REMINDER: Cross-Ice conversation with Roger Grillo on Monday, February 8th
2010-01-24
Please join the NRI Vikings on Monday, February 8th, for a discussion with Roger Grillo on the merits of Cross-Ice hockey. The discussion will take place on Monday, February 8th, 7:15pm, at the Smithfield Senior Center. All coaches at the Mite C and Advanced Instructional level are strongly urged to ...Please join the NRI Vikings on Monday, February 8th, for a discussion with Roger Grillo on the merits of Cross-Ice hockey. The discussion will take place on Monday, February 8th, 7:15pm, at the Smithfield Senior Center. All coaches at the Mite C and Advanced Instructional level are strongly urged to attend; it is also suggested that all other NRI Coaches and the parents of Mite C’s and Advanced Instructional players attend.
Roger Grillo was the head men’s ice hockey coach at Brown University from 1997 to 2009, and is now the regional manager of USA Hockey’s new American Development Model. The American Development Model, with support from the National Hockey League, is a nationwide initiative that was announced by USA Hockey in January of 2009. It will provide local associations across the country – for the first time ever – a blueprint for optimal athlete development that focuses on age-appropriate training utilizing long-term athlete development principles. For more information on Cross-Ice Hockey: USA Hockey Cross-Ice
ABOUT GRILLO
Grillo, a native of Apple Valley, Minn., spent 12 season as the head men’s ice hockey coach at Brown from 1997 to 2009. His tenure was highlighted by three straight winning seasons (2003-05) and an appearance in the ECAC Hockey Championship weekend, the first time for Brown since 1994. Previously, Grillo served seven seasons as assistant men’s hockey coach at the University of Vermont (1990-97), where he helped coach the squad to the 1997 ECAC Hockey regular-season title and NCAA tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997.Prior to his stint at Vermont, Grillo was the top assistant at Norwich University for one year (1989-90).
Grillo has been widely involved in USA Hockey initiatives over the course of his career, including serving as a coach at USA Hockey player development camps over the past 17 years and sharing his wealth of knowledge with up-and-coming coaches as a lecturer at USA Hockey coaching clinics. In addition, he was the head coach of the 2006 and 2007 U.S. Under-18 Select Teams that competed in the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
A 1983 National Hockey League draft choice of the Vancouver Canucks, Grillo was a member of the University of Maine hockey team for two seasons (1982-84) and was the Black Bears’ top-scoring defenseman as a freshman. During his junior and senior years at Maine, Grillo got his start in coaching, serving as an assistant at Old Town High School in Orono. After graduating from Maine in 1986, Grillo made his mark in coaching at Yarmouth High School, leading the team to three consecutive Maine state championships and being named Maine’s High School Coach of the Year all three years (1987-89).
