Mike, a native of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, started his coaching career with the Woburn Wildcats (High School) Women’s Hockey Program of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations in 1989 as Head Coach.
A 1995 graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Mike was a four-year letter winner with the Broncos of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).
After graduation, Mike played professionally for three years in the American Hockey League (AHL), East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) and the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) with the majority of time spent with the Toledo Storm (ECHL).
During the off-season in his playing career, Mike was the Head Instructor of numerous hockey schools across the Midwest and Canada…Western Michigan University Hockey School, Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association (KOHA), Toledo Storm Hockey School, Huron Hockey School and Durham Hockey Schools.
Following his playing career, Mike began coaching again in 1999 as an Assistant Coach of the Toledo Cherokee of Central States Hockey League (CSHL). Since then, over a number of years, he has coached many Sylvania Metro Amateur Hockey League (SMAHL), Toledo Cherokee Girls Hockey of the Greater Toledo Amateur Hockey Association (GTAHA) and Sylvania North Stars teams. Mike is a USA Hockey Level 4 Certified Coach.
Also, during his coaching tenure, Mike has served on the USA Hockey staff as Head Instructor of numerous American Development Model (ADM), Initiation Program (IP), Coaching Certification and hockey school sessions in Northwest Ohio. Additionally, Mike was also a member of the Hockey Player Development (HPD) program in Toledo as an instructor.
In 2019, Mike served as an Assistant Coach of the Bowling Green State University Women’s Club Hockey Program and is currently the Head Coach for the 2020-21 season.
Mike resides in Sylvania, OH with his wife, Erin. He has two adult children, Sydni and Blaze.
