Fall League Staff

Girls 14s

Adam Dalum- Coaches the Girls Tier 1 14s. He has coached at all levels of youth hockey and was the head coach for North Wright County U12As last year. Before youth coaching, Adam played High School hockey at Minnetonka and four NCAA seasons at the University of St. Thomas. 


Breanna Hess- is an assistant coach with the Girls 15 team. She serves as an assistant coach with the Sartell-Sauk Rapids high school team and is a teacher in the distrcit. Bre played four seasons for NCAA's College of St. Benedict's. She also works with the Central Minnesota Development Program.

Eric Peterson- joins the Girls 14 staff for his second stint as the goalie coach. Eric is an Elk River graduate and longtime coach in the Monticello and North Wright County youth associations.

Boys 15s

Ryan Hacker- coaches the Boys Tier 1 15s. Ryan is the head boys high school coach at Sartell-St. Stephens. He is the owner and lead coach of the Central Minnesota Development Program. Before coaching, Ryan played four seasons at the University of Denver. 


Jason Johnson- coaches the Boys Tier 1 15s. He was a long-time assistant coach at St. Michael-Albertville High School.  Before coaching Jason played NCAA hockey at St. John's University. Then he joined as an assistant coach with St. John's men's program and St. Cloud's women's program. 


Jon Varner- is the Boys 15 goalie coach. He as the Buffalo High School Boys & Girls goalie coach. He trains goalies of all ages and is a founder of  Midwest Majors AAA hockey.

Thomas Johnson- is the General Manager for  District 5's Spring High Performance Program & HP Fall Leagues. He is an assistant varsity coach at Buffalo High School, a MN Development Model instructor for MN Hockey, and a lead instructor of Buffalo STP, training hockey players from mites through high school. 


Boys 14s

Eric Nelson- is the Boys Teir 1 14s head coach. Eric is the head high school boys coach for the Monticello-Maple Lake Moose. Eric played D1 for the UCONN Huskies before playing in the AHL, ECHL, & CHL.

Pete Matanich- coaches the Boys 14 Prospects team. Pete has been the head coach for the St. Cloud high school team since 2016. Beforehand he led the Apollo HS team, leading the Eagles to two state tournaments. Pete is a coach and evaluator for MN Hockey's HP Summer Development Camp.



Additional Staff

Ryan Huddy- is a consultant for the Girls Tier 1 14s. Ryan is the head girls high school coach at Buffalo. He is heavily involved in Buffalo Youth Hockey and the SDP program. Before coaching, Ryan played four seasons at Bemidji St. University. Afterward, he played professionally in Germany, Denmark, Italy, and North America.


Additional coaches will be announced soon