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(updated August 3, 2008)
 
2008/09 California Cougars Coaching Staff
Aaron Mullagh - Midget 18AA Head Coach
Aaron hails from Burnaby, British Columbia where he began his hockey career at age 3 and has never turned back.  Aaron spent his youth playing travel hockey for two B.C. clubs, Coquitlam and Port Moody.  He concluded his youth hockey playing for the Markham Thunder AAA team.  Aaron got his first coaching job at the young age of 14.  Some of his coaching highlights include the British Columbia Hockey School, Japanese National Team and, of course, the Cougars.  You may also run into him as a ski instructor in Tahoe or hear him on your radio as a D.J.

Mario Morrissette - Midget 16AA & Bantam A Head Coach
Click here to see Mario's bio

Dave Guy - Pee Wee A Assistant Coach
Dave was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and moved to California when he was one.  He began skating at 6 years old, and moved to ice hockey at 7 with the Santa Clara Blackhawks.  After playing youth hockey, he began playing club hockey for University of Southern California, and San Jose State.  He began coaching when he was 16, and has coached for 13 years.  David used his other main interest, motorcycle racing, to make a living selling motorcycles.  He recently ended his professional motorcycle racing career which has allowed him to focus more on coaching.

Jeff Moon - Bantam A Assistant Coach
Jeff was born in Red Deer, Alberta where he played hockey for 18 years.  Upon his enrollment to Palmer College, Jeff joined the hockey club where he played during his college days.  Jeff has been coaching with the Cougars for the past 8 years.

Sean Connolly - Midget 16A Head Coach
Sean, originally from Boston, got his start playing youth hockey in the Boston area before moving to California. Growing up he played for the Berkeley Bears Bantam AA and Midget AA teams (which included a State Championship) and played Nor Cal Bantam AAA and Midget AAA. In High School Sean went on to play Junior hockey for the Calgary Blackhawks in Calgary, Alberta, and then played for the Nashua Junior A Huskies of the New England Junior Hockey League. Sean played college hockey at Boston University (NCAA, Div. I) as a member of the Junior Varsity team and as a Varsity reserve. Sean has coached both in-house and traveling teams for the San Mateo Cougars.

James Yim - Midget 16A Assistant Coach
James grew up as a roller hockey protege until he became a midget and decided to start playing real hockey on the ice.  He played his Midget ice hockey with the Jr. Sharks and then moved on to play at UC Berkeley where he spent four years.
Sheldon Magnes - Pee Wee A Assistant Coach
Sheldon grew up in Revelstoke, British Columbia and has been playing hockey for the past 37 years.  He has been coaching for the past 9 years and started his coaching career in Edmonton, Alberta coaching ages 3 to 9 and has continued to coach after moving to California.  Sheldon has been coaching for the Cougars the past 2 years.