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Including members of the UOIT Ridgebacks University hockey team and select members of the Scary Skate staff.

“Ridgeback / Scary Skate Hockey School” is the product of the efforts of our 2 co-founders, Mary Giacalone and Marlin Muylaert.

Mary needs little or no introduction to the Durham Region hockey community. Affectionately known as “Scary Mary” she has long been recognized as the premier power skating expert in the Eastern GTA area. Mary has been the power skating coach to numerous NHL, AHL, NCAA, OHL and Canadian university hockey players and works closely with many of the minor hockey associations in the Durham area.

       

In February of 2006, Marlin was named the 1st ever Head Coach of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks. Marlin holds a Masters Degree in Physical Education and is an Advanced Level NCCP coach. His coaching track record includes 2 Ontario university and 1 Canadian university hockey championships, a 1997 OUA Coach of the Year award and the 1999 3m Coach of the Year AWARD. In 1999 Marlin was also named Head Coach of Team Canada for the World University Games held in Slovakia.

Our teaching staff will be comprised of instructors who know how to “teach” the game of hockey including members of the UOIT Ridgeback University Hockey Team. These former OHL and OPJHL junior players have successfully mixed hockey careers with successful academics and will provide great instruction and role model for our students.