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Coaches Profiles
2008-2009 Season
Mites --
Kevin Powell -
Kevin played his youth hockey with
the Blackhawks in the glory days of NORCAL when players still used
wooden sticks and long-hair and
8-track tapes
were all the rage. As an adult, he played for three seasons in
Switzerland for club teams at a high amateur level. Kevin coached the
Mite team during the 2007-8 season.
Squirt 1 — Ian Macdonald
-- Ian grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland where he played youth
hockey at a high level through Midgets. His Midget A team came one goal
short of representing Newfoundland at the Canadian Nationals one season.
Squirt 2
—
Marty Ward -- Marty has been coaching
youth hockey for the last 7 years, most recently as an assistant coach
for Kevin's Powell's 2007-08 Blackhawks Mites team. When he's not
coaching, you can still find him on the ice most weeks playing in the
"largest adult hockey league in the nation". A native of Pittsburgh and
the same age as Mario Lemieux, Marty knows who he'll be rooting for in
the Stanley Cup Finals this year.
Peewee B —
Michael
Meredith --
Michael enters third season with the SCVHA. He had a successful
season with the Peewee B team helping the kids earn a berth in the
NorCal playoffs. He played his youth hockey in the Southeastern US, as well as in
Pennsylvania and Dortmund, Germany.
Peewee A —
Ray Kellam --
Ray Kellam enters his fifth season with the Santa Clara
Blackhawks with a track record of excellence. He has won NORCAL the last
3 consecutive teams he has coached (Squirt A 06, PeeWee A 07, & PeeWee
08) and is hungry for his first state title. Ray Kellam grew up playing
hockey in NORCAL for the Belmont Rangers hockey program. He then
progressed and played in the WSHL for the Utah Valley Golden Eagles and
played 6 years for San Jose State University where he was team captain
for his final 3 years and holds the all time record for games played.
(145) Ray managed to wind up playing semi pro hockey in Spain for
Madjahonda Hockey Club of Madrid while he was teaching English in 2006.
Ray's passion is inspiring and his energy is contagious. Assistant Coach(es): Adam Smith-Toomey,
Vince Tripp.
Bantam AA —
Martin Denis -- Martin is well known around the
Bay Area hockey community as one of the area's top coaches. This
will be his fifth year with the SCVHA.
Bantam 1 -- Norbert
Tydingco -- Norbert takes the reins of
the Bantam A team for the 2008-9 season after assisting on the CAHA
Champion Bantam A squad. He has coached youth hockey in the Bay
Area for over 10 years and has coached four state championships and
three NorCal title teams; one Pacific District title and a National
Championship with the 2006 Santa Clara Blackhawks Peewee AA team.
Assistant Coach(es): Pete Godfrey
Bantam 2 -- Cameron
Lewis -- Cam grew up in the Chicago area
playing hockey for a number of different travel clubs. As a Junior with
the Chicago Minor Hawks his team won a National Championship in 1979. 15
years of coaching in California started with the Blackhawks in the early
'90's. He coached at both A & B teams at the Peewee and Bantam levels
winning several NORCAL championships. After a decade with the Hawks Cam,
moved east to coach Peewee, Bantam and Midgets with the Stockton Colts
including several trips to State Finals. Cam returned to the Hawks in
2007 to coach the Bantam A team. Sharing the bench with Pete Godfrey and
Norbert Tydingco on the way to winning the 2008 State Championship has
been the highlight of many, many trips to the rink.
Assistant Coach(es):
Midget 16
-- Pete Godfrey -- Born and
raised in Vancouver, B.C., Pete brings an impressive hockey resume to
the coaching ranks of the SCVHA. More recently, he assisted Cam
Lewis on the 2008 CAHA champion Bantam A squad, and the 2006 USA Hockey
Tier 2 semi-finalist Naperville Sabres. As a player, he attended
the BC Junior Olympic Program and also the US Junior Nationals Program.
He played at the NCAA D1 level with the University of Denver and also
played for the Vancouver Bluehawks of the BCJHL Tier II Jr A.
Assistant Coach(es): Norbert Tydingco.
Midget 18
—
Hal Nunn (ACE Coordinator and Director of Coaches)
-- is in his 14th season as a Head Coach with the SCVHA. Hal's
streak of 3 straight Midget 18 A State Championships was stopped
during the 2006-7 season, however, he is still one of the most
respected coaches in the area and is back coaching the Midgets this
season. In
total, Hal’s Blackhawk teams have captured 4 CAHA Championships and
6 Norcal titles.
His playing career
included tending goal at Ridley College prep school in St.
Catharine's, Ontario, as well as for the Big Red of Cornell
University and a semi-pro team based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Assistant
Coach(es): Bill Fruen.
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