23-24 NJC 10U MAJOR AAA 2013

Manager:  Scott Gamsby

League:  AYHL

Tournaments/Showcases:

SuperSeries Boston Breakout – Boston, MA (September 8-10, 2023)

Utica Fall Frenzy – Utica, NY (November 3-5, 2023)

SuperSeries Pittsburgh Showcase – Pittsburgh, PA (January 5-7, 2024)

CCM MLK Invite – MA/RI (January 13-15, 2024)

MEET THE COACH

Experienced staff with a wealth of knowledge and a passion for athlete growth and development.

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RYAN THOMAS

HEAD COACH

CEP Level 2

Coaching Experience:

  • North Jersey Kings
  • New Jersey Freeze
  • Morristown High School

Playing Experience:

  • New Jersey Freeze
  • Roxbury High School

Ryan Thomas' teams have won the AHF championships in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. He believes in teaching a hard work ethic, high compete level and accountability.

Coach Thomas played at Roxbury High School when the team won back-to-back Halverson Cups in 2016 and 2017.

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MARK BENEMERITO

ASSISTANT COACH

Coaching Experience:

  • Delbarton School

Playing Experience:

  • Hobart College (NCAA D3)
  • Delbarton School
  • New Jersey Colonials
  • New Jersey Rockets

Mark Benemerito grew up playing for 1998 NJ Rockets and NJ Colonials teams. At Delbarton School, he won 2 State Championships and 2 Gordon Cups. Benemito played for Hobart College who earned an NEHC Championship, 2019 NCAA D3 Frozen Four Finalist and made 4 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Coach Benemerito, a former captain, joined the Delbarton ice hockey coaching staff after finishing his playing career with Hobart College in 2022.

ALLSOCIAL

PIP DECKER

ASSISTANT COACH

Coaching Experience:

  • New Jersey Colonials

Playing Experience:

  • William & Mary
  • Fordham Prep
  • New Jersey Devils Youth
  • New York City Cyclones

Coach Decker grew up playing hockey in New York City.  A native, he played for the first travel team at Chelsea Piers, the New York City Cyclones and then joined the New Jersey Devils Midget Hockey Team in 1999.

In high school, Decker captained the Fordham Prep Rams hockey team leading them to a Varsity CHSAA title.  In college, he was the assistant captain for the College of William and Mary's Tribe ice hockey team.

NJCID-HFC

CHRIS MIGLIARO

ASSISTANT COACH

CEP Level 1

BIO UNDER CONSTRUCTION

OUR MISSION

The New Jersey Colonials Youth Hockey Association's mission is to provide a quality environment for learning, playing and enjoying the game of ice hockey.