Head Coach Mike Leitza

Coach Leitza has worked for more than 10 years coaching hockey schools and brings the focus on stickhandling, passing, and skating skills to his teams.  

CEP Level: 4

Modules: USA Hockey 10 & Under, USA Hockey 12 & Under, USA Hockey 14 & Under, USA Hockey 16/18/19 & Unde

"Hockey is a great game. There are a lot of life lessons that can be learned by playing hockey. I like to make the kids better hockey players as well as working on the life lessons that will help them outside of the hockey rink."

"I like to focus on specific skating, stickhandling, passing and shooting skills with younger kids and then shift the focus more to team skills as players get older with less time spent on skill building."

Coach Leitza brings his passion for hockey and more than 25 years coaching experience to the ice. 

"I started coaching/working at summer hockey camps at about 16 years old and did this for about 10 years. I started coaching Tier I hockey out of college for a few years and took a break when I had kids. I returned to coaching Tier III when my kids started playing. I started with the Komets after my kids stopped playing because the Hockey Director recruited me.

I have been around hockey coaching and playing for over 45 years. I have played and coached at Tier I levels."