Chris Sander - Head Coach

Coach Sander has been involved in hockey for over 30 years.  His love for the game and his passion for coaching is what keeps him pushing into the higher ranks of the game.  "I love coaching and the process of it. It's something very special when you connect with a player and see them achieve more than they thought possible and help them realize that the harder you work for something, the greater the reward when you achieve it."

"As a coach, your number one priority is development.  You must constantly be developing your players, not just as players on the ice, but as people off the ice." "Nothing bothers me more than when I see coaches failing to develop players.  Every single player can contribute if he's coached properly and put in a position to succeed."  People that know me, know that I am fiercely competitive and that I hate losing more than I like winning, but that is secondary when it comes to coaching".  "A coach must always be finding ways to INSPIRE his players, not motivate them."  "Motivation is fleeting. Inspiration is long-lasting."  "A good coach can get his players to sacrifice for the TEAM and at the same time, get an individual player to accomplish more than what they thought they were capable of".