Team
| Raymond Farrell General Manager 718-505-6230 x2 |
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| Ray Farrel joined the City Ice Pavilion in January 2009. He has been involoved with youth ice hockey for over 20 years, working as a coach and as a Level Three USA Ice Hockey Official. Ray worked with the Staten Island Sharks Youth Hockey organization coaching their mini mites and mites travel teams. For the past five years he has been a member of the New York City Empire State Games Hockey Administrative Staff and Selection Committee for both men’s and women’s scholastic divisions. This summer, he will join both teams in Buffalo NY as they try to medal for the first time in 35 years. Ray is an avid traveler and a huge fan of Olympic Sports. | ||
| Elise Gallagher Director of Figure Skating 718-505-6230 x5 |
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| Elise Gallagher has developed a strong skating program with a top-notch coaching staff at City Ice Pavilion. Figure skaters of all levels, from beginners to successful competitors, have enjoyed the benefits derived from their participation in this program. Elise possesses the unique ability to pass on her love of the sport, founded upon her positive experiences as a former competitor who has acquired nine years coaching experience.
Her students have especially benefited from her elegant style, beautiful form, and strong skating skills. These attributes have been demonstrated and proven by her students who have all medaled in every competition entered. Elise’s pride in others’ successes is the legacy she brings to the sport and to the skating program at City Ice Pavilion. |
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| Patrick Jackson Director of Ice Hockey 718-505-6230 x6 |
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| Coach Jackson grew up in New York City but, because of the lack of rinks in the area, he learned to skate and play hockey on the lakes and ponds of North West Connecticut. He went on to play at prep school in Massachusetts, and started the team at Ohio Wesleyan University. Patrick started coaching at the age of 19, and has been coaching ever since. After college, Patrick coached the University of Colorado for four years, and was made Head Coach at the age of 26. In 1998, he moved back to New York, and has been coaching the City’s youth for past ten years.
In 2003, he founded Manhattan Mighty Mites, NYC’s first, and most popular, cross-ice hockey program for children 10 and under. Coach Jackson has also been Head Coach of the following teams; NY Cyclones, Columbia Preps High School Team, St Bernards, Buckley, Ice Cats Hockey Program, and New York University. |
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| Stacey Batchker Director of Community Outreach |
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| Stacey has an extensive background in fund raising, sales and marketing. Stacey is our Director of Community Outreach and responsible for developing group attendance at City Ice. Stacey is a college graduate and mother of two children. | ||
| Amy Stetson Coach |
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| Brigitte Altenhaus Coach |
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| Farah Gholamazad Coach |
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| Kevin Coppola Coach |
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| Lee Cabell Coach |
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| Philip Chang Coach |
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| Portia Becker Coach |
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| Shanley Pascal Coach |
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| Tanya Douglas Coach |
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| Dan Rohanna Coach |
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| Daniel began playing competitive hockey at the age of 15 and has played at the junior, college and professional level’s (Kansas City Outlaws). He has over 13 years experience in on/off ice instruction and athletic conditioning. Specializing in athletic conditioning, he works as a Private Trainer for Reebok NYC. He believes that a strong skating fundamental and coordination are vital to the development of young hockey players. | ||
| Jennifer Burroghs Coach |
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| Jennifer has participated in various varsity ice hockey, field hockey and volleyball activities as a team member and coach. She is currently a coach for the Future Rangers and Mighty Mites programs at City Ice Pavilion. | ||
| Steve Cunning Coach |
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| Originally from the Minneapolis area, Steve was a captain for three years at the University of Kansas | ||
| Nicolas Grove Coach |
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| Nicholas has played for the NCAA Div. 3 Johnson & Wales University, Pee Dee Cyclones, Brooklyn Aces, NJ Rockhoppers and Trenton Devils. He was Defensman of the Year in the Eastern Professional Hockey League and participated in the 2008/9 Championship as part of the NJ Rockhoppers. Nicolas has coached camps and clinics for all ages between his experiences at Floyd Hall Arena, Chelsea Piers and Wollhman Rink. | ||
| Helen McCarthy Coach |
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| Originally from Boston, MA, Helen played over 18 years of competitice ice hockey before relocating to New York City. Helen played youth hockey with natioal powerhouse South Boston, winning a U19 USA Hockey National Championship in 2003. She also played with Assabet Valley Girls hockey in Concord, MA, one of the nation’s oldest and most elite hockey programs for girls, capturing several Massachusetts state titles and a USA Hockey U19 second place finish in the 2004 Nationals. Helen attended Milton Academy, earning selections to the Boston Globe and Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic Teams, and went on to play NCAA college hockey at Trinity College in Hartford, CT for head coach Andy McPhee from 2004-2008. Helen coaches different levels of youth hockey from Future Rangers to Squirts, the Adult Hockey Clinic, and is the head goaltending instructor for the rink. | ||
| Florian Roth Coach |
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| Lucas Vickers Coach |
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| Lucas played ice hockey at the Brian Leetch rink in Port Washington NY and was a member of the Stevens Club Hockey Team. | ||
