TPH announces new Center of Excellence location in Grand Rapids, Mich.
TPH is pleased to announce the opening of its fifth Center of Excellence in Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids will join Bloomfield Township as the second CoE in the state of Michigan, and will be housed inside Southside Ice Arena in Byron Center, a southern suburb of Grand Rapids. TPH will enter into a partnership…
Read MoreKarlander, Van Drunen join Grand Rapids CoE team
TPH is proud to announce the additions of Kory Karlander and David Van Drunen to the Grand Rapids Center of Excellence for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. In their new roles of player development coaches and mentors, the two bring a combined 32 years of professional hockey playing experience to the growing staff at the new…
Read MoreTaylor Keyworth
Taylor Keyworth, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the Director Hockey-Operation at the TPH Center of Excellence in Grand Rapids. Keyworth played four seasons of college hockey at Davenport University before becoming a coach. From 2015-20, Keyworth was an assistant coach for Aquinas College. In the 2019-20 season, he was the head coach of…
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Justin DeMartino
Before joining Total Package Hockey, Justin most recently served as the Video Coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the AHL. He also just accepted the role of Head Coach for Fox Motors Hockey Club Midget Major 18U AAA team. A native of Macomb, Mich., DeMartino served as the assistant coach for the Youngstown Phantoms…
Read MoreJoe Messina
Joe Messina, a native of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, is a Goaltending Coach at the TPH Center of Excellence in Grand Rapids. Messina is a Shattuck St. Mary’s and SUNY Brockport (NCAA Division III) product. He’s currently the Vice President of Operations for Bandits Goalie School in South Lyon, Michigan. Messina also oversees goaltending for numerous…
Read MoreKyle Gagneau
Kyle Gagneau is a lifelong hockey player with 12 years of experience in the fitness industry and serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coach at the TPH Center of Excellence in Grand Rapids. Gagneau has earned performance enhancement, corrective exercise, and fitness nutrition specializations from NASM to better serve his athletes and clients.
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