Category Coaches, Representative (Brantford Girls Hockey Association)

Ben is looking forward to teaching the players the basics while building on the skills that they have been learning.  Development is key with players – individually, small group and as a team.

He also believes that teaching and learning needs to be all about the girls - ensuring that the game of hockey becomes a game that they love, have fun playing, develop a team atmosphere while making friends, and wanting to come back for the 2021/22 season.

Brad is an experienced hockey player.  He sharpened his skills in the BMHA (Brantford Minor Hockey Association) at the AAA and A levels before playing Junior C in Woodstock for the Navy Vets.  Brad then played Junior B for the Brantford Golden Eagles.  He was then off to play NCAA Division III hockey for Lake Forest College in Illinois. He brought his polished skills back to Brantford to play one season at the Senior A level for the Branford Blast.
Brad then starting giving back to his roots by coaching the past four years at the IP level and Tyke with the BMHA.  As written earlier, for the past two years he has been coaching Novice B Rep in the BGHA.

 

 

  

While this will be Paul’s second season coaching with the BGHA, he has coached for Flamborough Minor Hockey Association (U18- AA) and the Provincial Women’s Softball Association (U10).

Paul’s focus will follow the Hockey Development Pathway by continuing to develop player hockey skills with a focus on the knowledge of the game (player/team tactics).  His plan is to incorporate this during on- and off-ice (dryland) development.

"Getting better everyday," is a team credo Jason uses with his teams to develop quality hockey players, and quality people.  

Jason grew up playing minor hockey in Cambridge and played for the hometown Cambridge Winter Hawks Jr. B club for three seasons. He pursued his teaching degree after that, and continued his hockey at Brock University where he played five seasons in the CIS (Canadian Inter University Sports- now called U Sports). After playing in the CIS, Jason switched roles and began coaching University hockey in the CIS, as an assistant, for the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks Men's hockey team. He switched roles again when his daughters began playing hockey.  

Jason has over 20 years of coaching and teaching experience in hockey, and has coached alongside, and learned from, professional coaches from the NHL, NCAA, CIS, and OHL, in over 18 years of summer hockey schools. He has 22 years of teaching experience, holds his qualifications as a Principal, and served as the Director of Hockey Development for the Cambridge Girl's Hockey Association. He holds a High Performance 1 certification through Hockey Canada, and regularly attends coaching seminars to live the credo of 'Getting Better Everyday". 

After playing AA and Junior Hockey for the Hamilton Girls Hockey Association, Brianne received an NCAA scholarship to play forward for the Division I University of Maine Black Bears from 2009-2015. As well as being a star forward for the Maine Black Bears, Brianne has also coached softball and has done on and off-ice development for several hockey teams throughout Ontario for the past few years.