Coaching Staff
Marian Gmitter
2023/2024 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘12 Major AAA
2023 Stampede Challenge Champions! - 2011 AAA
2023 Stampede Challenge Champions! - 2012 AAA (Wolfpack)
2022/2023 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘12 Major AAA Champions
2022/2023 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘11 Major AAA
2022 Grizzly Grail Cup Champions!!! - 2008 AAA
2022 Stampede Challenge Champions!!! - 2011 AAA
2021/2022 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘10/’11 AAA
2021 Stampede Challenge Champions - 2008 AAA
2019-2021 Head Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘08 AAA
2020/2021 Coach Mentor for Calgary Royals & Global Academy
2019/2020 Head Coach - HSL Grizzlies ‘08 Major AAA
2019 Alberta Cup Champions - Calgary Red !
2019 Spring Challenge Cup Champion - 2007 AAA
2018 WHL Combine Camp on-ice instructor with Hockey Alberta
2018 Head Coach Alberta Cup South Zone
2017/2018 Assistant coach AJHL Calgary Mustangs
2016-2018 Scout for Tri-City Americans WHL
2017 U-16 Team Alberta WHL - CHALLENGE Assistant Coach - Silver Medalists
2017 Head Coach - Alberta Cup Central Zone
2017 Midget AAA Head Coach – Calgary Royals – 4th place in regular season
2016 Assistant Coach - Alberta Cup Calgary North
2016 Midget AA Head Coach - Provincial Champion! - League Champion! - “Coach of the year” award
2016 Alberta Winter Games Head Coach - Silver Medalists (5 wins/1 Loss)
2016 Midget AA All-Star Team Head Coach Calgary West
2016 Head Coach Midget AA – Esso Cup Champion!
2015 Hockey Alberta U16 - top 80 prospects camp. Coached team to championship!
2015 Assistant Coach - Alberta Cup Calgary South Champion
2015 WHL Combine Camp on ice instructor with Hockey Alberta
2015 Bantam Tier 1 Mentor - Esso Cup Champion!
2015 Hockey Canada - High Performance 1 Certification.
2015 Directed Spring Training Camp for private organization. Ages 6-10
2014-15 Head Coach - Midget AA, Calgary Royals - 3rd in league and Esso Finalist
2013-2014 Assistant Coach - Calgary Royals Bantam AA – Defense
Coaching and training for the past eight years at most all age and skill levels.
Organized 6 European hockey adventures for players and families aged 8 through adult.
PLAYER - Came to Canada to play hockey at Camrose Viking Cup in 1996.
Played semi-pro hockey in Slovakia - Premiere league at age 18.
Thomas Gmitter
2023/2024 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘12 Major AAA
2023 Stampede Challenge Champions! - 2011 AAA
2023 Stampede Challenge Champions! - 2012 AAA (Wolfpack)
2022/2023 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘12 Major AAA Champions
2022/2023 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘11 Major AAA
2022 Grizzly Grail Cup Champions!!! - 2008 AAA
2022 Stampede Challenge Champions!!! - 2011 AAA
2021-2022 Associate Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘10/’11 AAA
2021 Stampede Challenge Champions - 2008 AAA
2020-2021 Assistant Coach - HSL Crusaders ‘08 AAA
2020 Wayne Gretzky Award Recipient
2018 Alberta Hockey Future Coaches Program - Completed
2018 Training at HDC Slovakia
2018 CSSHL Student Athlete of the Year Award Recipient
2017-2018 CSSHL - Banff Bears Midget AAA Prep - Defense
2017-2018 Coaching Assistant 2007 Chargers Hockey '07
2016-2017 Calgary Royals Minor Midget AAA - Position Defense
2016 Coaching Assistant JR. Hitman '07
2016 Coaching Assistant NSD Summer Camps
2016-2017 Training at Crash Conditioning
2015-2016 Calgary Royals Bantam AA
2015-2016 Training at Vergie Speed
2013-2014 Club REP Team Bardejov Slovakia