PHILADELPHIA FLYERS ELITE NAME JARED BEACH HEAD COACH
TEAM TO CONDUCT TRYOUTS ON APRIL 27-28
The Philadelphia Flyers Elite, a newly formed, junior-level program designed to provide a higher level of competition for aspiring hockey players in the Greater Philadelphia Region, today named Jared Beach as their first-ever Head Coach. The team will compete in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) during the league’s inaugural season in 2013-14.
Tryouts for the Philadelphia Flyers Elite will commence on Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m. at the Flyers Skate Zone at Voorhees, 601 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ. A second day of tryouts will begin on Sunday, April 28 at 9 a.m., also at Flyers Skate Zone. Pre-registration is strongly recommended and more information can be found on the home page of www.flyersskatezone.com.
Beach has coached in the Team Comcast organization for the past six years and has helped over 80 players move on to the Division 1 ranks over his 10 year coaching career. During his time with Team Comcast, Beach has led his team to three USA Hockey Nationals appearances, including a second place finish. With Beach’s relationships at the collegiate level, as well a his understanding of the game, the Flyers Elite Junior team will have the guidance and leadership to have a successful first season in the USPHL.
Players who successfully land a spot on the Elite roster will benefit greatly from specialized instruction from Defensive Skills Coach Derian Hatcher and Skating Coach Slava Kuznetsov. The team also announced that Kevin Neeld has been hired to serve as the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach.
The USPHL will sponsor three levels of hockey overall, including 16U and 18U Midgets, in addition to Juniors. The teams in the 16U and 18U Midget Divisions will remain registered through their respective USA Hockey Affiliate organizations and will play under USA Hockey Rules for league play.
The USPHLmembershaveeachdeveloped acomplete player developmentmodel where atpresentover 2,000boys andgirlstrain, competeandenjoy the sport ofice hockey. Theseprograms gobeyondthe oniceexperience toinclude education, leadershipandcommunityservicecomponentstohelpfostera complete studentathlete. Thememberorganizationsbelieve the USPHLwill provide the next step in highperformancetrainingandcompetitionandwill provideunmatchedexposure toNCAA hockey programsforyoungaspiringhockeyplayers.
TheUSPHLwill commencecompetitioninSeptemberof 2013. Please visit the USPHLwebsite at www.usphl.comor thememberorganizations for specific informationregardingthe registrationandtryoutprocess.
Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the home arena for both the Flyers and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the Wells Fargo Center, and four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 100 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; FanOne, a digital fan marketing company; and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue enablement, ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions.
