Coaches & Managers
Leadership
Roman Andrys
Program Director
248.790.9842
romanandrys@yahoo.com
Roman’s approach to hockey and coaching is unique and forward-thinking! Focusing on creative play and originality instead of rigid systems. This allows players the ability to express themselves and make plays in the moment, rather than just following strict tactical rules.
Roman’s hockey career started as a 16 year old player signing a professional contract with pro-hockey team in Czechoslovakian elite hockey league. He also was part of the Czechoslovakian National Teams (U-18 JWC Bronze, U-20 JWC Silver Medal). He has over 35 years of experience as a hockey coach. Starting with an NHL agency (The Sports Corporation/Ritch Winter) 1995-2005 as a skill/conditioning coach, training over 100 NHL, D1 college, Tier 1 Junior (CHL,USHL) hockey players. Roman also coached AAA Honey Baked teams 2005-2008.
Roman started Jimmy John's Hockey Organization in 2008 based on a more skills/conditioning development base (more practices less games) to help players develop more fundamental skills and conditioning required for higher level of hockey. "What I have learned from NHL players, their coaches and parents I am trying to pass on to our JJ players. It has been a long journey and I am very happy to see many of them competing in professional European hockey leagues or NHL."
Jan Cekal
Coach/Goalie Coach
Jan was born and raised in the Czech Republic. He played semi-professional hockey for 9 years and has 10 years of coaching experience. Jan has been our Goalie Coach for 5 years and has experience running clinics/camps in Czech republic with Petr Mrazek.
Michael Konopka
Coach
Born and raised in the Czech Republic, Michael played for a top-ranked team, Sparta, for 7 years. He then played for HC Kobra from 2010-2013 and VHK Vsetin from 2013-2017. He has 10 years of experience running camps in Europe and USA. Michael is passionate about coaching youth hockey.
Jana Andrys
Athletic Trainer
Jana was born and raised in the Czech Republic. Jana has a Master’s degree in Athletic Training and provides structured off ice training for teams on a regular basis. She has worked for agent Petr Svoboda and with his NHL clients (Jakub Voracek, Ondrej Palat, Petr Mrazek, Jiri Hudler and many others) in their off-season training. She also trains top level athletes in track & field, soccer and tennis.
Jana was a national and international level competitor in track and field. She was a member of the Czechoslovakian national team and earned many national championships medals in junior, senior and international categories. At age 19 she became the champion of Czechoslovakia in the women's 400 meter sprint and European Cup final member and finalist.
Petra Knoche
President
knochepetra@gmail.com
Petra (Pànkovà) Knoche was born and raised in the Czech Republic during a period of restrictive communist rule. She left her hometown of Prague to pursue a college degree and make a positive impact in international relations. She started her degree pursuit at Genesee Community College, located in Batavia, New York, where she was a standout basketball player earning Region III Player of the Year in the 1996-1997 season. Petra was inducted into the Genesee Community College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. She accepted a basketball scholarship to Cleveland State University where she starred and earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in Communication. Petra was an assistant basketball coach at Oakland University. The 2001-2002 team and several players she coached were inducted in the OU's Hall of Honor while she was part of the coaching staff. She is currently an adviser for the International Students and Scholars Office at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
Managers
Kevin Barbash
U-16
kevin.barbash@gmail.com
Petra Knoche
2013
knochepetra@gmail.com
Mary Evans
2016 Red
drinkevans@gmail.com
Renae Bothe
2016 Black
Renae.Bothe@gmail.com
Kevin Barbash
2011
kevin.barbash@gmail.com
Petra Knoche
2014
knochepetra@gmail.com
Derrick Weiss
2017
derrick.m.weiss6@gmail.com
Pauk Baksik
2012
paul@landc.org