, MI,
mites through peewees
1980-1983 – Head coach Cincinnati Youth Hockey Association, Cincinnati, OH, mites and squirts
Achievements
1996-1997 - assistant coach of MAHL boy’s peewee B state champions
2000 - co-founder of the WA Women’s Varsity Ice Hockey Team
2003-2004 – coached WA women’s team to Massachusetts Division II state title
Boston Globe Division II coach of the year
Hockey Night in Boston coach of the year
Lowell Sun coach of the year
2004-2005 – coached WA women’s team to Massachusetts Division II runner-up
Lowell Sun coach of the year
Kaitlyn Doolittle
Coaching Experience
2008-2010 – assisted in Lowell, MA youth hockey learn-to-skate program.
Playing Experience
Kaitlyn began playing ice hockey at the age of 6 in the Midland Amateur Hockey League,
Midland, Michigan from mites through squirts. After moving to Massachusetts, Kaitlyn
played in both the Nashoba Youth Hockey Association (Westford/Littleton, MA) and the
Assabet Valley Girl’s Hockey Program (Concord, MA) on squirt through midget teams.
In 2000, Kaitlyn began skating for the Westford Academy Women’s High School Varsity
Ice Hockey Team and is one of the original members. After graduation from high school,
Kaitlyn played three years of varsity Ice Hockey for Norwich University in Northfield, VT.
Achievements
2003 – 2004 – Starting defense on Massachusetts Div. II state champion Westford Academy Women’s
High School Varsity Ice Hockey Team
Dual County League, MA high school All-Star
Lowell Sun All Star
2004 – 2005 – Co-captain Westford Academy Women’s Ice Hockey Team
Starting defense on Massachusetts Div. II state runner-up Westford Academy Women’s
High School Varsity Ice Hockey Team
Dual County League, MA high school All-Star
Lowell Sun All Star
