John has been actively coaching for 25+ years with the Mount Pearl Minor Hockey Association. He has coached with all levels from IP to Midget as well Female.

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John is a High Performance 1 Certified Coach who has been coaching Female and Minor for many years. He first got involved coaching MPMHA Bantam in 1993 then started again when his daughter Emily started playing. He has coached many teams, levels, divisions of hockey.
John supports the Female Game, the Female Council and is always there for support, advice and a mentor to new Coaches.  John continues Coaching Female AAA even though he has nobody playing anymore. He loves the game, his players , takes an interest in their development on and off the ice.  He is passionate in  coaching the Female & Minor Game, will give his time to development camps with MPMHA when needed. His love for the game, the fun part and the serious part is shown on and off the ice. You may even see John dressed as “Don Cherry” for a game.

Keep up the great work John.

John will receive a coaching package from Hockey NL for his efforts, including: Hockey NL CCM coach bag, 3M Tape Tiger, FOX 40 whistle, Bauer polo shirt and other various items.