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Somerset, NJ, February 5, 2019: The Protec Predators spring hockey team has officially released their Peewee coaching staff for the Spring of 2019.
Predators Gold will be led by Coach Terry Watt. Coach Terry has over 28 years of hockey experience around the world. He played Juniors Tier I in Canada and USA, and college hockey at Buffalo State. Terry played hockey professionally for 8 years on 14 different teams on 4 continents, and won 3 professional Championships. With over 13 years of experience teaching power skating & hockey skills for top hockey schools In both Canada and USA, the Predators are very lucky to have Coach Terry working with us! When asked what his approach to the season would be, Coach had this to say, “My goal is to help build a solid winning team, but I also want us to focus on character by teaching my players the importance of hard work, and a team-first attitude. This way, everyone gets involved and can achieve their goals during and after hockey.”
Predators Navy (07) will be helmed by Coach Don Migliorisi. Coach Don has been with Protec since 2017, working with youth development including Clinics, Jr Rangers, the 2018 Predators, and The Ducks. As a player, Coach Don was a part of the Washington Township (HollyDell) High School ice hockey club 1995-96, and the 1996-97 Varsity team. As for his coaching career, Coach Don had a tremendous season with the 2018 Protec Predators, earning the rink the 2018 Squirt group B Championship as well leading his team to be the Squirt Summer Sizzler Tournament Champions! As well as Predators, Coach Don has also been the Protec Ducks 2017-2018 PW B Assistant Coach, 2018-2019 PW B Head Coach and 2018-2019 PW AA Assistant Coach EJEPL Silver Sticks Champions. Most notable achievements this season for Coach Don has been the Steel City Tournament silver medalist! Coach Don says, “I pride myself on a strong player performance building program. Leadership, Power Skating, Agility, Vision, and Skill training are all part of the program I set for each player and I’m looking forward to bringing that to my Spring Predators team.”
Coach Hilary O’Keeffe will be coaching Predators White (08) this Spring. Coach Hilary began playing at age 5, following through all levels in youth hockey in New York. Hilary continued playing at the high school and college levels and then began coaching for the NJYHL in 1994. He has held many titles in the youth hockey world, coaching director, ACE coordinator as well as head coach for a rival organization for the last 25 years. Hilary has run power skating, skills, ADM, initiation and adult clinics along with holding the position of head coach of the Basking Ridge Middle School team for 6 years. Coach Hilary has coached all levels from mite through junior and has great success establishing a winning formula and cultivating a great relationship with all his players. He has brought many a team to playoffs, districts and Silver Sticks Nationals along with many tournament wins. Coach Hilary also extends his love and knowledge of the game of hockey to each and every player on his bench; his enthusiasm and dedication for the game is unparalleled. Hilary holds a Level IV coaching certification and is thrilled to be bringing his winning ways to the Protec Predators again this year!
Hockey Director Patrick Alvin was quoted as saying, “The Predators program is filling up faster than expected; and way ahead of schedule! We especially expect a large influx of players at this level, and are expanding our program at the Peewee level to accommodate this growth. I wouldn’t be surprised at this rate if we needed several Peewee teams, which is a fantastic problem to have!”
This season, Peewees will attend 1 or 2 tournaments, play 4 to 5 games versus other spring teams to 10 league games and playoffs in the CJSL and two practices each week Players at this age level are between the 2007-2008 birth years. The season will begin in late March and go to mid-June.
Dont forget to sign up to become a Predator before 2/14 to save $50 off the price. CJSL save $50 before 2/14 as well!
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