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Boris Vincze Head Coach – Bantam Euless

Boris Vincze has been involved in hockey for nearly 30 years as a player and as a coach and instructor.

Boris played major and minor professional hockey in , France, Sweden, and USA in the 1990s, playing professional hockey for over 7 years. Growing up in Zilina, Slovakia (former ), Boris played in youth and junior hockey programs in his hometown. During those years in Slovakia, Boris played with and against many NHL players such as the late Pavol Demitra, Robert Petrovicky, and Zdeno Chara. Prior to his professional career, Boris played five seasons of Major Junior hockey in former Czechoslovakia in his hometown of Zilina, Slovakia.

Boris Vincze started his coaching career in the 1999-00 season in Dallas, TX, and has coached 700+ games in youth hockey. During this time, Boris helped bring the first ever TAHA Championship banner to the Dr. Pepper StarCenter in Euless in 2000-01 with his Pee Wee team. As a coach, Boris has won championships from a few prestigious tournaments such as the Can-Am Youth Hockey Tournament in Lake Placid, NY, at the site of the 1980 Olympics as well as Shattuck St. Mary's, MN, with his Midget Major team.

Boris holds a USA Hockey Level 5 - Masters Coaching Education license and IIHF (International Federation) Coaching certificates from Coaching Symposiums in 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic, and in 2011 in , Slovakia, during the IIHF Hockey World Championship tournaments.

Boris has been active within the hockey community over the years, organizing visits by youth hockey teams from Zilina, Slovakia, to participate in local DFW tournaments, where local hockey families host young Slovakian hockey players in their homes. Many of these visits have transferred not only into cultural exchanges but also into life-long friendships between American and Slovakian boys as well as their families. Some of the players who participated in these programs have gone on to succeed in pro-hockey. Two of these are Marek Hrivik who is currently playing in the system in AHL for Hartford Whale and Lukas Cingel of Lev Prague in KHL.

Boris is also a professional instructor at Dr. Pepper StarCenter’s coaching hockey schools, clinics and private lessons focusing on individual players’ hockey skills and development.

Boris reside in Arlington and he is employed by RAPP, marketing and advertising agency and the ’ Dr Pepper StarCenters.

EXPERIENCE 2013-2014 Head coach, Dallas Jr. Stars, Gold U14 2012-2013 Hockey skills and development coach U6 Mini Mite Program - Euless 2011-2012 Assistant coach, Dallas Snipers Jr. U20/Jr., WSHL 2011-2012 Assistant coach, Dallas Stars Selects U14 2010-2011 Hockey skills and development coach, Dr. Pepper StarCenters 2009-2010 Head coach, Dallas Ice Jets U16 2008-2009 Head coach, Dallas Stars Selects U18 2007-2008 Head coach, Dallas Stars Selects U18 2008 (Jan-Mar) - Interim Assistant coach, Texas Tornado, U20/Jr., NAHL 2006-2007 Head coach, Dallas Stars Selects U18 2004-2006 Head coach, Dallas Ice Hawks U18 2003-2004 Head coach, Lone Star Wolves U18 2002-2003 Head coach, Lone Star Wolves, U14 2001-2002 Head coach, Dallas Jr. Stars, U14 2000-2001 Head coach, Dallas Jr. Stars, U12 1999-2000 Head coach, Dallas Ice Hawks, U10

2002 - present - Head Coach/Instructor at Boris Vincze Hockey Summer Camps 2000 - present - Professional Coach and Instructor at Dr. Pepper StarCenters 1999 - 2000 - Professional Coach and Instructor at Ice-O-Plex, Dallas

Email: [email protected] Phone: (817) 239-3439

USAH CEP CERTIFICATION 2006 USA Hockey Coaching Education Program – Masters Level 5 IIHF CERTIFICATION 2011 - IIHF - International Coaching Symposium Certificate, Bratislava, Slovakia 2011 - IIHF - International Youth Coaching Symposium Certificate, Bratislava, Slovakia 2004 - IIHF - International Coaching Symposium Certificate, Prague, Czech Republic