U18
Jason Kersner
Jason grew up in Rockville, Maryland playing his youth hockey with the Washington Junior Capitals, Washington Little Capitals and Tri-City Eagles. Jason has been coaching at the highest level in the area for the past nine years. Prior to taking over Team Maryland’s (TM) Midget Program in 2006, he has held the head coaching position for the Washington Little Capitals (WLC) Bantam Minor, Major and Midget U16 Teams, as well as been an assistant coach for the WLC Midget Minor and Major teams.
Since taking over the TM Midget program he has quickly built it into a nationally recognized and respected program. Two years ago his U16 team was nationally ranked all season, advanced to USA Hockey Nationals and won three tournaments, including the prestigious 2007 Shattuck St. Mary’s Invitational. Currently, this year’s U18 team has a record of 39-18-2 and has again won three tournaments (AHR Challenge Cup in Dallas, Hampton Roads Junior Showcase, and the Boston Junior Rangers Holiday Invitational). Over 40 of Jason’s players have gone directly from his teams to playing at the next level, whether that is Prep School or Junior A, and many of them have continued on to play NCAA Division I/III and pro hockey. This season’s U18 team featured players receiving scholarship offers from numerous Hockey East (NCAA Division I) schools, and one player (Nick Sorkin) committing to the University of New Hampshire. Graduating players from this year’s team will be drafted into the USHL and NAHL, and a few more will play next season in the EJHL. The rest of the players will return next season to continue their development on route to the next level. Due to Jason’s wide range of networks, his teams/players have been and will continue to be afforded great opportunities (such as acceptance into the nation’s top tournaments, attending in-season practices with EJHL and NAHL teams, participation in the best showcase events such as the Spring Beantown Classic, and tours of both Division I and III college hockey programs).
The Midget program is now nationally recognized as one of most professionally run Midget programs in the country and some of its features include: 3 practices per week, weekly team and individual video meetings, professionally run strength and conditioning program, billet program for out-of-town players, and a full-time coaching staff that works to develop and advance its players). Jason spends his summer working for Hockey Dynamics Inc., regularly attends leading coaching seminars, and working with USA Hockey’s Player Development Program. He currently holds a USA Hockey Level IV Coaching certification, and will obtain his masters, Level V, this summer.
U16
Shawn Lynes
Shawn has more than 40 years of hockey experience spanning the ponds of British Columbia at the age of 3 to playing 5 years of Jr. "A" hockey for the Richmond Sockeye's of the BCJHL. He then went on to play D1 at Miami Ohio and was name captain his final year. After college Shawn and his wife Kate moved to Michigan where they started a family and he began his coaching career. Coaching in Michigan for almost 15 years Shawn won at every level including 2 State Championships at Squirt and Peewee. Moving to Maryland 10 years ago he got in to coaching right away with the Howard Huskies, then on to the Washington Little Caps and for the last 3 years, Team Maryland. Shawn and Kate have 4 children that all play sports at a high level. There daughter Shannon is on a Lacrosse scholarship at the University of Cincinnati, son Luke was drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2006 and is now playing at the University of New Brunswick in Canada and sons Jake and Zach are both currently playing with Team Maryland. For the past 2 seasons Shawn has coached at the Bantam level taking them to the play-offs both seasons, including a 3rd place finish this year. His goal as a coach is to make the kids both better players and young men.
Bantam Major
Peter Oshana
Peter grew up playing hockey in Connecticut for Cheshire youth hockey. He then played for Middlesex youth hockey, where he won the midget New England district championship in 1983 as a goaltender. Peter played his college hockey at Westfield State College, after college he had a brief career in the ECHL before he moved onto the coaching ranks with Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
In 1999 Peter started out at as an assistant with the women’s hockey program at Wesleyan University before moving onto an assistant with the men’s program. In 1995 he was named first assistant for the Wentworth Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team. In two years the team went from the worst team in the league to NCAA Northeast Division Champs.
Peter moved to Seattle in 1997 to coach with Seattle Junior Hockey Association Girl’s 19U team, that team won Pacific District Championships and went onto USA Nationals. After three seasons with the girls program he went on to head coach at other levels of AAA Boys Rep hockey within Seattle Junior Hockey Association. In 2000-2001 he coached the Seattle Ironmen AAA midget team. The Ironmen won a state championship and finished in second place in the Vancouver British Columbia Pacific Coast Hockey League. In the 2001-2002 season he coached the Northwest Admiral Bantam AAA team, which finished tied for first in the Pacific Coast League and was named sportsmanship team of the year. Peter had the pleasure to coach TJ Oshie on this team. TJ was a first round pick of the St.Louis Blues and is playing for the Blues this year. From 2002-2004 he coached the SJHA 16U AAA team. In 2003 his team finished second in the Pacific Coast League and won a Pacific Coast League Championship in the 2004 season. In the 2008-2009 season Peter is coaching the SJHA Pee Wee AA team.
Along with his coaching duties Peter was a Director with SJHA since 2005. He is the Pee Wee-Bantam-Midget Director along with the Goaltending Director. He also served on the SJHA Board of Directors as a general member. He also was an evaluator for the Pacific District, and ran and coached at various hockey schools.
Peter also coached the Microsoft hockey team in charity events with NHL Alumni and Celebrities in an effort to raise money for children’s charities such as The Ronald McDonald house and Pat Lafontaine’s Companions in Courage Foundation. He helped organize and coach the hockey games at various NHL buildings.
Peter is looking forward to coaching with Team Maryland and meeting a new hockey community.
Bantam Minor
Alan Neustadl
Alan Neustadtl has USA Hockey Level 5 Master certification and has coached at virtually all levels including mites, squirts, peewee, bantams, U19's, and college hockey-women's hockey at the University of Maryland, coaching ten teams over the last seven seasons. He has also coached at goalie and post-season clinics. Alan's Squirt team won the EEAHL Tier I league championship. The MYHA girls U19's finished twice with the best regular season records, two CBHL championships, and won the prestigious Polar Bear tournament playing some of the best teams in North America. While coaching at the University of Maryland, the team was ranked first in their conference for four straight ranking periods winning a bid to the ACHA national championship where they played the best women's club hockey teams in the country. His Bantam team ended first in the regular season and won the CBHL championship. Alan played four years of high school hockey in northern Ohio and four years at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Currently he is enjoying "old-timer" recreational hockey.
In 2008-09 Alan was the head coach of Team Maryland’s 1995 Bantam Minor Team that won the Eastern Regional Silverstick and then went on to compete at the International Silverstick Final in Whitby, Ontario. Alan’s team also won the 2008-09 Atlantic Youth Hockey League Playoff Championship.
Pewee Major and Pewee Minor
Fredrik Nygren
Fredrik started his coaching career in 2002 in Stockholm. Over the past 5 years he has coached at a high level within the Swedish youth program and has developed his talents as a master skills instructor.
Summary of his experience:
2002 – 2005 Assistant coach and head coach for various 91, 94 and 95 level teams which won numerous tournaments and league honors and instructor for many hockey schools and academies. During this time he worked under two well known coaches in Stockholm, Thomas Storm and Roger Dahlstrom. Thomas Storm is a highly regarded coach in Sweden for last 25 years developing many players who made it to the NHL. He is well known all over the world for his way of teaching skills, stick handling and skating. Roger Dahlstrom runs multiple hockey schools and is a well respected skill instructor in Sweden. His teams and players have won numerous awards.
2006 – 2008 Head coach and head instructor:
· Instructor Sweden Hockey Academy
· Instructor HC Ice Camp
· Instructor Select Stars Camp
· Instructor Hockey Camp Sweden
· 2006 – 2007 Head coach Stocksunds IF team 94, Assistant coach Stocksunds IF team 93, 97 and 98. Head instructor of Stocksunds IF hockey academy. Coach of the year
· 2007 – 2008 Head coach Stocksunds IF teams 93 and 94. These teams finished in the top 10 in Sweden. Head instructor and trainer of hockey academy. Master skills instructor for Stockholm Ice hockey federation.
-2008-09 Team Maryland Pewee Minor finished third in the Atlantic Youth Hockey League and made it to the semi finals of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League before being eliminated by the eventual tournament champion.
Fredrik sums his hockey philosophy up as “Hockey with high speed and individual skills, where the individual skill development and endurance are the primary focus with the aim to develop the collective team.”
We are very excited that Fredrik has chosen Team Maryland to continue his coaching career with.
Squirt Major
Daniel Houck
Dan Houck grew up in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. As a youth player he played for both the Junior and Little Flyers. Dan attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts where he was a member of the varsity hockey team that played in the New England Division I Prep Finals in 1998. After Deerfield, Dan attended Williams College in Williamstown, MA. He was a four year varsity player, team captain his senior year, and team MVP.
Upon graduating from Williams Dan was hired by Montgomery Youth Hockey Association as Director of Skill Development from 2003-2007. During his first season as head coach his Bantam AAA team won the PVAHA Affiliate and finished runner-up in the Southeast District Championship. In 2005-06 his Bantam AAA team won the PVAHA and was again runner-up in the Southeast District. In 2006-07, his U16 AAA team won the PVAHA affiliate, was Southeast District Champion, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the USA Hockey National Championships in Rochester, NY. In 2007-08 Dan was the Head Coach of both Pee Wee Minor and Pee Wee Major for Team Maryland. His Pee Wee Major Team was the first Team Maryland team to capture the Atlantic Youth Hockey League Championship and his team took a bronze medal at the 2008 USA Hockey Tier I National Championships.
Currently Dan also serves as a scout for the United States Hockey League (USHL) Central Scouting Staff in the region. His company, Hockey Dynamics Inc, is the skills consultant to Navy Youth Hockey in Annapolis, Maryland and his summer training program, Maryland Model, is where some of the best midget, prep, and DI/III players in the region train. The 2009-10 season will mark his second season as Coaching Director for Team Maryland. Dan currently holds a level IV USA Hockey Coaching Certification and will obtain his masters coaching certification, level V, this summer.
Team Maryland Goaltending Consultant
Goalie Development Institute
Ryan Honick
Ryan is the Regional Manager of GDI Southeast. GDI is recognized around the globe as the leader in the development of career minded goaltenders. Athletes, coaches, general managers, and agents from the NHL, minor pro, major junior, and NCAA rely on GDI for advanced-level development via its renowned consulting arm. This arm reaches the grass roots levels of hockey. GDI’s CEO and Chief Consultant is Ian Clark, Goaltending Consultant of the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan is one of 13 Regional Managers deployed by GDI to revolutionize the goaltending world, integrating Training, Resources, and Gear. Ryan serves as the Goaltending Consultant of the ECHL Wheeling Nailers, the AA pro affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
During his second year with the organization, Ryan will mentor the TM goaltenders each week in areas such as Position Specific Movement (PSM), and Education / Repetition / Simulation (ERS) of skill development. Psychology, physiology, and equipment functionality will all be addressed thoroughly throughout the season. Constant developmental assessments and guidance will be given to the goaltenders and coaching staff along with game analysis.
Ryan is entering his eleventh coaching year and has mentored goalies of all ages and levels from mites to professionals. He also consults with 14 other organizations in the Southeast, including the MJHL Hampton Roads Jr Whalers. He is the Goaltending Evaluator for USA Hockey Southeast Festival, and the PVAHA and CAHA affiliates. He worked with the Columbia Inferno, the AA Pro Affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as the Richmond Renegades in 2007/2008. He has served as the Owner and Director of New Fundamentals Goaltending School and as a former Head Instructor from Rick Heinz Hockey and Goalie Schools. As a professional goaltender, Ryan played briefly in the ECHL, UHL and SPHL.
GDI Southeast operates Regional Development Camps, Specialty Clinics, Mid Season Tune Ups, and Private Consulting.
Ryan, now 30, is from Pittsburgh, PA. and resides in the greater Baltimore area. Please feel free to contact him and research all that GDI has to offer.
Ryan Honick
Regional Manager
GDI Southeast
rhonick@gdihockey.com
C: (757) 641-9515
gdihockey.com
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