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Ken Hoey

Ken  is returning to the Junior Royals team for the 2011-2012  season.   Ken has been a coach in the Long Island Royals Youth Hockey system for the past nine years.   Prior to the Royals Ken coached professional hockey in Italy with the Val Rendena Wolves and coached two years at the Junior A level in Bismarck North Dakota with the Bismarck Bullets.    Ken played Division I  hockey at Kent State University and then two years of professional hockey in the East Coast Hockey League and the All American Hockey League. 

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Benoit Hogue

Former NHL player Benoit Hogue's career spanned from 1987 to 2001. He played in 863 regular season, and 92 playoff games  for ten different teams.   His best years came with the Islanders from 1991-1995. Hogue registered 105 goals during his three and a half season stay in Nassau, adding 124 assists along the way.  He managed point totals of 75, 75 and 69 in his three full years with the Isles, helping the organization to the Wales Conference Finals against Montreal in 1992-1993.   During his NHL career, Hogue tallied 222 goals and 321 assists. He won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1999.   For the past several years, "Benny" -- as he prefers to be called --- has been the head coach of the Junior Islanders Peewee Elite team that participates in the Quebec Summer Tournament.   Royals assistant coach Tony Colombo said, "Benny is an excellent coach, role model and all around great guy."

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Tony Colombo

Tony will be returning to the Junior Royals for the 2010-2011 season.  Tony played professional hockey in the Central Hockey League  with the Memphis River Kings,  the  South East Blades,  and Winkler Flyers in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

Valeri Zelepukin

Former NHL player, Stanley Cup Champion, Olympic Silver Medalist with the Russian National Team. Program Director for Florida Districts.  Valeri played for the New Jersey Devils, Edmunton Oilers,  Philadelphia Flyers, and the Chicago Blackhawks.   Valeri  won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995. Prior to his NHL career Valeri played with Khimik in the Soviet league and toured NHL cities with his club team in 1989, 1990 and 1991. In International Hockey he represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 World Junior Hockey Championship and at the 1991 World Hockey Championship. He was also a member of the Russian team during the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998 Olympic Games, where he was a silver medalist.

Boris Bykovski

NHL-Europe(1994-2001):Red Bulls Rodova, Denmark. Golden Puck Award / Best Player of NHL-Denmark (2001). NHL-USSR (1986-1993), played on Dynamo Moscow and Soviet Wings vs. New York Rangers, New York Islanders & Montreal Canadians(1989-1990). USSR Junior National Team: teammate of Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny, Sergei Zubov, and Sergei Fedorov, Gold medalist at 1989 World Junior Championship. Coaching Experience (1994-2006) including Junior Players and 2001 first overall NHL draft pick - Ilya Kovalchuck. PLAYER EXPERIENCE: 1996-2001, Red Bulls Rodovak, Denmark. Center/right wing, Denmark national championship gold medallist (2000), silver medallist (2001, 1999, 1998). Golden Puck Award (Best Player of National Hockey League Europe - Denmark in 2001). Voted in top five players of National League Denmark in 1996- 2001. 1995-1996, Acrone Uasenetse, Slovenia, NHL Europe. 1994-1995, Aeeege Tegelo Candadese, Italy, NHL Europe. 1992-1993, Soviet Wings, Moscow, Soviet Elite League. 1990-1992, Torpedo Yaroslavl, Soviet Elite League 1989-1990, Soviet Wings, Moscow, Soviet Elite League. Soviet Elite League. As a member of the Soviet Wings toured USA and Canada, including games vs. New York Ranges, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadians, Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques. 1986-1989, Dynamo Moscow, Soviet Elite League. 1988 Gold Medallist, World Junior Championship (Anchorage, USA), USSR Junior National Team. Team included Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny, Sergei Fedorov, Sergei Zubov, Dmitri Khristich. 1983 Silver Medallist, Canadian Junior Tournament Esso Cup.  

Gameday Staff

Scorekeeper -  Rob Goldberg

Timekeeper & Announcer - Ernie DiCharra

EMT - Samantha Pepe

Music - Michale Ambrosio

Video & Production Staff

Play by Play - Chuck Natalello & Matt Taub

Cameraman - Tony Ambrosio