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Ron Kraft

Head Coach

Peewee Travel
Midget Travel

Coaching/Leadership Experiences:

Coach Development Coordinator -- Hockey Alberta
Head Coach & GM, Alberta Junior "A" (Tier II) (AJHL) -- Bow Valley Eagles
Assistant Coach, Western Hockey League, Major Junior -- Regina Pats
Head Coach, Canadian College -- Red Deer College
Assistant Coach, Canadian University -- University of Calgary

Minor Hockey Coaching Experiences:

Head Coach Midget Minor, Edmontor, AB
Assistant Coach, Midget Minor, Edmonton, AB
Head Coach, Bantam B., Red Deer, AB
Head Coach, Bantam AAA, Medicine Hat, AB

Certification: Advanced II -- Hockey Canada

Coach Kraft grew up in Alberta, Canada and played all of his developmental hockey in Alberta. After minor hockey, he played Junior A and Major Junior with Red Deer and Medicine Hat respectively. Ron then pursued his education and while doing so, become heavily involved in coaching youth hockey and progressed to coach at the college, Junior A, and major junior levels.

Additional coaching experience includes short term competitions such as the World University Games, World Hockey Challenge (Under 17), and Canada Winter Games (Team Alberta).

Bob Puim

Head Coach

Bantam Travel

Playing: Goaltender

Played AAA level minor hockey for 8 years
One season Junior B - Cambridge Winterhawks
Two seasons Junior B - Stoney Creek Warriors (He spent both years in Major Junior Camp with the St. Mike's Majors)
Two seasons Junior C - Essex 73's, while attending the University of Windsor

Coaching:

Worked in camps with all the junior teams played for
Worked as a special consultant/goaltending coach for two years with the Essex 73's
Assistant Coach of the University of Windsor Women's Hockey team
Associate Head Coach of the Bantam AAA team in his home town, Cambridge Ontario

Todd Johnson

Squirt Travel Coach

Playing:

Played competitive hockey for 35 years youth through to Junior, and continues to play as an adult.

Coaching:

Squirt Assistant Coach in Calgary, Alberta

Todd grew up in small town Canada. Todd is a competitive athlete who holds two Canadian records in Waterskiing and still competes at an International level. Todd loves the game of hockey.

Mike Hopkins

Squirt Travel Coach

Playing:

Started playing hockey while living in Canada in 1999.

Coaching:

While living in Northern Virginia, Mike was an assistant coach for 4 years, including assistant coach for Mite A travel and Squirt upper A travel.

Mike has played competitive sports all the way through college at the Division 1A level.

Calendar

July 31 – Squirt and Bantam Tryouts
July 31 – Level 1 Coaching Clinic
August 7 – Level 2 Coaching Clinic
August 8 – Level 3 Coaching Clinic
August 8 – Peewee and Midget Tryouts
August 14 – Hounds Hockey Day – skating, equipment swap, skills competition
September 10-12 – Level 4 Coaching Clinic
Sept 21 – Hounds Hockey Golf Tournament

Headlines

Supplemental Travel Tryouts Announced

Hounds Hockey Day

Hounds Fundraising Golf Tournament - Sept 21

Coaching Clinics

Call for Fall Coaches

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