OUR COACHES

Professional hockey player with 8 seasons of experience, including over 500 games in the AHL and ECHL. Prior to his professional career, Ty began his junior career in the USHL, where he played for one season, followed by three seasons in OHL, where he played in over 200 games. With the foundation of being an inaugural Pittsburgh Predator, he has proudly given his time as a player and ambassador to the organization. In addition to playing for the Predators, Ty spent his freshman & sophomore years of high school playing for the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils varsity team, where he was a member of the undefeated 2006 PA State Championship team while leading the PIHL in scoring. As a lifelong student of the game, Ty has helped countless players launch and advance their careers with exposure to high-level hockey and off ice training. This unrivaled access to a facility has allowed several NHL players and hundreds of elite players from the area to base their offseason training at the Ice Castle. Combined with a relentless pursuit of development, Ty’s work ethic and creativity provides young players with the tools necessary to reach their athletic goals. Ty currently is the DIrector of Hockey Operations for the Pittsburgh Predators in additon to coaching.

• Former Pittsburgh Predator (2001-2006) and Mt. Lebanon Blue Devil (2004-2006)
• PA High School State Champion and PIHL Scoring Leader (2005-2006)
• Junior Hockey: 3 Years and Captain Saginaw Spirit (OHL) (2007-2010); Chicago Steel (USHL)(2006-2007)
• NHL Rookie Camps: Pittsburgh Penguins (2008) Columbus Blue Jackets (2009 and 2010)
• NHL Training Camp: Columbus Blue Jackets (2009 and 2010)
• AHL: Syracuse Crunch, Springfield Falcons, Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, Hamilton Bulldogs, Iowa Wild
• ECHL: Reading Royals, Wheeling Nailers, Orlando Solar Bears, Atlanta/Gwinnett Gladiators
• ECHL: Gwinnett Gladiators 10 Year Anniv. Team 2013
• ECHL: Silver Skater All-Star (2015-2016)
• Assistant Captain Orlando Solar Bears (2013-2014)
• Assistant Captain Gwinnett Gladiators (2014-2015)
• Assistant Captain Atlanta Gladiators (2015-2017)

Mason is an inaugural Pittsburgh Predator and spent his entire amateur career with the organization since the Ice Castle opened in 2001. During his high school years he also played varsity hockey for the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils. At the Junior A level, he is a graduate of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with Corpus Christi and Port Huron. He also attended Major Junior training camp in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Saginaw Spirit and London Knights. He has been a lifelong contributor to the family business at the Ice Castle, which has included developing and maintaining IC Fitness and Ty-M-Up Hockey Supplies. He has also created content for IC Hockey that generated over 7 million views on Youtube. He has coached continuously since 2011 and has collaborated with Coach Ty to build the on and off ice training regimen since the program’s inception.

Nicholas is an 8 year professional with 374 games of experience. He spent his last season in Austria with the Vienna Capitals and won a championship in the previous season with DVTK in Hungary. He also was an assistant coach at the U14 and U16 levels in addition to playing in both of these organizations. In North America, he played in the ECHL, CHL, and SPHL and prior to his professional career as a student-athlete at UW-Eau Claire while earning an economics degree. A graduate of Mt Lebanon High School he played 2 years of Junior A in Ontario after playing AAA for the Pittsburgh Hornets and Vipers. He has coached extensively across Pittsburgh in the off-seasons from 2010-2018 during his playing career and continued for years after to date. Nicholas has been coaching and developing players with IC Hockey since the program's inception. Also, Nick has coached in the Pittsburgh Predators organization over the last five seasons in addition to two seasons with Mt. Lebanon High School.

Evan is extremely passionate about helping young players reach their goal and has spent countless hours in the development of players on and off the ice. Evan has worked as skills & skating coach and goalie coach with IC Hockey since the program’s inception. As an amateur player, Evan was a top AAA goalie at his birth year in addition to backstopping Mt. Lebanon’s varsity team leading him to play collegiate hockey. Evan has also coached for the Pittsburgh Predators and Mt. Lebanon High School over the past five seasons as a team coach & goaltending coach.

Carter recently graduated from Long Island University where he played NCAA Division I hockey for the past two seasons. Prior to attending LIU, Carter attended and played two seasons at Air Force Academy. In addition to his collegiate experience, Carter played four years of junior hockey for the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL and the Janesville Jets of the NAHL. Carter is a former Pittsburgh Predator and Peters Township Varsity player. He has assisted with our summer camps over the recent off-seasons and now joins IC Hockey as a skills development coach throughout the entire season.