2023-2024 - Buffalo Jr. Sabres Coaching Staff
Press Release - January 27, 2023
Patrick Kaleta, the President and Director of Hockey Operations for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres is excited to announce the coaches for the 2023-2024 season. Sean Wallace will continue to serve as the Vice President and Mark Mobus as the General Manager for the upcoming season.
7U Development - Eric Damiani, Tim Kennedy & Sean Hayden
8U Development - Geoff Braun, Stan Wojton & Chris Mazzu
9U Development - Keith Murphy
10U Development - Jason Nightingale & Pete Ratchuk
Squirt Minor (9U - 2014’s) - Bob Janosz & Rich Smith
Squirt Major (10U - 2013’s) - Steve Smith & Nick Suchan
Pee Wee Minor (11U - 2012’s) - Chris Mazzu, Mark Kuczmanski & Jeff Malchoff
Pee Wee Major (12U - 2011’s) - Mike Ansell
Bantam Minor (13U - 2010’s) - Jason Nightingale & Dave Smith
Bantam Major (14U - 2009’s) - Rhett Warrener & Patrick Kaleta
15U (2008’s) - Cos Polino, Dan Baco & Craig Rivet
16U - Jacob Brozyna & Ryan Zimmerman
18U & 20U (OJHL) - (General Manager - Sean Wallace)
Our organization strives to attract, develop and elevate players, leading to overall team success at the highest levels. Through our development mindset and structure, the utilization of our world class facility, as well as our expert staff, our players are given the best opportunity to advance in the game. In 2023-2024, our players will continue to participate in the UBMD Impact Training sessions and our Academy of Hockey development sessions.
If you are interested or have any questions about our teams, please contact the appropriate person below.
Development Teams: Nick Lampman - nick.lampman@harborcenter.com
9U-12U Teams: Ed Grudzinski - ed.grudzinski@sabres.com
13U-16U Teams: Mark Mobus - mmobus@buffalojuniorsabres.com
18U & 20U Teams: Sean Wallace - sean.wallace@harborcenter.com
Tryouts for our Development Teams and the Tier 1 9U-12U Teams will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Times will be announced on our website soon.
Additional information on the Buffalo Jr. Sabres Youth Hockey Organization is available online at www.buffalojuniorsabres.com.