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NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS
    2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS
NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS - 2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS - Nashville Jr Predators
NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS 2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS
NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS - 2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS - Nashville Jr Predators
CONTENTS
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ABOUT ....................................................................................................................................... 4

LEADERSHIP ........................................................................................................................... 5

COACHES .................................................................................................................................. 6

             GIRLS TIER II COACHES ......................................................................................... 7

             BOYS TIER II COACHES ........................................................................................ 8

             BOYS TIER I COACHES ..................................................................................... 10

ALUMNI ..................................................................................................................................... 11

             PLAYER ALUMNI .................................................................................................. 12                  USA HOCKEY SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
             COACHING ALUMNI .......................................................................................... 15                                2021                   2014
                                                                                                                                                      18U BOYS AAA            18U BOYS AAA
FACILITIES .............................................................................................................................. 16
                                                                                                                                                      16U BOYS AAA            16U BOYS AAA
MITE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ................................................................................ 18                                           19U GIRLS AA           14U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                         2020                  16U BOYS AA
GIRLS TIER II ........................................................................................................................ 20             18U BOYS AAA             14U BOYS AA
                                                                                                                                                       19U GIRLS AA              2013
BOYS TIER II .......................................................................................................................... 23
                                                                                                                                                          2019                16U BOYS AAA
BOYS TIER I .......................................................................................................................... 26             15U BOYS AAA            14U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                          2017                   2012
PARTNERS & SPONSORS ............................................................................................. 29                                  14U BOYS AA             16U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                      16U BOYS AA             12U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                          2016                    2011
                                                                                                                                                      14U BOYS AAA            16U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                       16U BOYS AA               2009
                                                                                                                                                       14U BOYS AA            16U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                          2015                   2007
                                                                                                                                                      18U BOYS AAA            16U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                      14U BOYS AAA               2005
                                                                                                                                                       16U BOYS AA            14U BOYS AAA
                                                                                                                                                       14U BOYS AA

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ABOUT
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As the 2020-2021 season comes to an end, we are excited about the success                 THE JR PREDATORS HOCKEY CLUB
our program had throughout an unprecedented season. Entering the third year of            The Nashville Jr. Predators Hockey Club is a non-profit
partnership between the Jr. Predators, TPH and the Nashville Predators, our goal          organization and was established with the goal to allow players
of growing hockey in Middle Tennessee looks better and better every year. We are          to live at home or close to home, while still competing at the Tier
excited about the structural and leadership changes within the organization that will     I, Tier II and Tier II Girls level against other top programs in the
help guide us to being the premier Tier I and II hockey associations in America.          country. Nashville Jr. Predators hockey offers student-athletes
                                                                                          access to full time professional hockey coaches. All of this is
The Jr. Predators started over 15 years ago with the goal of creating a place for elite   done to develop student-athletes for opportunities in hockey,
hockey players to play in Nashville. With the growth of the Predators brand over the      the classroom and life. Jr. Predators alumni have been drafted to
last 22 years and the additions of Ford Ice Center Bellevue and Antioch, Nashville is     and/or are playing in the NHL, NCAA, USHL, NAHL, NA3HL, and
now a hub for hockey. The additions of future rinks within the next 2-3 years will only   CHL. The Nashville Jr. Predators Hockey Club is a program of the
help bolster an already growing market.                                                   Nashville Elite Hockey Club Inc., a recognized 501c3 tax-exempt,
                                                                                          nonprofit corporation.
The Nashville Predators are firm believers in growing hockey at all levels. From the
first time kids step on the ice through our G.O.A.L. (Get Out and Learn) program, until
                                                                                          JR PREDATORS HOCKEY CLUB MISSION
the time they are playing their last adult league game, it is our goal to have a place
                                                                                          •   Provide student-athletes in the Greater Nashville Area the
for every hockey player and ice skater. No matter the skill level everyone should be
                                                                                              opportunity to develop and compete with a standard of
comfortable at one of our facilities. The Nashville Jr. Predators organization provides
                                                                                              exceptional attitude, confidence, and work ethic through the
the opportunity for the elite hockey players in Nashville to have an opportunity to
                                                                                              game of hockey.
compete at the highest youth hockey level and wear the Nashville Predators logo
                                                                                          •   Provide an elite coaching staff specializing in high
with pride as they compete across the country.
                                                                                              performance training for intense competition, allowing players
                                                                                              to fully develop their athletic and team skills.
Through the partnership with TPH and the Jr. Predators we are committed to
                                                                                          •   Provide Jr. Predators athletes with an opportunity to achieve
providing an elite, positive, and valuable hockey and life experience here in Nashville
                                                                                              their academic and athletic goals throughout high school and
and we are glad that you are interested in joining this great organization.
                                                                                              college.
                                                                                          •   Hold Jr. Predators hockey players academically accountable
Have a Great Season!
                                                                                              and provide a forum where all players can further their
                                                                                              leadership and citizenship skills.
Danny Butler
                                                                                          •   Conduct operations with a level of fiscal responsibility, which
Vice President and General Manager Ford Ice Center
                                                                                              will ensure the viability of the organization for the future.
Jack Burk
Vice President of Corporate Development Nashville Predators
President of the Nashville Jr Predators

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LEADERSHIP
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           JACK BURK                          DR. CHRIS THIESING                       STEVE MILOSEVSKI
             PRESIDENT                            VICE PRESIDENT                             TRESURER

           JP DUMONT                            STEVE JENNINGS                        KAHLIE SINGLETARY
  DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS         TIER I DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS    GIRLS DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS

         ZACH JACKSON                           TIM MCALLISTER                           BRAD SCHELL
TIER II DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS   MITE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTOR      ATLANTA DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS

                                                 AUSTIN KEISER
                                             DIRECTOR OF GOALTENDING

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GIRLS
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GIRLS 14U                                                                   GIRLS 19U
Mekenzie Steffen                                                            Kahlie Singletary
Mekenzie Steffen, a Minnesota native, joins the Jr. Predators following a   Kahlie Singletary is entering her 16th season as a U19 coach and 11th sea-
successful hockey career with the University of Wisconsin Badgers. While    son as a girl’s director in Nashville. Over the past decade, she has coached
at Wisconsin, Steffen won a National Championship and was named team        Boys Travel and High School, Girls U16 and U19 Tier I and Tier II, and has
captain her senior season. She also has experience with USA Hockey as       worked with various dryland training programs across the country.
she won a gold medal with the US Under-18 National Team in 2015 and was
involved in the Under-22 program prior-to graduating from Wisconsin.        Kahlie has a passion for giving girls the opportunity to play and train at an
                                                                            elite level while developing female leaders for collegiate hockey and life
Steffen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences and Commu-    beyond. She also serves as the Girls/Women’s Committee chair for the
nication with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Business Management. She      Southern Amateur Hockey Association, where her mission is helping pro-
looks forward to focusing on expanding the game of girl’s hockey in her     grams create more opportunities for girls to participate in the sport.
new city, Nashville, Tennessee.
                                                                            Along with being a level 4 USA Hockey Coach and Certified Functional
                                                                            Strength Coach, she holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Agricultural
                                                                            Economics, Agricultural Business, and is pursuing her Master’s degree in
                                                                            Agricultural Leadership and Education.

                                                                            Kahlie is a native of Farmington, MN, and resides in Lebanon, TN with her
                                                                            husband Josh.

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BOYS
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BOYS 10U BLUE                                                                 BOYS 11U
Jesse Kessler                                                                 Carter Penzien
Born in Nashville, TN, Jesse grew up playing hockey for the TPH Thunder.      Born in New Haven, CT, at the age of 5, Carter moved to Nashville, where he
After finishing youth hockey, he played three years of Junior Hockey in the   played roller hockey until he was old enough to get on an ice hockey team.
North American League before attending Hamline University in St. Paul,        He grew up playing for the Total Package Hockey (TPH) program, where
MN. Upon completing college, he played two years professionally for the       he then went on to play a few years in the NAHL for the Amarillo Bulls and
Pensacola Ice Flyers in the Southern Professional Hockey League.              managed to claim a National Championship. After Junior hockey, Carter
                                                                              moved on to play for University of Georgia’s Hockey Team, where he helped
BOYS 10U GOLD                                                                 lead the team to 2 SECHC Championships and 3 National Championship
                                                                              Tournament appearances. Carter was selected for the ACHA Select Team
Patrick Murray                                                                that went to play in the 2019 Universiade Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Patrick grew up playing hockey in his hometown, Rochester NY, where he        The same year he also claimed the honors of 2019 First Team All ACHA,
spent 13 seasons playing in the Webster Cyclones Youth Hockey Program.        First Team South Region, South Region MVP and SECHC MVP.
He then went on to play for his high school’s inaugural varsity hockey team
where he earned first team all-state and finished top 10 in scoring for New   BOYS 12U
York State. He was then recruited to play Junior A hockey for the Syracuse
Stampede where he played one season. Following the Stampede, Patrick          Zach Jackson
jumped right into coaching. Pat coached with the Nashville Predators Youth    Born in Churchton, MD, Zach played his youth hockey with the Tri-City
Hockey Organization and Predators Select for three years prior to being       Eagles & Northern Virginia Ice Dogs AA programs. It was there that he
the Head Coach of our 2020-2021 Jr. Predators 10U Blue team.                  received the Maryland State Hockey League’s Top 3 Player to Watch
                                                                              Honors in 2004-2005 and Washington Capitals Hobey Baker Character
                                                                              Award in 2007-2008. After playing ACHA Club D3 hockey at James
                                                                              Madison University, Zach headed to Europe to coach and play. There he
                                                                              served as the US Ambassador for Hockey Without Borders/Hockey Sans
                                                                              Frontieres and coached numerous camps & clinics around Serbia, Bosnia,
                                                                              Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, & the Czech Republic. After a season with
                                                                              the HK Spartak within the Serbian Championship League, he moved to
                                                                              Nashville where he began as a youth hockey coordinator for the Nashville
                                                                              Predators. He then moved his way up to the Senior Hockey Manager
                                                                              while creating the foundation for youth hockey within the Ford Ice Center
                                                                              and started the Predators Select Travel program in addition to many
                                                                              other leagues and camps. After moving to Massachusetts to become the
                                                                              Assistant GM at the New England Sports Center, Zach moved back to
                                                                              Nashville to take on the role as Tier 2 Director for Jr. Predators.

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BOYS 13U                                                                     BOYS 16U
Justin Mercier                                                               Kyle Dora
Justin started junior hockey when he was 16 years old playing in the         Born in Saranac Lake, NY, Kyle played 5 years of high school hockey where
USHL for the St. Louis Heartland Eagles. He then went on to play for the     he served as the Captain during his Junior and Senior season. He did 1 year
US National Team Development Program where his team took Gold in             of post graduate school at the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid,
the U18 World Championships. From there, he played 4 seasons at Miami        NY where he received the Defensemen of the Year Award. Kyle went on to
University, making the NCAA Tournament each year and playing in the          play 4 seasons of NCAA D3 hockey with the SUNY Canton Roos where he
National Championship his senior season. Upon graduation, Justin went        served as the co-captain his senior season. Kyle interned for the Nashville
on to play professionally for 7 seasons. He was drafted by the Colorado      Predators within the Amateur Hockey & Development department prior to
Avalanche and saw time in the NHL during the 2009-2010 season. A             beginning coaching. He now has coached for 5 years within the Predators
majority of his career was spent in the American Hockey League playing for   youth hockey umbrella. Kyle is a Level 4 USA Hockey certified coach.
the Lake Erie Monsters, as well as the Iowa Wild, Bridgeport Sound Tigers,
and Rochester Americans. He rounded out his pro career with two seasons      BOYS 18U
in Europe, playing in the Deutsche Elite League (DEL – Germany) and Italy.
He now resides in Nashville with his wife, Chelsea, daughter Lila, and son   Tom Murphy
Nolan.                                                                       Murphy joins the Jr Predators coaching staff following time with the
                                                                             Philadelphia Hockey Club organization. His tenure with the club included
BOYS 14U                                                                     a playoff birth in the first year of the program for the 18U AAA team he
                                                                             coached. Additionally, he served as the defense coach for the USPHL
James Gately                                                                 Premier team. Before joining the Philadelphia Hockey Club organization,
Gately played D-I hockey at Xaverian Brothers High School in                 Murphy served as Head Coach in the NA3HL in 2018 in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Massachusetts, two years with the NECDL, four years of ACHA D-I & D-II       This will not be Murphy’s first stop in Nashville, following college he
hockey at Berklee College, two years in METRO Elite Prospect program.        relocated to Nashville where coached several successful teams in Nashville
He has been a USA Hockey certified hockey coach for 9 years (Level 4)        before departing in 2018 for to coach in the NA3HL. The Detroit native
and a certified USA Hockey Official for 10 years (Level 3). Gately was       played AA/AAA level ice hockey until high school. After winning the state
Assistant Coach for South Shore Vocational Tech Junior Varsity Team in       championship (Brighton High School) his senior year, Murphy was drafted
Massachusetts, Associate Coach for Berklee Club Hockey, Assistant Coach      in the 1st round of the NAHL draft to the Texas Tornado. Following his junior
U16- A Admirals (1 year),Head/Assistant Coach Jr Predators U13-U16 AA/       hockey career, Murphy attended Central Michigan University where he set
AAA (4 years) and Head Coach University School Nashville (1 year).           the program record for 91 points as a defenseman.

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TIER
___ I COACHES
BOYS 11U AAA                                                                   BOYS 15U AAA
Ty Johns                                                                       Brad Schell
Originally from British Columbia, Canada, Tyler played three years of Ju-      Coach Schell grew up in Scott, Saskatchewan and played AAA in western
nior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). After his Junior     Canada. Upon finishing his youth career, Brad was drafted by the Spokane
career, Tyler played four years at Utah State University, ACHA II going to     Chiefs of the WHL. He played four seasons for the Chiefs including the
nationals all 4 years. Last season Coach Johns led his Squirt AA Flyers        2003-2004 where he led the team in scoring with 92 points. Brad was se-
team to a SYTHL championship. He is heading into his 7th season of coach-      lected by the Atlanta Thrashers in 6th round in the 2002 NHL draft.
ing and is a level 4 USA Hockey certified coach.
                                                                               BOYS 16U AAA
BOYS 12U AAA
                                                                               JP Dumont
Teddy Rotenberger                                                              Originally from Montreal, Quebec, JP Dumont had a very successful 12-
Teddy is a Huntsville, AL native that grew up playing for the TPH Thunder.     year NHL career playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, and
After his youth career, Teddy played in the North American Hockey League       Nashville Predators. JP has been a part of the Nashville hockey scene for
for three seasons where he then committed to the University of Ala-            the last 12 seasons as an NHL player, youth coach, and junior coach.
bama-Huntsville. There Teddy was a 3x recipient of the WCHA Scholar-Ath-
lete Award for maintaining a high level of excellence in the classroom while   BOYS 18U AAA
competing at the top level of NCAA hockey.
                                                                               Steve Jennings
BOYS 13U AAA                                                                   Steve grew up in the Boston area and played in college at the U.S. Naval
                                                                               Academy, where he began coaching following graduation in 1991. Upon
Tim McAllister                                                                 completion of his military service, Steve re-engaged in coaching and has
Originally from Kingston, Ontario, Tim McAllister has more than 20 years of    coached at Lehigh University and youth hockey programs in Pennsylvania,
coaching and instructional experience. Coach Tim was one of the co-found-      New Jersey and Texas prior to coaching for the AAA Thunder Hockey Club.
ers of Thunder Hockey. He won 2 NJCAA National Championships in 1996 &
97 as well as being named an NJCAA All-American for those years.

BOYS 14U AAA
Kevin Montgomery
Coach Kevin Montgomery is from Rochester, NY and played for the US
National Team Development Program from 2004-2006, winning the U18
World Junior Championship Gold Medal. He was drafted by the Colorado
Avalanche in 2006 as the 4th-round pick, #110 overall. He also played
in the Ontario Hockey League for the London Knights from 2007-2009.

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ALUMNI
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                                                        COMMITTED DIVISION I
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                                                                                           COMMITTED DIVISION III

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       NTDP TOP 40 CAMP PLAYERS
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       SEBASTIAN GEOFFRION                                                                  MALCOM HAYES
   UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE                                                  UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE
              J.P. MALEY                                                                     CHRIS SHERO
       NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY                                                               BOSTON COLLEGE

                                                         JOSH KESTNER
                                                  UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
                                                         JAKE KAMRASS
                                                   UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL
              NIC DOWD                                    ADAM WILCOX                      AUSTIN BEAULIEU
  ST. CLOUD STATE / WASHINGTON CAPITALS           UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE   UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
          BRICE GEOFFRION                                  ZACH YODER                     MITCHELL FOSSIER
   UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE                    FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY             UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
            KYLE LYSAGHT
   UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
           TEEMU TIITINEN
          CORNELL UNIVERSITY
           ANDREW PIKUL
       ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
            JAY WILLIAMS                                GABRIEL CHABOT                     NATHAN KRUSKO
            MIAMI UNIVERSITY                             BOSTON UNIVERSITY                 HARVARD UNIVERSITY

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                                            SCOTT CORBETT                     KYLE KAWAMURA
                                             MIAMI UNIVERSITY                 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
                                            PATRICK COZZI                    JACKSON PIERSON
                                            COLORADO COLLEGE              UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
                                        CAMERON DONALDSON                    JACKSON STERRETT
                                            CORNELL UNIVERSITY            UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
         PAUL MCAVOY                                                             COLE KODSI                        LOUDEN HOGG
       COLGATE UNIVERSITY                                                      BENTLEY UNIVERSITY           US NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM

                                                                           VALENTINO PASSARELLI
                                                                                MIAMI UNIVERSITY                    AIDAN FLYNN
                                                                                                           UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
                                                                                                                    LUCAS BAHN
                                              MITCH ELIOT                                                  UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
                                      MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY/UTICA
       JERAD ROSBURG                              COMETS
MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. / DALLAS STARS    WILLIAM SCHLAGENHAUF
    TEDDY ROTENBERGER                       BENTLY UNIVERSITY                 DYLAN MOULTON
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE                                                MIAMI UNIVERSITY
     BRANDON SCHULTZ                                                            LOGAN STEIN
    NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY                                                  FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY              BEN SCHULTHEIS
                                                                                                                FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                                                 TREVOR RUSSELL
                                                                                                                    MICHIGAN TECH
                                              ZACH SOLOW                                                          HUNTER BROWN
                                         NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY                                                 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE
                                              JAY FEIWELL                                                          STEWART BELL
        CONNOR WOOD                         DENVER UNIVERSITY                 CAMDEN THIESING                      TUFTS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE           KENDRICK FROST                   THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY              MICHAEL LANT
         FILIPS BUNCIS                            ARMY                         STEPHEN DAVIS                 UNIV. OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY                                                    BOSTON COLLEGE                     ALEX LARSON
      AUSTIN O’ROURKE                                                          MATT JENNINGS                       NICHOLS COLLEGE
 UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL                                              THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY               TYLER PIONK
       ANDREW SINARD                                                           LUKE ROBINSON                  WESTERN NEW ENGALND UNIV.
         MIAMI UNIVERSITY                                                      AIR FORCE ACADEMY                   BRENT WILCOX
         JOSH WILKINS                                                           AIDAN FLYNN                   MIL. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE/NASHVILLE                ERIK GORDON                UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
                                          COLLEGE OF HOLY CROSS                                                 THOMAS CRABTREE
          PREDATORS
                                                                                                                     SUNY-CANTON

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ALUMNI
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   CHRISTIAN ELSBORG                       NICK MOSHER                   SCOTT MUELLER                    BEN LAU
  MIL. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING             SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY              WILKES UNIVERSITY             TRINE UNIVERSITY
       CLINT GARRIS                         AJ PECKICH                  BEN SCHMIDLING               ZACH SARNOWSKI
  MIL. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING           MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE           ST. NORBERT COLLEGE         SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
      JESSE KESSLER                       VAN SULLIVAN                 BRECK CRAWFORD                 DYLAN SOBCZYK
     HAMLINE UNIVERSITY              GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE      JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY    SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
      GARRIT OTTEN                       JOSHUA VICTOR                                                 SCOTT AARON
       ST. OLAF COLLEGE              FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY                                     SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
       BRAD PREVEL                      HUNTER WILHOITE                                              MASON BABBIDGE
      HAMILTON COLLEGE              UNIVERSITY OF MASS.-DARTMOUTH                                      TUFTS UNIVERSITY
        JAMES RING                        SETH KAMRASS                                                   JAKE COX
  MIL. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING           SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY                                      SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
       GREG SAUERS                       AUSTIN LACKEY                     IRINA BRADY                   TYLER DILL
      AURORA UNIVERSITY                  SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY              SUNY CORTLAND - DIII           UTICA COLLEGE
  DYLAN SHAMBURGER                          JASON LEM                     JESSICA DAWE                 JACOB ELROD
      BOWDOIN COLLEGE                     SKIDMORE COLLEGE          LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE - DIII    LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
       NICK TURNER                      CONNOR MCKENZIE                                               KYLE GALLOWAY
   SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY           WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY                                     SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
      COLE STEWART                       JUSTIN STELZER
  SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE                STEVENSON UNIVERSITY
          TOM BAY                      TROY SUTHERLAND
UNIVERSITY OF MASS.-DARTMOUTH           STEVENSON UNIVERSITY
                                                                        SOPHIE TRENTINI
       JOHN BONNO                        COLE CRAWFORD              LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE - DIII
 UNIVERSITY OF MASS.-BOSTON           PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                          GRACE MAYER
        MIKE CIMBA                        MAX DORFMAN               LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE - DIII
   SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY          JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY
                                                                           SHAE HUDEC
        JAY CLARKE                      GARRETT ELMORE                ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY – DIII
UNIVERSITY OF MASS.-DARTMOUTH        GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE
                                                                        LAUREN TULLOCH
      CHRIS DEMING                      ERIC HIRSCHHAUT                AQUINAS COLLEGE - ACHA
       NICHOLS COLLEGE                     SUNY-FREDONIA
                                                                          ALEXIS OUKES
      BRON LOISELLE                       AARON O’NEILL
                                        LAKE FOREST COLLEGE         LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE - DIII
     LAKE FOREST COLLEGE
                                           LOGAN OREM                   MITCHELL FOSTER
    MITCHELL MCLEAN                                                        KINGS COLLEGE
        SUNY-CANTON                 JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY
                                       BRADLEY INGERSOLL                 JORDAN HANEY
      CONNOR MEIKE                                                        TUFTS UNIVERSITY
      WILLIAMS COLLEGE                    BOWDOIN COLLEGE

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COACHING
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SCOTT NICHOL                        KARLIS ZIRNIS                          DAN GEOFFRION
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT      ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH                   FORMER NHL PLAYER
NASHVILLE PREDATORS                 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE

GENERAL MANAGER                     COACH
                                                                           JAY MOORE
                                                                           FORMER NHL PLAYER
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS                  LATVIA NATIONAL TEAM

FORMER NHL PLAYER
                                    UWE KRUPP                              YAN KAMINSKY
                                                                           FORMER NHL PLAYER
                                    HEAD COACH
BOYS 16U AAA ASSISTANT COACH
                                    KOLNER HAIE
NASHVILLE JR PREDATORS
                                                                           DAN O’ROUKE
                                    FORMER HEAD COACH                      CURRENT NHL OFFICIAL
JP DUMONT                           GERMAN NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH
FORMER NHL PLAYER
                                    FORMER NHL PLAYER                      SCOTT MUSCUTT
DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS FOR                                          GENERAL MANAGER
NASHVILLE JR PREDATORS                                                     SHREVEPORT MUDBUGS
                                    SCOTT GORDON
                                    HEAD COACH                             FORMER PROFESSIONAL COACH
U16 AAA HEAD COACH
                                    LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS (AHL)
NASHVILLE JR PREDATORS
                                    FORMER NHL PLAYER & HEAD COACH         RAY SHERO
HAL GILL                                                                   FORMER NHL GENERAL MANAGER
BOYS 10U AA BLUE ASSISTANT COACH
                                    CHRIS LUONGO
NASHVILLE JR PREDATORS
                                    ASSISTANT COACH                        JAY LEACH
                                    MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY              FORMER NHL ASSISTANT COACH
FORMER NHL PLAYER
                                    FORMER ASSISTANT COACH                 FORMER ASSISTANT COACH
US NATIONAL TEAM                                                           UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
                                    US NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
                                    FORMER NHL PLAYER                      FORMER ASSISTANT COACH
LUBOS BARTECKO                                                             US NATIONAL TEAM
BOYS 18U AAA ASSISTANT COACH                                               WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
NASHVILLE JR PREDATORS
                                    CLAUDE LOISELLE
                                    NHL GENERAL MANAGER
OLYMPIAN
                                    FORMER NHL PLAYER
TEAM SLOVOKIA

FORMER NHL PLAYER                   JIM MCKENZIE
                                    PROFESSIONAL SCOUT
                                    VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

                                    FORMER NHL PLAYER

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FACILITIES
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   Ford Ice Center Antioch                           Ford Ice Center Bellevue                               Centennial Sportsplex
5264 HICKORY HOLLOW PL, ANTIOCH, TN 37013               7620 HWY 70, NASHVILLE, TN 37221                   222 25TH AVE N, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
 The facility, located in Southeast Nashville,        Ford Ice Center Bellevue is a twin-rink           Centennial Sportsplex is a multi-use athletic
 includes hockey, figure skating and curling      recreational facility, which opened in October       complex with two full-size ice rinks. The facility
      programs for children and adults.            2019. The facility, located in West Nashville,       is adjacent to Centennial Park, from which it
                                                 includes a full restaurant, Draft Picks, a Perani’s                  derives its name.
                                                    Hockey World, a Twice Daily and numerous
                                                 hockey and figure skating programs for children
                                                                     and adults.

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MITE
___ DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
MDP                                                                               GAMES
The Nashville Jr. Predators are ecstatic to provide an opportunity for the        We will compete in typically 1-2 jamboree or tournament style weekend
youngest players of the Nashville Hockey Market. We emphasize skating,            games a month October through March. All jamborees will ensure no
skills, compete, confidence, and most importantly fun. Our practices will         hotel stays required for any family and minimal travel. Tournaments will
push the players out of their comfort zone. The first window for speed            consist of home events in Nashville, 1 tournament in Knoxville, TN and 1
development is from 5-8 years old. Our Coaching staff will encourage              tournament in Huntsville, AL. All teams will end our season with our year-
players to skate hard in every drill. We believe it is extremely important at     end NJP Mite Jam at Bridgestone Arena, home of the Nashville Predators.
this young age to learn good habits and focus on the ice during practice.
This culture will make practices FUN as well as improve the players love
for the game of Hockey! The Nashville Jr. Predators Mite Development
                                                                                  GAME STRUCTURE
                                                                                  Most games will be played at half-ice, although some games may be played
Program is proud USA Hockey Sanctioned program.
                                                                                  cross-ice or ¾ ice depending on the event. The goal is to improve creativity
                                                                                  and for players to learn to compete in small area puck battles as the game
COACHES                                                                           has evolved into a faster and more skilled game. The concept of cross ice
                                                                                  hockey was to eliminate position specific training. Half Ice hockey should
                                                                                  allow players to be creative and it should force them to always be moving in
                                                                                  tight spaces. As some programs will over coach positioning in these games,
                                                                                  we are more concerned with improving the players skill and ability to make
                                                                                  hockey plays moving their feet.

    TIM MCALLISTER              ZACH JACKSON            TEDDY ROTTENBERGER        Any game played will be USA Hockey sanctioned. We believe the USA
                                                                                  Hockey ADM model provides the best opportunity for Mite players to
                                                                                  receive the touches, repetition, and confidence they need to develop skills
EVALUATIONS
                                                                                  and have fun playing the game.
Typically Early to Mid-August. All Evaluation dates will be posted on our
website, social media channels, and via e-mail.
                                                                                  SEASON FEE: $1,950
                                                                                  Inculdes:
SEASON TIMEFRAME
                                                                                  • 2 Weekly Practices
September – March
                                                                                  • Off-Ice Training
                                                                                  • Professional Coaching
PRACTICES                                                                         • Tournament & Jamboree Fees
Two (60 min) Practices Weekly (Monday – Thursday). Most practices will            • Jr Predators Jerseys and Socks
consist of heavy skill specific and skating specific training with small area     • End of Year Bridgestone Mite Jam
games and a lot of fun. We will train in practices both in small areas and full
ice.

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GIRLS
___ TIER II PROGRAM
OPENING WEEKEND
All the teams will participate in a unique High-Performance Weekend to
kick off the season. In addition to all the components of a routine High-
Performance Weekend, this is an opportunity to meet the coaching staff
and other Jr. Predators families. It is a great chance to get all your Jr.
Predators team apparel for the season. There will be a program-wide
meeting on Saturday night with speakers and maybe even a special guest.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE WEEKENDS
Training camp style experience; at least one weekend per month; hosted
by local supporting association. Content: 4-5 hours on-ice practice, off-ice
training, classroom style instruction, video analysis, team building, cross-
over instruction from entire coaching staff. These weekends help maintain
a high practice-game ratio.

WEEKDAY PRACTICES
Parallel weekday practices will be provided in each local supporting
association (on- ice & off-ice); combined age groups; heavy focus on skill
development; follow the skill progression of the USA Hockey ADM Program.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
Weekly player development sessions are designed and led by Coach                 NATIONAL GIRLS HOCKEY LEAGUE
Delaney Collins. The objective of our PD is to focus on a range of skills and    The Nashville Jr Predators Hockey Club is a full member in the National
to help players connect those skills to game applicable situations. Athletes     Girls Hockey League. This league features super showcase weekends
will work on the ice to combine multiple tasks and skills while being            featuring the best competition in the country. The purpose of the
provided game situation video off the ice to see how the sills apply at full     showcase series setup is twofold: to create a positive, organized, inclusive
speed, under pressure, and in traffic.                                           atmosphere and secondly to provide exposure and top competition across
                                                                                 the country.
TRAINING CAMP 19U ONLY                                                           The National Girls Hockey League provides the opportunity to compete in
All selected players will participate in training camp in August to prepare
                                                                                 five showcases over the course of the season culminating with the league
for the season. Camp highlights include positional clinics, team building,
                                                                                 championship in February. All showcases are scheduled at top venues
on-ice training, off- ice training, classroom instruction, and video sessions.
                                                                                 supporting girls, women’s and NHL hockey homes as well as desirable
                                                                                 scouting locations for maximum exposure to college scouts.

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GIRLS
___ TIER II PROGRAM
                                                      14U      19U

                                PRACTICE HOURS       90-100   125-130

                                           GAMES     35-40    40-50

                           WEEKDAY PRACTICES            √       √

                               OFF-ICE TRAINING         √       √

          STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH               √       √

                                    LEAGUE FEES         √       √

                HIGH PERFORMANCE WEEKENDS               √       √

                             TOURNAMENT FEES            √       √

                              COACHES’ STIPEND          √       √

                INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EQUIPMENT             √       √

                              APPAREL PACKAGE           √       √

                      DEDICATED LOCKER ROOM                     √

               DEDICATED GOALTENDING COACH              √       √

 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL VIDEO ANALYSIS & ANALYTICS             √       √

                                       TEAM FEE      $4,850   $5,500

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BOYS
___ TIER II PROGRAM
OPENING WEEKEND
All the teams will participate in a unique High-Performance Weekend to
kick off the season. In addition to all the components of a routine High-
Performance Weekend, this is an opportunity to meet the coaching staff and
other Jr. Predators families. It is a great chance to get all your Jr. Predators
team apparel for the season. There will be a program-wide meeting on
Saturday night with speakers and maybe even a special guest.

WEEKDAY PRACTICES
Weekday practices will be provided for each team (on-ice & off-ice)
with a combined age specific practice emphasizing heavy focus on skill
development, as well as, a team solo practice weekly. All coaching staff will
follow the skill progression of the USA Hockey ADM Program.

WEEKEND SKILL SESSIONS
Throughout the year, we will provide position and skill specific training
sessions for Jr. Predators players as part of their season fees. These sessions
will help supplement the development they receive as a team throughout
the season. We look forward to hosting coaches around the organization in
addition to past Nashville Predators and NHL alumni to help support these
sessions. These weekends help maintain a high practice-game ratio.                 NATIONAL SHOWCASE HOCKEY
                                                                                   The Nashville Jr Predators Tier II teams will participate in the National
OFF-ICE TRAINING                                                                   Showcase Hockey league. This league features showcase weekends
In addition to weekday and weekend practices, Jr. Predators players will           featuring the best Tier II competition in the country. The purpose of
receive weekly off-ice training consisting of workouts led by certified and        the showcases are to reduce travel for families while increasing the
experienced strength and conditioning coaches on-site at the training room         competitive and positive culture that helps develop players skill and
in Ford Ice Center-Bellevue. Each team will also conduct classroom style           passion for the game.
video analysis and walk-through.
                                                                                   This structure will allow for regional competition amongst a Southeast
TOURNAMENTS & EXHIBITION GAMES                                                     Division that includes division league games, showcases, and an end of year
The Tier II season will consist of 6 tournaments & showcases including 3-4         National tournament for all teams involved in National Showcase Hockey.
tournaments in Nashville and all other events within a drive to reduce the
amount of travel and expense for families.                                         Our families will be able to enjoy 20-25 games in Nashville amongst all
                                                                                   league, tournament, showcase and exhibition play.

                  NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS 2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS
BOYS
___ TIER II PROGRAM
                                     10U      10U
                                                       11U      12U      13U      14U      16U      18U
                                    BLUE     GOLD
                  PRACTICE HOURS    70-75    70-75    70-75    70-75    70-75    70-75    60-65    50-55

                           GAMES    40-45    40-45    40-45    40-45    40-45    40-45    40-45    35-40

              WEEKDAY PRACTICES       √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

              WEEKEND PRACTICES       √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

                 OFF-ICE TRAINING     √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH      √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

                     LEAGUE FEES      √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

                TOURNAMENT FEES       √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

                COACHES’ STIPEND      √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

     INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EQUIPMENT      √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

                APPAREL PACKAGE       √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √

    DEDICATED GOALTENDING COACH       √        √        √        √        √        √        √        √
 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL VIDEO ANALYSIS &
                                                        √        √        √        √        √
                       ANALYTICS
                        TEAM FEE    $3,595   $3,595   $3,995   $3,995   $4,595   $4,795   $4,895   $4,550

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NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS 2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS
BOYS
___ TIER I PROGRAM
OPENING WEEKEND
All the teams will participate in a unique High-Performance Weekend to
kick off the season. In addition to all the components of a routine High-
Performance Weekend, this is an opportunity to meet the coaching staff
and other Jr. Predators families. It is a great chance to get all your Jr.
Predators team apparel for the season. There will be a program-wide
meeting on Saturday night with speakers and maybe even a special guest.

HIGH PERFORMANCE WEEKENDS
Training camp style experience; at least one weekend per month;
hosted by local supporting association. Content: 4-5 hours on-ice
practice, off-ice training, classroom style instruction, video analysis,
team building, cross- over instruction from entire coaching staff.
All High Performance Weekends for Tier 1 teams will reside within
Nashville, TN helping maintain a high practice-game ratio.

TRAINING CAMP
All selected players will participate in training camp in August to          TIER I ELITE HOCKEY LEAGUE
prepare for the season. Camp highlights include: Positional clinics,         The Nashville Jr Predators Hockey Club is a full member in the Tier
team building, on-ice and off-ice training, and classroom instruction        1 Elite League, which is the top Tier I league in the country. 2021-22
and video sessions                                                           is the 10th season that the Jr Predators 15U, 16U and 18U teams have
                                                                             competed in the league. This league features weekend series against
WEEKDAY PRACTICES                                                            divisional opponents as well as showcase and super showcase
Parallel weekday practices will be provided in each local supporting         weekends featuring the best competition in the country.
association (on-ice & off-ice); combined age groups; heavy focus on
skill development; follow the skill progression of the USA Hockey            The Tier 1 Elite League year-end championship weekend is one of
ADM Program.                                                                 the biggest scouting events in the country each year. Along with
                                                                             the Super Showcase weekends, these events attract more than 150
OFF-ICE TRAINING                                                             scouts and coaches each.
In addition to on-ice practices, Jr. Predators players will receive weekly
off-ice training consisting of workouts led by certified and experienced     Depending on the team, our families will be able to enjoy 15-25 home
strength and conditioning coaches on-site at the training room in Ford Ice   games amongst all league, tournament, showcase and exhibition play.
Center-Bellevue.

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BOYS
___ TIER I PROGRAM
                                                       11U      12U      13U       14U       15U       16U       18U

                                PRACTICE HOURS        85-90    85-90    120-125   120-125   120-125   125-130   120-125

                                           GAMES      40-45    40-45    40-45     40-45     50-55     50-55     50-55

                            WEEKDAY PRACTICES           √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                               OFF-ICE TRAINING         √        √        √         √         √         √         √

          STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH               √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                                    LEAGUE FEES         √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                HIGH PERFORMANCE WEEKENDS               √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                             TOURNAMENT FEES            √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                              COACHES’ STIPEND          √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EQUIPMENT             √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                              APPAREL PACKAGE           √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                      DEDICATED LOCKER ROOM                                                   √         √         √

               DEDICATED GOALTENDING COACH              √        √        √         √         √         √         √

 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL VIDEO ANALYSIS & ANALYTICS             √        √        √         √         √         √         √

                      THE PROSPECT EXCHANGE                                                   √         √         √

                                        TEAM FEE     $6,550    $6,550   $7,450    $7,450    $7,950    $8,950    $8,950

           NASHVILLE JR. PREDATORS 2021-22 SEASON PROSPECTUS
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