Full-Time Coaching Staff

• One of the biggest advantages the American Hockey Academy offers to its student-athletes is a dedicated full-time coaching staff.
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• Our team of coaches are solely committed to our players. Our staff spends their day working on the development, exposure, and advancement of our players to help them prepare for their next steps as a student-athlete.
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• Our coaches have played at some of the highest levels of NCAA hockey (BU, Providence, ASU, Iona, UCONN, UMASS, Harvard) as well as, professionally (NHL, ECHL, USHL, NAHL, Europe & more).
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• Our coaching staff not only serves as the typical, on and off ice hockey coaches but also serve as big brothers, mentors, role models, and secondary parents away from home.
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• Our coaches treat all the players as family and go the extra mile to ensure their safety, well-being and that all student-athletes are getting the most out of the program.

Russell deMariano

Owner-Operator/Coach U18

Derackk Curtis

Director of Hockey Operations/ General Manager

Coach U16, U18

Kevin O’Brien

AHA Director of Recruiting

Pete Tormey

Head Strength, Conditioning, Nutrition

Brian Yandle

AHA Skills Director

Mike Mottau

AHA Skills Instructor

Clay Adams

Goalie Coach U16

Bob Roche

Coach U15

Bret Tyler 

Hockey Coach &  Former Player