banner
new_irish_logo_medium

Varsity Head Coach

IMG_3371
Phil maziarka 
Level 1 Coach (will be 2)
3 years Andrew Lightning Bolts varsity 
1 year Chicago Hawks Midget Major
3 years university of iowa D2 
1 year Kankakee Irish varsity assistant coach
Following our previous year, our club has the potential to achieve great amounts of success in the coming years. I plan to push all players out of their comfort zones to become not only better players, but better leaders on and off the ice. With our solid foundation of returning players, we as a coaching staff expect to be serious contenders in Hayes league playoffs and state playoffs as well. We will prepare accordingly and appropriately in order to do so.

JV Head Coach

IMG_3715

TIM ROE

Level 4 coach 
Played 4 years varsity Marian Catholic
Played 3 years Robert Morris 
Coached 1 year Mt Carmel High school
Coached 4 years Munster High school
Coached 4 years Girls AA between St Jude & Vikings hockey clubs
Coached 1 year as head coach of Kankakee Irish
Hockey Operations Director 1 year Kankakee Youth Hockey Club

Kankakee Irish and Coyote hockey clubs have an amazing foundation for young athletes to use as a stepping stone to success. Success is not defined by wins and losses. At KYHC we will define success as setting goals and learning how to accomplish them. 

With the hiring of our High School Varsity coaching staff for 2022-2023 season we have taken the first steps to creating a new culture to build further on that existing foundation. Coach Phil and Coach Rick bring a winning mix of experience from two different generations and have proven their ability to teach the skills necessary for success on and off the ice. 

I look forward to focusing on our Coyotes program this coming fall and continuing to build our future high school stars for Kankakee. Skating and passing make great hockey teams and our coaches know that. Using USA Hockey's American Development Model we plan to build stronger skaters and more complete hockey players and young athletes alike. 

Varsity Assistant Coach

Rick Rubino

Level 4 coach
Grew up in St.Jude organization.
Mt.Carmel boys Captain of 77 Kennedy Cup team
2 yrs St.Xavier College
Coached every level hockey
4yrs. Head Coach Marian Catholic
15 years Head coach Munster club. 3 trips to state championship-runner up once State Champs twice. Roper Cup Champs twice.
Assistant Coach girls u19 team.
First year Assistant coach Kankakee varsity

Varsity Assistant Coach

Luke Kawski

JV Assistant Coach

Dylan Trybula

JV Assistant Coach

Varsity Assistant Coach

Varsity Assistant Coach

JV Assistant Coach

JV Assistant Coach