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Director Jerry Fronek
Learn to Skate & Pre-Hockey : Jerry Fronek
- Current Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations for DePaul University ACHA DII.
- Qualified for 2 Regional tournaments and 1 National final in the last 3 years.
- 23rd year coaching in Illinois.
- Master Level 5 USA Hockey Coach.
- Former Director of Hockey for Jaguars.
- Grew program to 23+ teams in 5 year term.
- Coached various teams for the Jaguars from 1987-2005.
- Mite House, A & AA, Squirt A & AA, Peewee A & AA, Bantam A & AA & Midget AA. Five teams ranked in top 8 in State.
- Coached Mite & Squirt Gold and Peewee & Bantam CSDHL for the Chicago Flames.
- Coached Providence Catholic Varsity in the Chicago Catholic League.
- Coached Team Illinois Midget Major.
- 1 State championship appearance with Jaguar Midget AA.
- 3 Silver Stick titles.
- 3 NIHL finals.
- 4 Illinois State finals.
- 1 CSDHL final.
- 4 International Silver Stick finals (2 Final Fours).
- Owner Chicago Hockey Academy since 1992.
- 3 Former players drafted into the NHL.
- Over 75 former players went on to careers in the USHL, NAHL, OHL, ECJHL, NCAA DI, NCAA DIII, ACHA DI or ACHA DII.
- Author of the Flames Drill Book 2000.
- Developed the Jaguar Mega Mite program back in 2000 & began using cross-ice and station training that same year, ten years before ADM.
- Powerskate instructor for Jaguars, Chicago Flames and Providence Catholic.
- Worked for USA Hockey at Regional development camps.
- Started playing hockey in Joliet in 1970 and was with the club when they first became the Jaguars in 1979.
- Played AA and AAA for various clubs in Chicago until age 16.