Coaches & Staff

Wolf Pack South Squirt Minor 9U AAA

Universal Coaches

Dave Canfarotta

"DC"

Head Skills Coach / Director of Player Development

  • Head PEP Instructor 
  • 12 Years coaching experience 
  • USA Hockey Certified
  • Competitive Background: Connecticut Oilers, Salisbury Knights, Southern Stars
  • Disciplines: PEP, Power Skating, Edge Work, Stick Handling and Shooting Skills, Off-Ice Training
  • Current Occupation: Head Skills Coach / Director of Player Development CT Clippers, HC CT Clippers Bantam AA & 16U Tier II, Founder and Director of DC Skills

Rachel Ricca

Head Skating Coach

  • Skating Director of Milford Skating School
  • 26 years coaching experience
  • PSA Member, USFS Member, ISI Member, LTS USA Member, Level 3 USA Hockey
  • Competitive Background: USFS competitions, ice shows
  • Disciplines: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Power Skating, Basic Skills, Hockey, Off-Ice Training
  • Current Occupation: Skating Director, Cutting Edge TOI Coach, PR for Ricca Autosport Pro Race Team
  • Fun Fact: My husband and I manage a pro-race team that travels all over the USA and overseas; the rink and race tracks are my second home!

Pro Crease / Jared Waimon

Head Goaltending Coach

  • Quinnipiac University Goaltending Coach (2015-2019) with three of his goaltenders signing NHL contracts - Also was the goaltending coach for first-round NHL Draft Pick, Spencer Knight (Chicago Blackhawks)
  • 2X Stanley Cup Champion with the Tampa Lightning serving as the Goaltending Scout (The first former Quinnipiac coach or player to be a part of a Stanley Cup Champion organization)
  • Multiple roles within USA Hockey, most recently serving as goaltending coach of the U.S. National Junior Team in 2023
  • Trinity College Goaltending Coach which culminated in a D-III National Championship in 2015
  • Former prep-school Goaltending Coach at Westminster School, Avon Old Farms, and Salisbury School
  • Former collegiate goaltender at Stonehill College and both goaltender and goaltending coach at Sacred Heart University
  • Pro Crease instructors have served as assistant and goaltending coaches for a number of prestigious college and university varsity programs, including: Albertus Magnus University, Boston College, Brown University, Cornell University, Trinity College, and the University of Connecticut

Managerial Staff

JP Shimko

President

  • Milford Ice General Manager
  • 11 years coaching experience
  • USA Hockey Certified
  • Competitive Background: Wonderland Wizards, Joel Barlow Falcons, Canterbury Saints, Ohio State University Buckeyes
  • Current Occupation: MIA General Manager, Milford Boys High School Hockey Coach, Team Doritos PW Quebec Coach

Brian Kim

Hockey Director

  • Milford Ice Hockey Director
  • 16 Years coaching experience 
  • USA Hockey Certified
  • Competitive Background: North Andover Youth & HS Hockey (MA), Wake Forest University Demon Deacons
  • Current Occupation: MIA Hockey Director, Founder and Director of Foundation Hockey, Milford High School Boys Hockey Coach
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