Staff

Coaching Experience:

• Lady Royals, Hockey Director & 10U Head Coach (2024-25)
• USA Hockey Girls Select 15 Camp - Oxford, OH, Team Royal Coach (2024-25)
• The Hill School, Assistant Coach (2019-2024)
• Philadelphia Junior Flyers, Head Coach - 8U & 12U
• Kents Hill School, Head Coach (2013-2016)
• Colgate University, Assistant Coach (2002-2004)

Playing Experience:

• Played professionally in the National Women's Hockey League for Montréal Axion
• Concluded playing career in Lugano, Switzerland for Hockey Club Lugano
• St. Lawrence University Women’s Ice Hockey (1998-2002)some text
  • Served as team captain during her junior and senior years
  • Competed in the finals of the Frozen Four
  • Inducted into the St. Lawrence Hall of Fame in 2017

In addition to her hockey experience, Meghan has her Master’s in Applied Educational Psychology and brings over 15 years of expertise as a college counselor at independent schools. While working with the general student body, she has guided numerous student-athletes who went on to compete in Division I and III athletics. A New Hampshire native, she currently serves as the Regional Director of Girls Hockey for Black Bear Sports Group—in addition to her roles with PTL.

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Hockey Director & Head Coach (2021-Present)
• Black Bear Selects Girls Spring/Summer Tournament Teams, Head Coach (2021-Present)
• Moose Hockey Girls Spring Clinics & Summer Camps, Founder & Skills Coach (2021-Present)
• Atlantic Girls Selects, Assistant Coach - 2023 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (Féminin Division Finalist)
• Union Thunder Youth Hockey, Girls Hockey Director & Head Coach (2020-2021)
• Rhode Island Sting Girls Hockey, Head Coach (2014-2016)

Playing Experience:

• Played six seasons of professional hockey in the NWHL/PHF with the Metropolitan Riveters (2016-2021) and the Connecticut Whale (2021-2022)some text
  • Served as a player representative on the Players' Association (2019-2022)
  • Served as Alternate Captain for the Riveters (2019-2021)
  • 2020 NWHL All-Star & 2018 Isobel Cup Champion with the Riveters
• Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey (2010-2014)some text
  • Selected for Hockey East All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Named the February 2011 Hockey East Rookie of the Month
  • Named an All-Hockey East Honorable Mention on defense as a junior
• Played high school hockey for National Sports Academy at Lake Placid, NY (2006-2010)

Rebecca is committed to developing young talent and advancing the sport at the grassroots level, recognized as a New York Sirens Community Hero in January 2025. During the 2022-23 season, she co-head coached the PTL 14U AA Black team, which competed at the 2023 USA Hockey Girls Tier II National Championship. A Westfield, New Jersey native, Rebecca holds an MBA and currently serves as the Assistant Director of Girls’ Hockey – Northeast Region for Black Bear Sports Group, in addition to her work with PTL.

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Head Coach (2022-Present)
• Black Bear Selects Girls Spring/Summer Tournament Teams, Head Coach (2022-Present)
• ShatL17 Hockey, Founder & Skills Coach (2022-Present)

Playing Experience:

• Played two seasons of professional hockey in the NWHL/PHF with the Metropolitan Riveters (2019-2021)
• Won a gold medal with Russia in the 2018 World Ball Hockey Federation Women's World Championship
• Represented Russia in both the 2016 and 2017 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, earning a bronze medal in 2017
• Played four seasons in the ZhHL for Biryusa Krasnoyars (2015-2019)

During the 2023-24 season, she served as the head coach of our PTL 16U AA Black team, which competed at the 2024 USA Hockey Girls Tier II National Championship. Originally from Belarus, Tatiana is a full-time hockey coach who specializes in developing skating and skills among elite players.

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Head Coach (2021-Present)
• Director of Hockey at ProSkate (2021-Present)
• Mercer Chiefs - Tier II, General Manager & Head Coach (2023-Present)
• Hard Edge Hockey, Founder & Skills Coach (2017-Present)
• Black Bear Selects Girls Spring/Summer Tournament Teams, Head Coach (2021-Present)
• Black Bear Sports Group, Director of Girls Hockey Northeast Region (2020-2023)
• New Jersey Stars, General Manager & Head Coach (2017-2023)
• Princeton High School Boys Varsity Hockey, Head Coach (2017-2019)

Playing Experience

• Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL Draft (7th round)
• Played for six seasons in the AHL, the IHL, the ECHL, and briefly in Europe
• Brown University Men’s Ice Hockey (1989-1993)
• Played at Tabor Academy for three years, winning the New England Prep School Championship in 1988

A Michigan native, Tim began his coaching career in Tampa, Florida and has been working to grow the sport in Central New Jersey for the past several years. He is the founder of Hard Edge Hockey, a program that focuses on developing players through clinics, camps, skills sessions, and tournament teams.

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Goaltending Coach (2008-Present)
• Ztending Hockey School, Founder & Owner (2004-Present)
• Minnesota Hockey Camps, Coach (2012-2018)
• Princeton University Women's Ice Hockey, Goaltender Coach (2010-2016)
• USA Hockey Level 4 Coach
• USA Hockey Level 4 Official

Playing Experience:

• Made his professional debut in 2007 as a back-up goaltender for the Trenton Devils (ECHL)
• Was a starting goaltender for Valley Forge Freedom (MAHL) in 2007-08
• Was a starting defenseman for Rider University’s D-II club team, after transferring from Niagara University
• Played varsity hockey for Pennsbury High School, earning Flyers Cup MVP and Bucks County Winter Sports Athlete of the Year in 2000

John ("Coach Z") has 30+ years of playing and coaching experience, having started playing at the age of 3 and coaching while in high school. A Pennsylvania native, he founded Ztending to create a community of goaltenders that Live. Love. Learn Hockey. Coach Z provides skills coaching to both goaltenders and skaters at Ztending Headquarters and throughout the U.S.

Coaching and Playing Experience:

• Ztending Hockey School, Founder & Owner (2004-Present)
• Princeton Day School Girls Varsity Ice Hockey, Assistant Coach (2012-2016)
• Ed Snider Youth Hockey, Hockey Operations Manager (2007-2014)
• Former Selects Hockey Director (2009-2012)
• Neumann University Women’s Ice Hockey, 4-Year Captain (2001-2005)
• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Player (1999-2001)
• USA Hockey Level 4 Coach
• USA Hockey Level 4 Official

Brie brings over 25 years of playing and coaching experience to PTL. Since 2004, she has been a key part of Ztending, overseeing operations and creating a welcoming environment for all members. As a licensed Physical Therapist and Certified Performance Specialist, Brie leads strength and performance rehab programming.

She holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University (2017) and works at Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell, NJ. Brie also earned a Bachelor’s in Sport Management from Neumann University (2005) and a Master’s in Business Administration from Holy Family University (2011).

Coaching Experience:

• Princeton Tiger Lilies, Goaltending Coach & Assistant Coach (2021-Present)
• Ztending Hockey School, Goaltending Coach (2021-Present)
• Black Bear Selects Girls Spring/Summer Tournament Teams, Assistant Coach (2021-Present)

• Moose Hockey Girls Spring Clinics & Summer Camps, Goaltending Coach (2021-Present)
• M-Power Hockey, Goaltending Coach (2013-Present)
• McGuire Hockey & Goaltending Development, Goaltending Coach (2012-Present)
• Toronto Leaside Wildcats, Assistant Coach (2021-2022)

Playing Experience:

• Played three seasons of professional hockey in the NWHL/PHF with the Buffalo Beauts (2022-2023), Toronto Six (2021-2022), and Metropolitan Riveters (2020-2021)
• Served as a player representative on the NWHL/PHF Players' Association (2021-2023)
• Yale University Women’s Ice Hockey (2016-2020)
• Played for Durham West Jr. Lightning and the Oakville Hornets

A Toronto native and former Yale women’s hockey goalie, Tera has more than 10 years of experience coaching goalies of all ages. She currently works with all PTL goalies and supports multiple teams.