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Published on: 11/3/2009
Last Visited: 11/3/2009
Upon graduating from Williams Dan was hired by Montgomery Youth Hockey Association as Director of Skill Development from 2003-2007.
During his first season as head coach his Bantam AAA team won the PVAHA Affiliate and finished runner-up in the Southeast District Championship.
In 2005-06 his Bantam AAA team won the PVAHA and was again runner-up in the Southeast District.
In 2006-07, his U16 AAA team won the PVAHA affiliate, was Southeast District Champion, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the USA Hockey National Championships in Rochester, NY.
In 2007-08 Dan was the Head Coach of both Pee Wee Minor and Pee Wee Major for Team Maryland.
His Pee Wee Major Team was the first Team Maryland team to capture the Atlantic Youth Hockey League Championship and his team took a bronze medal at the 2008 USA Hockey Tier I National Championships.
Currently Dan also serves as a scout for the United States Hockey League (USHL) Central Scouting Staff in the region.
His company, Hockey Dynamics Inc, is the skills consultant to Navy Youth Hockey in Annapolis, Maryland and his summer training program, Maryland Model, is where some of the best midget, prep, and DI/III players in the region train.
The 2009-10 season will mark his second season as Coaching Director for Team Maryland.
Dan currently holds a level IV USA Hockey Coaching Certification and will obtain his masters coaching certification, level V, this summer.