Executive

Kyle Quick – Over the years I have played at all levels and different places around the United States. I grew up in Buffalo playing for every organization and traveling around in the summer to compete in the best tournaments. At the age of 15 I left Buffalo to play at Salisbury School. That year in the Fall I played in the Mass Select League for the Neponset Valley River Rats u 18. This was an eye opening experience for me playing with and against many current and former professional NHL players. I continued that year playing at Salisbury for my sophomore and junior years in high school. My next journey for my senior year landed me in St. Louis playing for current OHL coach Jeff Brown who played over 700 games in the NHL. This was a valuable experience for me as learning the junior hockey lifestyle. That year I won the NAHL Robertson cup. The next year I again traveled back east to attend Avon Old Farms which many consider the best hockey factory in the United States producing 2 Conn Smyth winners in Jon Quick and Brian Leetch. That year again I played fall hockey for the River Rats. I landed my college commitment to Brown through playing for Avon and River Rats. That year I won the New England Championship with Avon.  The next year I went to play in the USHL for the Lincoln Stars. However, this season was cut short in December when I received a concussion. The last 4 years have been spent at Brown University where injuries have ridden my success as a player, but the education which I stress to players has been of significant value for my future.

            As far as coaching, I have been given the opportunity to coach the River Rats 16u tier1 and premier programs. The first year as an assistant on the Tier1 team I developed relationships with many colleges and prep coaches as they were calling me on our players. As of now 2 have committed to college and many more have moved onto prep schools. In the summer of 2014, I took a team to the 1998 Junior Chowder Cup and lost in the Semi Finals with a Buffalo based team. That weekend many of my players were contacted by prep schools and some by colleges. One of my players committed to Brown this fall from playing for me and being a dominant player in everything he did over the summer. This fall I had the honor of being the head coach of the premier team. I had to recruit the whole team in the spring and get all the players on board. As the season went on we knew we had the chance to win states, but it would be up to the kids and how consistent they played. As a tier2 team we went to a top end AAA tournament in Connecticut and lost in the quarters to a team ranked in the top 5 in the country 4-1.  My goal as a coach is to get as much as I can out of my players and give them the experience and knowledge that I have and pass it on to them. Also, I want every kid to have a good spot the following year or college commitment because that shows that you did your job as a coach.

Youth coach for over 40 years. I have coached several sports including baseball, football, softball and bowling.

Head instructor and owner of Gamebreakers Hockey since 1999.

Gamebreakers is a Year Round Hockey School.. Our specialty is Hockey Skating and Skills development. We are proud to have taught players at many levels from beginner through professional. We have helped many players move to the next level both locally and nationally including juniors, prep School, College and Pro.       

Hockey skills instructor for  Buffalo Bisons and Clarence Mustangs

Youth hockey coach for 20 years at all levels from mite through juniors. I have coached at the Regals, Saints, West Seneca, Wheatfield, Bisons, North Buffalo, Buffalo Stars, Grand Niagara and  Neponset Valley River Rats. Also several summer teams.

B.A. Buffalo State, Member of 1984  NCAA national championship Bowling Bengals.

Brett Bennett joins Game Breakers hockey's staff as the head goaltending coach. Bennett is a product of the U.S. NTDP where he helped the team to a 2006 IIHF World Championship.  In 2006, Bennett was drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Bennett had a successful junior career playing for the Indiana Ice where he set numerous league records and was a First Team All Star.  That same year he led the Indiana Ice to a Clark Cup National Championship.  Bennett played collegiately at both Boston University and the University of Wisconsin where he was a member of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four finalists.

Currently, Bennett owns and operates Elite Goalie Prospects, where he trains and develops goalies in the Buffalo region.  This past year he also accepted a consultant role with Stealth Sports where he represents players that have Professional Potential.

Bennett will work with the rest of the Game Breakers coaching staff to implement elite level training and development for all positions and skill levels as well as provides additional goalie-specific guidance to all goalies in the program.