T.E.A.M.S. Training is an innovative, high-energy instructional hockey company that focuses on teaching power skating and skills for individual players, hockey programs and goalies.

Camps are developed for hockey players of all ages and abilities. In our hockey camps and clinics, pupils will develop hockey skills and more importantly, learn life skills and core values that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. We provide individualized attention to all of our players. We DO NOT just blow a whistle. Our instructors and staff are all collegiate players with a passion for coaching. Our counselors are high school or above players. We subscribe to the Positive Coaching Alliance; www.postivecoach.org.

Instructors
Dennis Gendron: University of Massachusetts, Assistant Coach

Dennis "Red" Gendron was named an assistant coach of the University of Massachusetts hockey program in July of 2005.

Gendron has spent the past 17 years coaching at the collegiate, junior and pro levels. He spent the 2004-05 season as the Head Coach of the Indiana Ice (USHL) after having spent the previous 11 seasons with the New Jersey Devils' organization. Gendron was a scout and assistant coach with the Devils, who won the Stanley Cup in 1995, 2000 and 2003.

He also served as the Head Coach of the Devils' AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats, for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons.

This will be Gendron's second stint within Hockey East, having been an assistant coach at Maine during the 1990-93 seasons. In his last season at Maine, the Black Bears won the NCAA Championship. He has also been an assistant coach during the 1993, 2001 and 2002 World Junior Championships for Team USA and also served on the staff of several U.S. Select-16 and 17 teams.

Prior to arriving at Maine, he coached hockey, baseball and football while teaching History at Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, Vt.

T.E.A.M.S. Training is led by Jim Michals and Doug Michals

Jim Michals

Coaching Experience (18 Years)
Positions Held

Director of Player Development, Greater Boston Jr. Bruins Select Hockey Organization
Director/Coordinator Needham Youth Hockey In House
Head Coach, Greater Boston Jr. Bruins Select Hockey Organization
Youth Hockey Coach Mites-Midgets
Laura Stamm Power Skating Instructor
Berkshire Hockey School
Player Career
University Connecticut
Babson College
Noble & Greenough High School
Education
Graduated from Babson College, BS 1990

Doug Michals

Coaching Experience (13 Years)

Head Goalie Coach, Hershey Jr. Bears Organization
Former Goalie Coach, Governor Dummer Academy (MA, ISL)
Former Goalie Coach, Needham High School, (MA)
UCONN Hockey School
Playing Career
Former Goaltender, Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Former Goaltender, University of Connecticut
All Time University of Connecticut Leader in Career Saves
2 ECAC Final Four Appearances
Former Goalie, Trinity-Pawling School & Rivers School
Education
Graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in Sociology

T.E.A.M.S Training has run skills programs/camps for the following organizations:
Skills and Training Camp
Boston Junior Bruins

Training Camp
Vipers 1995 Team Camp

Skills& Clinics
Needham Youth Hockey

Skills
Eastern Commonwealth Girls Hockey
Belmont Youth Hockey
Westwood Youth Hockey
Dedham Youth Hockey
Wellesley Youth Hockey

Staff
James Parker: St. Lawrence University
Whitney Carbone: St. Lawrence University
Michael Hutchins: University Of New Hampshire
Matthew Higgins: Plattsburg State University
Liza: Harvard University
Vika: Brown University
Alex Piersiak: Brown University

Fessenden School - Coffin Center ice Hockey Rink
450 Crafts Street
Newton, MA 02165
Phone: (617) 964-9287

Directions:

From Route 128 / I 95: Take Exit 21 (Rte 16 East / Washington Street). Follow for approximately 4 miles to Walnut Street and take a left, at the end of Walnut Street take a right onto Crafts Street. After approximately 1/8 mile take a right into rink driveway.

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