Jess Strack is the Stop It Goaltending Hockey Operations Director and Director of Women’s Goaltending.  She also serves as the Goaltending Coach for the Women’s Ice Hockey team at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA.

Strack, a native of Reading, MA comes to Stop It having played one season professionally in the PHF with the Hartford Whale during the 2021-2022 season.

Before playing professionally, Strack was a goaltender for four years at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, NH where she was an Alternate Captain during her junior season and capped her collegiate career as Captain as a senior.

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Brian Robinson is currently a Director at Stop It Goaltending’s Marlboro location and the Goaltending Coach for Harvard University.

Brian also coached professionally in The German DEL for Adler Mannheim as well as Bentley University from 2011-2015. Brian began his career at SIG by assisting in the development of a video scouting system for NHL teams. He played a pivotal role in developing a service that allows goaltenders to receive critical game analysis via the internet. He also gained practical experience with the Boston Bruins while completing his degree in communications from Worcester State.

Brian currently conducts lessons and video sessions at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, MA, and is currently the Player Development Goaltending Coordinator for Massachusetts hockey and was recently recognized by The New England Hockey Journal as one of the top 40 hockey minds under the age of 40.

Most recently, he helped design “the Path” program which provides elite goalies consistent support throughout their careers.

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Clay Adams is the Stop It Goaltending Director at our Foxboro Sports Center Location. He is currently the goaltending Scout for the Utah Hockey Club.

Clay most recently served as the Goalie Coach and Assistant Coach for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL where one of his goaltenders was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens and the other signed an NHL entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks. Clay’s career started by interning with the Washington Capitals while completing his Master’s Degree from Georgetown University and then as the Director of Player Development, Goalie Coach at Bridgton Academy.

After Bridgton, he served as the goalie coach at Stonehill College, Connecticut College, and Bentley University. After spending two seasons in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars, Clay came back to Massachusetts to run the Foxboro Sports Center Location.

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Jeff Walker is Stop It Goaltending’s Director for the Springfield, MA location. Jeff Works as the Assistant Coach for the Western New England University Men’s Hockey Team.

Jeff spent the past 2 years as the Head of Research and Development for the Arizona Coyotes along with serving as a Goaltending Consultant for the Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) in the 22-23 season.

Jeff has trained professional, college, prep school, high school, and youth goalies and currently conducts goalie lessons at MCU Training Center in Agawam, MA. Jeff has worked with the Stop It Goaltending PGD and DHNL programs as well as the GCG Men’s camps since 2013.

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Jeremy Flibotte is a Stop It Goaltending Director at our Woburn Location. He currently serves as the Goaltending Coach for UMass Boston (NCAA D3).

Jeremy grew up playing his youth hockey for a AAA Tier 1 organization located in Salem, New Hampshire called Top Gun where he won an Eastern Hockey Federation championship. Then went on to play for Eastern Mass Senators U16 and U18, where he made a national appearance. Next, he went on to play his high school hockey in Massachusetts at Woburn High School.

Jeremy has had the opportunity to work with college and professional goaltenders as well as talented youth goalies and all levels in between. 

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Adam Mercer is the Stop It Goaltending Director at our Middleton (Hat Trick Center) and Merrimack College locations.

Adam was a long-time Stop It Goaltending student as he made his way through his hockey journey, with his final stops at the NCAA Division III level with Norwich University as well as Southern New Hampshire University.

He is currently the Goaltending Coach for the Worcester Railers Junior Hockey Club in the NCDC and USPHL Premier. Adam has a pure passion for helping motivated goalies reach their goals.

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Nathan Pickett is the Stop It Goaltending Director at Lovell Arena and an assistant coach at Worcester Academy.

Nathan also played prep hockey at Worcester Academy before playing juniors for the New Hampshire Avalanche. He then played college hockey at Suffolk University and shortly thereafter began his goaltending coaching career.

A longtime Stop It Goaltending student Nathan is passionate about teaching and sharing his enthusiasm for the game.

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Pat Schena is the Stop It Goaltending Director of Advising.

Holding a Master’s Degree in Innovation and Technology as well as a Master’s Degree in Project Management, the former Boston University Terrier has joined forces with former Arizona Coyotes Director of Research and Development, Jeff Walker, to create an advanced placement system to assist goalies find their next playing opportunity.

Pat has playing experience at the public and private High School level, Prep School, Tier 2 Junior; ACHA, NCAA Division 3 and Division 1 College.

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Andrew Raycroft is currently a Director at Stop It Goaltending for the Bridge Program.  The former Boston Bruin goaltender and Calder Trophy winner is on the ice every day at the Bridge and goes out to see each Bridge goalie play in games live twice each season.

Andrew had an 11-year NHL career where he played for teams such as the Bruins, Maple Leafs, Avalanche, Canucks, and Stars. During his time in the NHL, he accomplished winning the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) and was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team.

In Andrew’s junior hockey days, he played 3 years in the OHL while accomplishing awards such as the OHL Goaltender of the Year, Outstanding Player of the Year and lead the OHL with the highest save percentage in his last year (.924).

After his playing days, Andrew began his coaching career at the University of Connecticut serving as the Goaltending Coach for three years. He is actively involved with the Bruins Alumni Association along with being a Hockey Analyst for NESN.

Zach Perkins has been a Director at Stop It Goaltending since 2016 primarily at the Springfield, MA location.

Zach currently works as the  Head Coach for Anna Maria College Women’s Hockey Team (NCAA D3).

He has also worked at PGD and DNHL programs at several other locations, as well as being part of the GCG coaching staff since 2017.

Wells Aitken is the Director of Operations at Stop It Goaltending.  Wells brings over 30 years of business experience to the Stop It Goaltending front office.

He has been the Managing Partner of Weather II Properties, LLC, a company specializing in buying, selling and leasing mineral rights, since 2002.  He has also been an informal business advisor to Stop It Goaltending since 2012 and until 2023 had an equity stake in the company.  Previously, he also served as a management consultant with Accenture.

Aitken has dual Master’s Degrees (Master of Business Administration and Master of Management Information Systems) with High Honors from Boston University and graduated with a BA from Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) in 1992.

Wells has been a long time ice hockey official.  He began officiating ice hockey during his Senior year at Phillips Academy and has been officiating games under USA Hockey, the MIAA, NCAA and NEPSAC since 1988.

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Mike DeFilippo is the Operations Manager at Stop It Goaltending.

Mike has a bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College in finance and a Masters Degree from Bentley University’s McCallum Graduate School of Business.

Mike began his relationship with Stop It Goaltending in 2016 as a shooter and has been embedded in the company ever since. A highly energetic personality combined with great work ethic, Mike provides Stop It Goaltending goalies and parents with exceptional customer service and communication.