25-26 NJC 12U Major 2013 AAA
25-26 NJC 12U Major 2013 AAA
Manager: Dana DiPaola
League: AYHL
Tournaments/Showcases:
Boston Breakout – Boston, MA (September 5-7, 2025)
Eastern Exposure Cup – Boston, MA (October 24-26, 2025)
Florida Premier Invite – West Palm Beach, FL (December 4-7, 2025)
CCM MLK Invite – Boston, MA (January 17-19, 2026)
MEET THE COACHES
Experienced staff with a wealth of knowledge and a passion for athlete growth and development.
RYAN THOMAS
HEAD COACH
CEP Level 4
Coaching Experience:
- New Jersey Colonials
- Morristown High School
- North Jersey Kings
- New Jersey Freeze
Playing Experience:
- New Jersey Freeze
- Roxbury High School
Ryan Thomas' teams won 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.
MARK BENEMERITO
ASSISTANT COACH
CEP Level 3
Coaching Experience:
- New Jersey Colonials
- 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.
PIP DECKER
ASSISTANT COACH
CEP Level 4
Coaching Experience:
- New Jersey Colonials
Playing Experience:
- William & Mary
- Fordham Prep
- NJ Devils Youth
- NYC 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.