Head Coach: Dan Gordon '04

Coach Gordon enters his second season as Head Coach of the Highlanders in '20-'21. He came to Pingree with over 10 years of coaching experience. From '15-'19 he was an Assistant Coach at Endicott College and before that he coached junior hockey, semi-professional and collegiate level at his alma mater.

Gordon played two seasons professionally, Europe and US. In College, Coach Gordon played two seasons at the University of Southern Maine (USM) where he was a finalist for the Joe Concannon Award for the best American-born player in the NCAA Division II/III ranks. He compiled 64 points over his two seasons with USM, which was highlighted by his senior season when he ranked as the regular-season leading scorer for the ECAC East/NESCAC.

Gordon also played two seasons in the Hockey East at UMass Amherst. He is a Pingree School alum, '04, and was named a first-team Division II Prep School All-Star with 92 points senior year. Gordon finished his four-year high school career with a career of 167 points.

Gordon earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine in 2009. Coach Gordon helped move 11 players to NCAA Division I programs and 24 players to the Division III ranks while coaching junior hockey for three seasons.

Coach Gordon also runs his own skating and skills company called ProSkill Development. Additionally, he runs team skill sessions for many of the surrounding programs on the North Shore in the Fall.

Assistant Coach - Jon Gistis

Coach Gistis joined Pingree in the 2011-2012 academic year and works in Pingree’s History department. Prior to joining Pingree, coach Gistis was an assistant coach with the Winchester Girls’ Varsity High School team and the U16 Bay State Breakers boys’ team. As a player, coach Gistis played his prep school hockey at Tabor Academy where he participated in two Elite 8 tournaments. Following Tabor, Coach Gistis matriculated to Trinity College in Hartford, CT where he was a member of the 2003 NESCAC champion Bantams team. Coach Gistis believes in the power of hockey and athletics to help mold young people into well-rounded and responsible adults through a focus on team goals, sacrifice, and hard work. In addition to coaching hockey and teaching History, coach Gistis also coaches tennis at Pingree. He lives locally with his wife and three children.

Assistant Coach: Shawn Bates

Bio to come! 
 

Goalie Coach: Mike Boccuzzi

Coach Boccuzzi enters his second season with the Pingree hockey team. He spent 8 seasons as a goalie/assistant coach with Beverly High School including their state championship-winning season in 2013-14. Boccuzzi, a goalie for over 30 years brings both experience and a passion for the position, is a graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School, and Salem State University. He is currently employed as a police officer and resides in Beverly.