CORE COACHING STAFF

Coach Steve Steve Lynch - Current Hockey Director for the South Florida Golden Wolves, and the Pines Ice Arena, Member of the EHK Coaching Staff, Head Coach of the 2000 Peewee USA Hockey AA National Championship team, Head coach of the Golden Wolves 94’ Peewee Quebec AAA quarterfinalist team, former director of the N.J. Devils hockey program, member of the SAHOF board of directors.
Coach Tim Tim Kyrkostas - Former Special Asst. Coach Florida Panthers 2005-2006 season, Head Coach of the Florida Atlantic Club Hockey Team 2004/2006, Member of the USHL central scouting, member of the EJHL, AJHL scouting core, Founder of the South Florida Prospects Camp, Co-Founder of the NHL Summer Conditioning Camp. Member of the 2000 NCAA Division III National Championship team Norwich University.
Coach Rob

Rob Kenny - Former Professional Player with over 450 games played (AHL, IHL, ECHL, BISL,) played collegiate hockey at Northeastern University, Head Coach Golden Wolves U-16 AAA, and the Bantam AA 2006-2007 State Champions.

Coach Vlad Vlad Cheremeta - Current Special Asst. Coach Florida Panthers, Founder of the Russian Hockey Academy, Played Jr. Hockey for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Russia, Played Professional for Chebarkul Stars, Coached the Jr. Unnost team in Belarus, Asst. Coach for the Belarus World Jr. Team 1999,Co-Founder of the NHL Summer Conditioning Camp. Vlad has trained hundreds of aspiring hockey players in South Florida over the last 10 years.

This Spring, Joey Grimaldi will be joining the Pinnacle Coaching Staff brining with him impressive experience including the following:

2007-present Elmira Jackals in the ECHL/Rochester Americans in the AHL

2006-2007 Ottawa 67's/ Ontario Hockey league

2004-2005 University of nebraska omaha/ named to the CCHA- all rookie team/ inside collegege hockey all-american rookie team

2004 Team USA World Under-18 Team ( silver medalist in Minsk, Belarus)

2003-2004 National Team Development Program/ Team USA

2002-2003 National Team Development Program/ Team USA (gold medalist at the Five Nations Cup)

2001-2002 New York Bobcats Jr. B in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey/ league champions

 

Wolves & Pinnacle Join Forces
Pinnacle Operates at Pines Ice Arena