»   While attending college Rob worked at various camps and found his true love for the game in coaching
»   In 1997 Rob Barletta’s Hockey School was formed with 8 players skating one hour a week
»   The following year, 1998, two week long camps were held at the Ulin rink in Milton
»   By 2005, RBHOCKEY was offering more than 60 summer programs
»   During the 2000-2001 season, Barletta founded Northeast Elite Hockey, a youth hockey league focused on player development
»   The 2004/2005 season saw more than 40 teams compete in 4 different arenas throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island
»   Over the past 6 years the NEH has seen at least 300 of its former players move on to high school hockey and find success
»   In 2003 Rob and Chrissy Barletta formed the NEH & RBHOCKEY Foundation, a charitable non profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to families in crisis and distress
»   Since that time, the Barlettas have raised and distributed more than $45,000 to families in need
»   In April 2005, Rob was named General Manager of the Iorio Arena in Walpole, MA
»   Three months later, July of 2005, Barletta formed the Walpole Express Junior Hockey Club, which competes at the Junior A Tier III level in the AJHL as well as the Junior B level in the MJHL
»   Through the first 2 years of the Express, Rob and his staff have placed 14 players into college programs

Playing Experience:
»   Somerville High School (MA)
»   Lytes Rustlers (Metro Detroit Hockey League)
»   Salem State College

Career Highlights:
»   Leading Scorer as a defenseman and GBL All Star at Somerville High School (MA)
»   Member of the 1994 MASCAC Champions & ECAC East Champions at Salem State College
»   Played in the Division III NCAA Frozen Four at Salem State College
»   Rob spent a great deal of his college hockey career playing through injuries which ultimately lead to an inability to compete during his senior year in college

Director for the Northeast Elite Hockey League (NEH), Rob runs 36 youth teams ranging from mites to high school level. He excels at training the coaching staff and setting up developmental practice plans for all teams. In the past eight years, more than 500 NEH players have gone on to play high school, junior and college hockey, in large part due to Rob's efforts. He has been a director for RB Hockey for eight years, and is the founder of Need to Lead (www.needtolead.com), a non-profit organization that motivates young students to become involved in charitable initiatives within their local communities.

Background:
»   Don Bosco H.S.
»   Coach Open Ice Hockey School
»   Director Skating Development - Somerville Youth Hockey
»   Board Member - Somerville Youth Hockey
»   Founder and Director of non-profit Hockey School - "Billy's Kids"
»   Coach - Mite, Squirt & Pee Wee levels - Somerville Youth Hockey
»   Motivational Speaker - Monster.com (over 30,000 students)
»   Creator - Need To Lead (Spoken to over 50,000 student/athletes)
»   Director - NorthEast Elite Hockey League

David Cunniff returns for his fifth season as assistant coach for San Jose’s top affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. Making his coaching debut four seasons ago, Cunniff has played an integral role in assisting Head Coach Roy Sommer in all coaching duties including video breakdown, player assessment and scouting.

Cunniff's coaching efforts are primarily focused on the defensive end. His presence on the Cleveland staff was pivotal in the rapid development of several defensemen including Matt Carkner, Rob Davison, Christian Ehrhoff, Jim Fahey, Josh Gorges, Doug Murray and Garrett Stafford. With a focus on player development, Cunniff assists in the Sharks Summer Development Camp and the Sharks Rookie Tournament.

For the past four seasons, Cunniff has been an instructor at the San Jose Sharks Summer Hockey School. By doing so, he shared his expertise with more than 200 campers ranging from age six to adult.

The son of the late NHL veteran and U.S. Olympic Team Coach John Cunniff, David played eight seasons of professional hockey in the American and East Coast Hockey Leagues. That stint included playing two seasons under his father with the Albany River Rats in the AHL (1998-00). After a one-year hiatus, he concluded his playing career in the 2001-02 season with Louisiana and Richmond in the ECHL. In 268 AHL and ECHL games, Cunniff scored 82 points (38 goals and 44 assists) and posted 555 penalty minutes.

The South Boston native played his college hockey at Salem State College and currently resides in Milton, MA with his wife Mary-Ann and their two sons, Patrick and David.

Mark Kumpel was born in Wakefield, Mass, and currently lives in Scarborough, Maine with his wife Helen and daughter Chloe. Mark played professionally for the Quebec Nordiques, the Detroit Redwings and the Winnipeg Jets. He considered his greatest honor to be playing for the U.S.A. Olympic Ice Hockey team in Sarajevo in 1984.

Mark spent six years coaching the Portland Pirates, the Washington Capitols top development team in the AHL holding both assistant and head coaching titles. Prior to these he held coaching positions with Providence Bruins, Nashville Nights and Coach/GM title with the Dayton Bombers in the ECHL.

Mark currently sits on U.S.A. Hockey board of directors as a director at large and has been a member of the JR. Council for the past 16 years. Coaching in the USA Hockey National festivals has been a focus over the years including two Head Coach positions of Team U.S.A. Took the under 17 team to the Czech Republic winning a Silver medal and the under the 16 team the following year to Slovakia to a Gold Medal finish.

Mark attended the University of Lowell, where he studied Industrial Technology and later studied sport management at Husson College. He has had his level four U.S.A. Hockey coaching certificate since 1995.

Professional Coaching Experience:
»   Washington Capitals Professional Hockey team 1998 - 2004
»   Assistant Coach / Portland Pirates / AHL
»   Head Coach / Portland Pirates AHL / 1998 – 1999
»   Dayton Bombers / General Manager / Head Coach ECHL 1996 - 1998
»   Head Coach / Nashville Night ECHL / 1994 - 1996
»   Assistant Coach / Providence Bruins AHL / 1993 - 1994
»   Player Assistant Coach / Providence Bruins AHL / 1992 - 1993
»   Player Assistant Coach / Moncton Hawks AHL / 1991 - 1992

Professional Playing Experience:
»   Winnipeg Jets 1987 – 1991
»   Detroit Red wings 1986 – 1987
»   Quebec Nordiques 1984 – 1986
»   USA Olympic Team Ice Hockey - Sarajevo 1984
»   Team USA Gold medal World Championship 1983

For the past five years Dalessio has served as the general manager of the Northern Cyclones Jr. A and B teams, as well as head coach of their Jr. B team. During his tenure, Tony was instrumental in helping launch the Cyclones Junior program as they entered the AJHL in 2004-05 and the MJHL in 2005-06.

Over the past two seasons the Cyclones Tier III Jr. A team has been AJHL playoff finalists, winning the league champions in the 2007-08 season, while also making consecutive semi-final trips to the USAH Tier III Jr. A National Championships. Dalessio also guided the Cyclones Jr. B team to back-to-back MJHL North division championships and final four appearances. During the 2007-08 season the Cyclones Jr. B team was runner-up in both the MJHL Keegan Cup and USAH Tier III Jr. B National Championships.

As a coach and manager, Dalessio’s experience is extensive. Prior to his time as head coach and general manager of the Northern Cyclones Tier III Jr. B he was the head/assistant coach of their U18 AAA team. Before that he served as assistant coach at Austin Prep High School. Earlier, he served as head coach of the Eastern Mass Panthers U16 AAA.

Dalessio played his college hockey at UMass/Boston, an ECAC East DIII contender. Prior to that he spent a season playing Canadian Tier II Jr. A hockey for the Weyburn Red Wings in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Dalessio resides in Burlington, Mass with his wife Kristine and their two boys Anthony, 5, and Paul, 3.

Lynn, Mass.-native Dennis Doherty brings to RB Hockey extensive coaching experience, most recently at the high school level. For the past 13 seasons he helmed the Bridgewater-Raritan (N.J.) High School and Westfield (N.J.) High School varsity teams, winning a division championship with Bridgewater-Raritan in 1998 and another with Westfield in 2005. In New Jersey, Dennis coached more than 300 games, compiling a 141-130-30 record. His teams made the state tournament in 10 out of the past 13 years, including the last six seasons in a row. More than 30 of his players have gone on to play college hockey.

Coach Doherty also has an impressive coaching resume with the New Jersey Colonials travel hockey organization, for which he coached more than 350 games at all levels from mites to midgets. He served as the assistant coaching director for the New Jersey Colonials for the past five years, and has provided power skating instruction in New Jersey and elsewhere for more than two decades.

As a four-year varsity player, he suited up for Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, Mass. and then continued his career at North Adams State College (now Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), where he helped the team win a MASCAC Division title in 1989.

A Medway, Mass.-native who was – and remains – Medway High School’s all-time leading goal scorer, Dwyer is today head coach of Medway’s varsity team. With10 years of coaching experience at this level, he was recognized for his efforts with the Tri-Valley League Coach of the Year award in 2003-2004.

Between playing for Medway and coaching for the school, Dwyer laced up for the University Massachusetts at Dartmouth and Suffolk University. He is listed as the 8th All Time Leading Goal Scorer at Suffolk, where he also received the Charles Law Alumnus Award, which is presented to an individual for outstanding achievements in both academics and athletics.

In the midst of a successful coaching career, Dwyer co-founded Slapshots Hockey Academy, a synthetic ice training facility located in Franklin, Mass. The company’s philosophy -- through positive reinforcement players will learn in an environment that promotes excellence -- meshes perfectly with that of RB Hockey, making the addition of Dwyer to the RB Hockey staff a natural choice.

Dwyer resides in Franklin, MA with his wife, Alison, and children Lily, Jordan and Jeremy.

Background:
»   Played four years of varsity hockey at Noble and Greenough school in Dedham, Mass.
»   Also played three years of varsity field hockey and two years of softball
»   Named to Independent School League (ISL) all-league ice hockey team all four years
»   Named to ISL all-league field hockey team twice and all-league softball team once
»   Presented with the Shield Award for best female athlete at school
»   Member of four ISL championship ice hockey teams
»   Led team to three New England finals and captured titles two of the three trips
»   Member of two ISL championship field hockey teams

Holden, Mass.-native Nate Bostic brings to RB Hockey nearly seven years of experience as a skating and hockey coach, and insight gleaned as a respected collegiate and pro player. During the 2008-2009 season he played professionally with the New Mexico Scorpions, Richmond Renegades and Brooklyn Aces. During college, he played for Niagara University, located near Niagara Falls, N.Y., between 2006-2008. In his final season there he participated in the 2008 NCAA Tournament and that year's Worcester Sharks AHL Pre-Season Camp. Before attending Niagara, the right-shot forward suited up for the New England (Mass.) Huskies of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL), playing at least 42 games during the 2004-2006 seasons. He was an EJHL All Star Selection both years and captain during the 2005-2006 season. He played in the same league for Valley Jr Warriors during the 2003-2004 season.

A Waltham, Mass. native, Watson grew up playing in the Waltham Youth Hockey Association, for which he won numerous district titles and a state title. He also participated in three national championship tournaments and the Quebec International Tournament as a member of the Boston Jr. Bruins Selects.

At Waltham Senior High School he was a four-year letter winner. He was chosen as MVP in both his junior and senior years, and was named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald’s dream teams in his senior season. He also attended Hockey Night in Boston for four years, winning the top goaltender award in Div. 1 high school hockey in his final year.

Upon graduation, Watson spent an interim year at Connecticut’s Pomfret School, where he led the team to its best single-season record in 20 years and received MVP honors. Watson played two years in the elite United States Hockey League, the nation’s premier junior A hockey association. He spent the first of his two seasons with Iowa’s Des Moines Buccaneers, where he backstopped the team into the playoffs. In his second season, Watson suited up for Indiana’s Indianapolis Ice and again propelled the new franchise into the post-season. Afterwards, he moved on to Merrimack College, where he was a four-year letter winner earning numerous honors from the Hockey East Conference. Watson recently graduated earning a degree in business and political science.

Though his promising playing career was cut short due to injury, his love and passion for the game has not diminished. As a coach, Watson share's his experiences and appreciation for the game with his players.