our program
Program Staff
The people behind the River Rats — leading our program, directing each tier, and driving player development every day.
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Program leadership
Management and Development
Leading the program, directing each tier, and developing players.
JC
Jeff Cox
Program General Manager
Assistant GM, Youngstown Phantoms
Regional Scout, NHL Central Scouting
FM
Freddy Meyer
Director of Player Development
Retired NHL
Head Coach, Rivers School
SM
Scott McDougall
Program Advisor and Recruiter
Head Coach, Sacred Heart University
JQ
Jennifer Queally
Tier 1 Hockey Ops Director
DM
Deb McDougall
Tier 2 Hockey Ops Coordinator
JA
Jamie Armstrong
Program Recruiter
Client Manager, USA Quartexx
On the bench
Team Coaches
Coaching assignments for every River Rats team in the 2026 season.
Tier 1
14U Tier 1
DPDan Panciocco
BGBarclay Gammill
DDDan Driscoll
Tier 1
15O Tier 1
JBJake Brightbill
ABAndrew Bates
Tier 1
16U Tier 1
SNSteve Needham
JJJon Jepson
Tier 1
18U Tier 1
JCJeff Cox
RPRoss Pasquantonio
CRConnor Richard
Tier 2
16U Tier 2
DGDan Gibbons
MFMichael Flaherty
Tier 2
18U Tier 2
MFMichael Flaherty
Showcase Teams
19U River Rats
RMRandy McDougall
RSRalph Surette
Showcase Teams
19U North
SMShamus Maloney
RMRandy McDougall
RSRalph Surette
Showcase Teams
19U East
JRJack Riley
RMRandy McDougall
RSRalph Surette