Coach Wayne Evans Background Wayne played foot hockey growing up. His main sports were baseball, football, swimming/diving, and roller skating racing. As an adult, he played and captained Fischer and Porter’s company ice hockey team, played and captained several teams in Inter-Industrial men’s full check league, played in the Trico men’s no-check league, and organized and played in Philadelphia Firebirds and Flyer Alumni charity games. He was the Hockey Director for the Flyers Skate Zone (NE, Pa) and Face Off Circle (Warminster, Pa) as well as for the Ice Dogs their 1st year. Wayne also was the Assistant Director of Girls/Women Player Development (Atlantic District of USA Hockey). He was Founder and Director of the Bucks County/Philadelphia Generals Limited Travel Programs and the Founder and President of the Inter-Industrial Adult Full Check Men’s League. He is CPR and 1st responder trained. In 1999, Wayne was diagnosed with colon cancer than in 2005 it moved into his liver than in 2007 his lungs. Over these years, undergoing chemo treatments and many surgeries, he has been cancer free for the last 6 years. He contributes his strong faith and his involvement in hockey as the reasons he got thru everything. While going thru his battle it never stopped him from being on the ice, training and coaching the kids. Hockey is good medicine to him. Coaching Experience USA Hockey CEP Master Level 5 (2001) From 1995 to Present: • Hatfield Ice Dogs Midget 166U- AA (Head Coach) • Keystone South Summer Tournament State Teams: o Pee Wee (Head Coach), Bantam (Head Coach), Midget (Assist) • Team Philadelphia: Hockey Night in Boston Summer Tournament Teams o Jr. High (Head Coach), Sophomore (Assist) • Exton Bulls Spring/Summer Tournament Team: Midget 16U-AA (Head Coach) • Blazers Ice Hockey Club: Bantams A, AA (Head Coach) • Souderton High School: Middle School B, A, AA (Head Coach) • Glaciers Ice Hockey Club: Mites, Squirts A, AA (Head Coach) • Bucks County Generals Junior ‘C’ Minor Ice Hockey Team (Head Coach) • Bux/Mont Junior Bandits 'B' Team (Special teams coach) • Kutztown University Division II (ACHA) Club Ice Hockey Team (Head Coach) • Lady Patriots Girls Ice Hockey Club (U19) (Head Coach) Coaching Philosophy “PLAYING THE GAME IS IN THE MIND, WINNING IS IN THE HEART. I believe the game actually starts at the pre- practice chalk talks. Develop the player’s self-esteem, skill set, and knowledge of the game, discipline and attitude to play as a team the scoreboard takes care of itself. Coach players to play out of their comfort zone and be willing to learn from mistakes and accept change. To provide a KISS method of training to keep it fun with a challenging atmosphere to improve and to get players to understand that Hockey is a sport that teaches life lessons that will help them thru their lives.” .