Head Coach
Phone: 857-233-8365
Brad Thiessen was born in Aldergrove, British Columbia where he played minor hockey until the age of 16. Following that, he played 3 seasons of Junior A in the BCHL before heading to Northeastern University to play NCAA. In his Junior season, the Huskies made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years. Brad was named a Hobey Hat Trick finalist and left school to sign a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. That was the beginning of his 12 years in pro hockey, including 5 appearances with Penguins in 2012. In 2016 he was part of the Lake Erie Monsters Calder Cup winning team, which was the first of his 6 years with the Monsters organization. Following the 2021 season he retired from playing and was hired as the Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending development coach which is his current role today. He has also served as the co-director of the Strongsville Mite program for the past 3 seasons. He and his wife Ashlee reside in North Ridgeville with their 3 kids, Nash 9, Brody 7, and Aubree 5.
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