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Coach Craig Johnson:
The Anaheim Ducks and Santa Margarita Catholic High School today named Craig Johnson Head Coach of the Santa Margarita Hockey Team, a member of the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League. “Craig Johnson brings a wealth of hockey knowledge and experience to Santa Margarita,” said Art Trottier, General Manager of Anaheim ICE and Director of the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League. “Along with the addition of Santa Margarita to the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League in 2009-10, we look forward to expanding the program in the near future.” Johnson, 36 (3/18/72), will begin his coaching career with Santa Margarita, which will begin play in the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League for the 2009-10 season. Johnson played 10 seasons in the NHL with St. Louis, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Toronto and Washington from 1994-2004, collecting 75-98=178 points with 260 penalty minutes in 557 career games. He began his NHL career with the Blues in 1994-95 before being acquired by the Kings as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade on Feb. 27, 1996. Johnson appeared in 39 games with the Ducks during the 2003-04 campaign, scoring 1-2=3 points with 14 PIM. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Johnson was a member of Team USA at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway and represented the United States in four World Championships from 1993-2001 and the World Junior Championship in 1990. Johnson also played professionally in Europe for four years before retiring at the end of the 2007-08 season. Assistant Coach Mitch O’Brien:
Mitch brings over 25 years of ice hockey playing experience to the team. He also has 7 years experience coaching youth hockey with the Jr. Ducks. He spent the last 3 years coaching at the tier level. Mitch has coached his teams to 2 Southern California Championships and 1 State Title. In 2007 Mitch coached the Jr. Ducks to a championship at the prestigious Quebec Pee Wee World Championships. He holds a level III coaching certificate through USA Hockey. Mitch is a police lieutenant with the City of Huntington Beach where he has worked for the last 25 years. Mitch is currently assigned as the commander of the Special Enforcement Bureau. He also served on the department’s SWAT team for 12 years and in 1993 was awarded the department’s Medal of Valor. Mitch holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Mitch is married with 3 children, 2 of which attend Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Strength and Conditioning Coach Elvis Kechechian:
Elvis Kechechian is a young man on a mission to do something constructive about the way we live our lives and harmonize with the world around us. Trained as a gymnast, Mr. Kechechian discovered early how to channel his competitive spirit into more than titles and awards. He developed a way to integrate a superior physical condition with a nutritional program to sustain and enhance it....and in doing so discovered the mental balance that only the exceptional among us ever achieve. We recognize them, not only for their athletic accomplishments, but their sense of assurance in the way they approach all facets of their lives. Elvis knew that this life style was a figt and determined that he would make that gift available to more than the enviable few. Certified by the prestigious National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association, Elvis has applied his skills as a strength trainer and a performance enhancement specialist for sports organizations that included the critical initial training programs for beginning age athletes. He has also made his total package approach to good health in body and spirit available to a legion of Southern California individuals and business professionals. “Elvis showed me how to put my body back together and look at life in a whole new way. I am a different person now and i like the new me a lot better than the old me” JLR / Dove Canyon, CA Elvis Kechechian isn't a miracle worker and his methods aren't secret. He has simply discovered a basic truth: People want to enjoy better health and will take extraordinary measures to achieve that state if they can see progress and begin to feel the difference. Elvis makes that happen. |
