Manager, Youth Hockey Operations

Job Summary

• Reports to the Hockey Director.
• Primarily responsible for all operations pertaining to hockey programming that builds our foundation of hockey players, including the  Development League, Hockey Academy, and scheduling coaches for clinics and programs. 

• Responsible for the overall operation of the NHL Team Youth Development League with an emphasis on growing participation numbers.
• Create an experience that well-represents the NHL Team’ core values and vision for youth hockey in South Florida.
• Schedule games, evaluate players, select teams, and communication with the league’s participants. 
• Research content for Learn-to-Skate, Learn-to-Play, American Development Model, USA Hockey curriculum to be distributed amongst participants.
• Create curriculum for participant progression from Hockey Academy and Learn-to-Play.
• Create skill progression chart for distribution amongst participants.
• Assist in lesson development for all leagues and clinics, including Learn-to-Play and Panthers Hockey Academy.
• Responsible for clinics, dates, registration and coordination with the Front Office.
• Communicate with all staff and families with special programming and cancellation dates.
• Manage social media accounts with approved content from the Marketing manager.
• Create Hockey Academy marketing and advertising content.
• Develop staff to implement high tempo and high-quality practice plans and continue to grow participation numbers for camps, clinics, and grassroots programming. 
• Develop evaluation process for Hockey Academy in coordination with Figure Skating Director.
• Responsible for reporting retention and progression numbers after each session to show growth at the grassroots level progressing into travel hockey programming. 
• Develop new and innovative programs to implement for future seasons.
• Learn budgetary items to report to Hockey Director and know registration numbers and pricing structure. 

• Proficiency in Pointstreak, Excel, and Microsoft Word to develop and publish schedules and upcoming events, game schedules, and other programming. 
• Must have experience teaching hockey fundamentals to children, ages 4-17.
• Have extensive knowledge of hockey fundamentals and development tactics.
• Must have experience playing hockey at a competitive level.
• Capable of handling large groups of participants at once.
• Strong ability to adapt to changes, work effectively under pressure and produce accurate results in a fast paced environment.
• Must be available during the competition season to travel for weekend home and away games.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.