Staff

Coaching Experience:

• Lower Merion Liberty Girls Hockey Director, Varsity, JV and Middle School Head Coach (2022-2025)
• Little Flyers Player Coordinator, U12AA and U14AA Head Coach (2021-2024)
• Lady Patriots Player Coordinator, U12AA and U14AA Head Coach (2016-2021)
• Lehigh Valley Phantoms Youth Girls Director, U14AA Head Coach (2014-16)
• Quakers Girls Ice Hockey U16AA Head Coach (2013-14)
• Ridley Ice Hockey Elementary and High School JV co-ed Head Coach (2006-2014)

Playing Experience:

• Drafted and played professionally in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League for Boston Blades along with being a member of the first Boston/American team to win the Clarkson Cup
• First female goaltender to be selected for the West Chester University men’s D1 club team
• First goaltender and female in the Ridley Ice Hockey Hall of Fame (2012)

As a former PTL goaltender, Lauren has become a staple in the girls hockey community with her proven track record as a coach, program coordinator, and as a director at both the scholastic and travel levels in the tri-state area for almost 20 years. She also has a background in graphic design/marketing which she uses to showcase and elevate her teams and programs on and off the ice. Lauren has been instrumental in getting hundreds of girls started in hockey as well as helping players advance to the collegiate and even professional level.

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Head Coach (2021-Present)
• Director of Hockey at ProSkate (2021-Present)
• Mercer Chiefs - Tier II, General Manager & Head Coach (2023-Present)
• Hard Edge Hockey, Founder & Skills Coach (2017-Present)
• Black Bear Selects Girls Spring/Summer Tournament Teams, Head Coach (2021-Present)
• Black Bear Sports Group, Director of Girls Hockey Northeast Region (2020-2023)
• New Jersey Stars, General Manager & Head Coach (2017-2023)
• Princeton High School Boys Varsity Hockey, Head Coach (2017-2019)

Playing Experience

• Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL Draft (7th round)
• Played for six seasons in the AHL, the IHL, the ECHL, and briefly in Europe
• Brown University Men’s Ice Hockey (1989-1993)
• Played at Tabor Academy for three years, winning the New England Prep School Championship in 1988

A Michigan native, Tim began his coaching career in Tampa, Florida and has been working to grow the sport in Central New Jersey for the past several years. He is the founder of Hard Edge Hockey, a program that focuses on developing players through clinics, camps, skills sessions, and tournament teams.

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Goaltending Coach (2008-Present)
• Ztending Hockey School, Founder & Owner (2004-Present)
• Minnesota Hockey Camps, Coach (2012-2018)
• Princeton University Women's Ice Hockey, Goaltender Coach (2010-2016)
• USA Hockey Level 4 Coach
• USA Hockey Level 4 Official

Playing Experience:

• Made his professional debut in 2007 as a back-up goaltender for the Trenton Devils (ECHL)
• Was a starting goaltender for Valley Forge Freedom (MAHL) in 2007-08
• Was a starting defenseman for Rider University’s D-II club team, after transferring from Niagara University
• Played varsity hockey for Pennsbury High School, earning Flyers Cup MVP and Bucks County Winter Sports Athlete of the Year in 2000

John ("Coach Z") has 30+ years of playing and coaching experience, having started playing at the age of 3 and coaching while in high school. A Pennsylvania native, he founded Ztending to create a community of goaltenders that Live. Love. Learn Hockey. Coach Z provides skills coaching to both goaltenders and skaters at Ztending Headquarters and throughout the U.S.

Coaching and Playing Experience:

• Ztending Hockey School, Founder & Owner (2004-Present)
• Princeton Day School Girls Varsity Ice Hockey, Assistant Coach (2012-2016)
• Ed Snider Youth Hockey, Hockey Operations Manager (2007-2014)
• Former Selects Hockey Director (2009-2012)
• Neumann University Women’s Ice Hockey, 4-Year Captain (2001-2005)
• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Player (1999-2001)
• USA Hockey Level 4 Coach
• USA Hockey Level 4 Official

Brie brings over 25 years of playing and coaching experience to PTL. Since 2004, she has been a key part of Ztending, overseeing operations and creating a welcoming environment for all members. As a licensed Physical Therapist and Certified Performance Specialist, Brie leads strength and performance rehab programming.

She holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University (2017) and works at Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell, NJ. Brie also earned a Bachelor’s in Sport Management from Neumann University (2005) and a Master’s in Business Administration from Holy Family University (2011).