Jaguar Development Program
Jaguar Development Director
Jerry Fronek
Jerry is the Former Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations for DePaul University ACHA DII.
Colleen Krol
Development Coordinator
Jaguar Development Director, Jerry Fronek
- Former Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations for DePaul University ACHA DII.
- Qualified for 8 Regional tournaments and 1 National final.
- 30+ years coaching in Illinois.
- Master Level 5 USA Hockey Coach.
- 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.
- 4 Regional Silver Stick titles.
- 3 NIHL finals.
- 4 Illinois State finals.
- 1 CSDHL final.
- 4 International Silver Stick finals (2 Final Fours).
- Owner Skillzone Hockey Training since 1992.
- 9 Former players drafted into the NHL.
- 100+ 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 was implemented by USA Hockey.
- Powerskate instructor for Jaguars, Chicago Flames and Providence Catholic.
- Worked for USA Hockey at Regional and National 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.