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AMPED HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Train with the best

Owner & CEO Player Development

Andrew Creese

Amped Sports Lab - Founder - Current Owner
Hockey Canada High-Performance 1 Certified
Hockey Canada Skills Coach
Hockey Eastern Ontario - Board Member
30+ years of coaching at all ages & levels
Associate Coach - Winchester Hawks (EOJHL)
Power Edge Pro Certified Coach
Former Coach of the Year in local MHA

Director of Hockey Operations - Director Goalie Development

Andrew Mercer

Goalie Coach - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Team Canada Goalie Coach - U17 World Championships
Former Goalie Coach - CIHA Academy
Former Goalie Coach - Clarkson NCAA D1 Men's/Women's Hockey
Former Goalie Coach - Gatineau Flames (QJHL)
Former Goalie Coach - Various CCHL Teams
Goalie camps in Russia, Sweden, Norway, USA and Canada

Director - Player Development

Charlie Armstrong

Power Edge Pro Certified Coach
Hockey Canada Development 1 Certified
2023 OHL Combine On-Ice Instructor
2023 OHL Player Development League - Lead Coach
2x Coach of the Year Nominee - Faces Magazine
Asst. Coach - Myers AAA
Asst. Coach - HEO Cross Border Challenge
Former Asst. Coach - Winchester Hawks (EOJHL)

Asst. Director Goalie Development - Client Services Manager

Rob Heholt

Goalie Coach - CU Ravens (USports) Women's Hockey
Former Goalie Coach - York Lions (USports) Men's/Women's Hockey
Former Goalie Coach - CIHA Academy
Former Asst. Coach - CIHA U15 AAA
Former Lead Goalie Coach - Mcguire Goaltending
Goaltending Consultant Group Member
Goalie Camps in Sweden, Norway, Canada and USA

Development Specialist - Player Development

Derek Switzer

Former 19-year professional hockey player
Former OHL Player
Hockey Canada Skills Coach
Former Skills Coach - German National Women's Team
Nashville Predators (NHL) 2017 Development Camp On-Ice Instructor
Former Skills Coach - SLU NCAA D1 Men's Hockey
Hockey Canada High-Performance 1 Certified
Power Edge Pro Certified Coach

Lead Coach - Player Development

Cole Smith

Power Edge Pro Certified Coach
Hockey Canada Skills Coach
2023 OHL Combine On-Ice Instructor
Development Coach - Jacques Martin Hockey School
Former Jr. hockey player
Human Kinetics Major - University of Ottawa

Lead Coach - Player Development

SCOTT MCILROY

Former Mental Performance Consultant
Former Jr. hockey player - EOJHL
Former Asst. Coach - Ottawa Junior Canadians (EOJHL)
Former Asst. Coach - Gloucester Rangers
Current Player - Bytown Royals (EOSHL)

Lead Coach - Goalie Development

KYLE NOLAN

Lead Goalie Coach - AMPED High Performance Goalies
Former Goalie Instructor - CIHA Academy
AMPED Hockey Development Team Member since the facility opened

Lead Coach - Goalie Development

Jordan Vachon

Former EOJHL Goalie
Goalie Coach - Myers AAA
2023 OHL Player Development League - Goalie Coach
Video/Content Creator - Growing Goalies
Goalie Camps in Sweden, Norway, Canada and USA

Lead Coach - Player Development

Travis Rycroft

Former 7-year professional hockey player
Former NCAA D1 Player
Former Jr. hockey player - BCHL
Former Asst. Coach - CIHA Academy
High School Teacher

Lead Coach - Player Development

Paul Stoykewych

Asst. Coach - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Former NCAA D1 Player
Former Asst. Coach - University Ottawa (USports) Men's Hockey
Former Asst. Coach - Western University (USports) Men's Hockey
Former Asst. Coach - RINK Hockey Academy U15 Elite
Former Skills Coach - RINK Hockey Academy

Lead Coach - Player Development

Kevin Tansey

Current Player - Sheffield Steelers (EIHL)
2023 EIHL 1st Team All-Star
2023 EIHL Best (+/-) Leader
Former AHL Player
Former ECHL All-Star
Former NCAA D1 Player
Former Jr. hockey player - CCHL
Former AAA player - EO WILD
Lead Coach - Various hockey camps/clinics

Lead Coach - Player Development

Matt O'brien

Hockey Canada Development 1 Certified
Asst. Coach - Myers AAA
Former Asst. Coach - Nepean Raiders Minor Hockey
Former Jr. hockey player - CCHL/EOJHL
Former AAA player - Dallas Stars Elite
Former NCJHL player - South Grenville

Lead Coach - Player Development

Cody Caron

Current Player - North Dundas (EOSHL)
Asst. Coach - CU Ravens (USports) Men's Hockey
Former ECHL Player
Former USports Player
Former OHL Player
Former AAA player - Sault Ste. Marie
Lead Coach - Various hockey camps/clinics

Lead Coach - Player Development

Brady Meldrum

Former Professional Player - Division 3 Sweden
Former Jr. hockey player - EOJHL/GMHL
Lead Coach various hockey camps/clinics
Lead Coach AMPED Off-ice Shooting Program

Amped Sports Lab

2600 Leitrim Road, Gloucester, Ontario K1T 3V3, Canada

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