Staff

Tomas Kapusta

Coach

“I can’t even imagine doing anything else in my life then be involved in teaching and coaching young hockey players. Growing up playing hockey since I started to walk and knowing this sport inside out playing hockey professionally for twenty years provides me with the foundation to give back what I have received. I understand how much I was gifted and I am thrilled to have a chance to share my passion for hockey with players of all ages.”

Tomas was selected by Edmonton Oilers round 5 #104 overall 1985 NHL Entry Draft and he was part of the Czech National Team at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Tomas’s career was filled with numerous achievements including; 2000-2002 Captain of the Long Beach Ice Dogs (WCHL); 1999 Second Place team in Czech Republic Extra league; 1993 Bronze Medal at World Championships, 1993 Leading Scorer in the Elite Finnish League, 1991-1992 The Award for Perseverance and Sportsmanship with the AHL Cape Breton Oilers; 1987 Silver Medal at the World Junior Championships; 1985 Silver Medal at the World Junior Championship. Tomas graduated with a BA in social science at CSULA and received a certified teaching credential at CSULB. Tomas has worked with the Wildcats Club/Jr. Reign, also Tomas served as a Jr. Kings Head Coach and Hockey Director for Toyota Sports Center. For the past 10 years Tomas worked with the Jr. Kings organization and developed teams in the in-house program all the way to the Bantam.

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David Vychodil

Coach

My name is David Vychodil, . I focus on the skills and strength conditioning of our players. Since day one I love coaching I don’t take it as a job. It is more of a mission and destiny. I am very fortunate that I am doing what I love and I can do it every day. Still as an active player in 2013 I transitioned into coaching youth hockey in Europe. Many of my players moved to Tier I Elite programs in the United States. The last 8 years, I have coached and managed all categories and levels of youth, as well as high school and junior hockey. As a player I have over 700 games and 17 years of professional hockey experience, playing across Europe, United States and Russia. I grew up in Ostrava, Czech Republic playing AAA youth, elite junior and senior hockey for my hometown team HC VITKOVICE. Graduated from the Sportovni Gymnazium Dany A Emila Zatopkovych Ostrava, a preparatory school for elite athletes, in 1998 my Major subject was Theory of Sports training and Biology. I continued to study at Charles University in Prague, but I interrupted my study to fulfill my military duties for Czech army. During that year I played for the Czech U20 National Team and also for elite army team HC DUKLA JIHLAVA won the league title that year. In 1999/2000 I moved to the United States to play junior hockey with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL. In spring 2001 I received an offer from Iowa State University (A.C.H.A.) Division I, but I choose to join the Pittsburgh Penguins organization playing minor league hockey for several years.

Darren Berezowski

Coach

Darren Berezowski is a youth hockey coach and Senior Business Executive with over 25 years of experience. Darren grew up in Calgary Alberta Canada and played elite level youth, junior and College hockey. He started coaching hockey in 2008 with Anaheim Jr Ducks and joined the Ontario Jr Reign (previously Wildcats) in 2011. He has also coached at Friends Christian School in both the Ducks SCORE Street Hockey and the Ducks i3 Roller Hockey League, in which he has lead teams to a combined total of (11) Championships. He believes his business background combined with his hockey experiences translates well in developing the youth hockey player to reach their full potential.

Josh Newton

Coach

Born in Leduc, Alberta, Canada. Raised in Southern California from the time I was 9 years old. My love for hockey started in Canada but was nurtured in California. Some like to think I followed my favorite hockey player to LA. I played roller hockey until I was 16 and then made the transition to ice hockey. I only played three years of youth ice hockey before aging out. I played Junior B back East in IJHL for the Salem Ice Dogs, after that I played for the Grand Forks Border Bruins in the KIJHL. After my playing career I started coaching at the age of 22. I remember saying I’d never coach hockey. Now almost 20 years later I can’t see myself doing anything else. In 2006 I played a few games for the SAN DIEGO GULLS in the ECHL. My love for the game is what fuels me to continue to give back to the game that has given so much to my life. I’m a USA Hockey level 5 coach. I do my best to not just help young players become better at hockey but help mold them into becoming young men and women.