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 | Coach Biographies - The IRON MEN
Ryan COLEY - Ryan is one of our alumni coaches, a face some of you may recognize more from previous years. Ryan's hands on coaching time has been limited over the past few seasons due to other commitments, but he still makes it out to some classes whenever his schedule permits.
Ryan started playing hockey at age 7 and has been playing ever since. He is a former student of Edges, began teaching power skating at the age of 15 and has been coaching for the last 17 years (yes that makes him 32 years old). He has also coached minor hockey for the Northwest Zone midget program.
Away from the rink Ryan and his wife Wanda are kept busy with their three children, Shelby 3, Mason 2 and the new addition, Payton 4 months. This past year has been a busy one for Ryan career wise as he
left his profession as an automotive service technician and business owner to pursue the challenge of becoming a firefighter with the City of Edmonton. Ryan was hired in September and after an intense training program is now enjoying his new career as a firefighter!
IRON MAN TOTAL: 4 |
| Brad GLOWINSKI - Brad is one of our most senior coaches, still makes time to in spite of a busy schedule, and one of our "Iron Man" players. He started skating when he was 3, playing hockey at 5, and has been playing ever since.
As a lifetime student of Edges himself, he started coaching at age 14 and has been around for some 15 years. He has also coached minor hockey at various levels.
Away from the rink, Brad is a computer geek working as an IT Manager. He is married to Andrea and also enjoys golfing and going to the lake.
IRON MAN TOTAL: 4 |  |
|  | Grant GLOWINSKI - Grant is one of the senior coaches you will see on the ice for many of our classes, running many of them and in charge of the goalie and skill development programs with Edges. He has been playing hockey since the age of 5. Grant took a different direction with his hockey career and at a young age, strapped on the pads to tend goal. He played club hockey with the Maple Leaf Athletic Club and junior hockey with his brother, Brad, for the Edmonton Firebirds.
Grant's coaching career started with Learn to Skate groups at the age of 13, and he has been at it ever since. He spent 5 years coaching the St. Albert Slash Female AAA. He has extensive involvement with hockey development including Hockey Alberta's Future Leader Program, U16, and the Alberta Winter Games.
Grant has degrees in both Physical Education and Education from the U of A. He is currently teaching at Clover Bar Junior High School both in the classroom and with the hockey program. All of that keeps him a pretty busy guy!!
IRON MAN TOTAL: 3 |
| Joey BALKO - Joey started playing hockey at the initiation level and took his first power skating lessons with Tammy during his first year of novice. After playing bantam, Joey made a major change and decided to start officiating hockey. He currently officiates regularly at the Midget AAA, Junior, and Senior levels. This year he represented the North Zone at the Mac’s Midget AAA tournament in Calgary as a linesman.
Joey’s coaching career started with helping out in the Learn to Skate classes at age 15 and has continued since then, now instructing all levels and classes. Due to his day job and refereeing, Joey is not able to be around the classes as much as he would like.
Last spring Joey graduated from the University of Alberta as a Mechanical Engineer and is currently working at Ecco Supply. Due to Capstone presentation and his Iron Ring ceremony last year he was unable to attempt all 24 hours last year. This year Joey is looking to last all 24 hours.
IRON MAN TOTAL: 1 |  |
|  | Rick COLEY - Rick is one of the alumni coaches who has been around for a long time and one of our “Iron Man” players in the 24-hour Game. Unfortunately he hasn’t been on the ice this season as he’s been recovering from a ruptured achilles tendon injury. If you see him looking a little “wobbly” out there, it’s because he’s only just started skating again and is in the very early stages of his rehab.
Rick started playing hockey when he was 5 and has been playing ever since, currently playing on two different men’s teams. Over the years, he has coached minor hockey at a variety of age groups.
Away from the rink, Rick is an engineering technologist. He enjoys spending time with his two children, Teryn (17) and Nicholas (15).
IRON MAN TOTAL: 1 |
| Bryce OBRIGEWITCH - Bryce was one of young (and favorite) upcoming coaches, who hasn't been instructing much this season due to work commitments. He has definitely been missed and we're all excited that he's playing in the 24-hour Game. Bryce has been playing hockey for 14 years, currently playing for the Junior B Royals. Away from the rink he enjoys wakeboarding, road hockey and baseball.
IRON MAN TOTAL: 1 |  |
|  | Randy GLOWINSKI - Randy has stepped up at various times throughout the years to help with Edges camps. He is doing so again by strapping on the pads and playing ingoal for this 24-hour game.
He started playing hockey at a very young age, and still plays, especially at his own rink out in the country where family and friends flock for some good old fashioned pond hockey. He has also coached minor hockey for a variety of age groups throughout the years.
Away from the rink, Randy works for Atco gas, is a journeyman electrician, has a wife Brenda and son Jon.
IRON MAN TOTAL: 4 |
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