For information or questions about the Upper Arlington Bantam Hockey Team please contact our Head Coach Samir Dahman. samir_dahman@hotmail.com
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In 2005, Jane Grindley started the Upper Arlington Bantam Bears. The team was created to bring together all bantam level hockey players that live in Upper Arlington to give them an opportunity to continue improving their skills as hockey players and to build camaraderie with the teammates that they may play with in their high school hockey careers.
The Bantam Bears team is unique because it is a hybrid of travel and house. The team has two full-sheet ice practices per week, off-ice conditioning, stick-work training at the Hockey Training Center once a week, an independent schedule featuring games against house and A travel teams, three to five out of town tournaments/experiences, and seasoned non-parent coaches who focus on individual skills and team development in preparation for high school hockey.
There are two primary, yet competing, goals of the Bantam Bears team: First, is for the players to learn and enjoy a game that they can participate in their entire lives; the second, is to develop talented hockey players who will lead the Upper Arlington Varsity team to the state Final Four. This means that the coaches balance fun with rigorous development – both of which are crucial to a successful season.
For the 2009 -2010 season and beyond, the team will continue to focus on player and team development through additional training and playing time with the best available coaches and establish this team as a staple among Upper Arlington youth sport programs.
Upper Arlington Bantam Bears Hockey
Team Pictures
2005 - 2006 Select Team
Row 1: Christian Taylor, Trevor Setterlin, Eric Spencly, Drew Cook, Evan Hogenkamp, Evan Westfall.
Row 2: Ben Grindley, Ryan Adamo, Joe Sweeney, Neil McKenzie, James Baugh, Jed Gerlach, Jack Sansbury.
Row 3: David Whalen, Coach Sam Weaver, Andrew Daehn, William Lindsay, Eric Mulh, Ethan Burton, Coach Brad Kovolyan.
Not pictured: Coach Bill Loveland, Clay Hall.
2009 - 2010 Travel Team
Row 1: Connor Miles (C), Nick Mastruserio, Evan Lewis, Kyle Priest, Reid Neri, Will Marable, Carter Braet (C)
Row 2: Nick Turner, Matt Young, Chris Wagner, Miles Turner (A), Owen McClellan, John Schuman (A), Graham Anderson
Row 3: Coach John Osinski, Coach Jeff Sherman, Head Coach Samir Dahman, Coach Pete McIlroy
Not Pictured: Alec Radcliff
2008 - 2009 MOBHL Team
Ice: Zac Stowe, Kyle Priest
Row 1: Chris Wagner, Miles Turner, Derrick Galantowicz, Connor Miles, Matt Young, John Schuman
Row 2: Nick Mastruserio, Evan Hurst, Paul Linville, Will Marable, Carter Braet, Reid Neri, Luke Andraki, Matt Schulz
Row 3: Coach Jonathan Wehr, Coach C.J. Maisenbacher, Jared Drake, Nick Milo, Dennis McPhillips, Coach Jeff Sherman, Head Coach Samir Dahman
2007 - 2008 MOBHL Team
Row 1: Zac Stowe, Evan Westfall, Byron Bruno, Connor Roe
Row 2: Preston McKee, Austin Horner, Derrick Galantowicz, Connor Miles, Reid Neri
Row 3: Head Coach Samir Dahman, Brian Helscel, Ben Armstrong, Sam Stephenson, Hans Aschinger, Paul Linville, Nick Milo, Max Collins, Evan Cleary, Coach Jonathan Wehr, Tyler Swanson
Not pictured: Anderson Hadley
2006 - 2007 Travel Team
Row 1: Zeid Rawahneh, Mark Schirtzinger, Sean Moser, Evan Westfall
Row 2: Ross Perry, Neil McKenzie, Eric Spencley, Greg Doub, Jake Simmerman, Jack Sansbury
Row 3: Austin Jones, Nick Murley, Jed Gerlach, Nate Rooney, Hodding Hall, Adam McHugh
Row 4: Head Coach Stu Jones, Coach Greg Hall, Coach Scott McHugh
2006 - 2007 Select Team
Row 1: Connor Roe, Hans Aschinger, Ryan Adamo, Alex West, Tyler Swanson, Evan Cleary, Sam Stephensen
Row 2: Chris Hemmingsen, Max Collins, Christian Taylor, John Steigerwalt, Byron Bruno, Spencer Luallen, Charlie Hees, Brian Helscel
Row 3: Coach Sam Weaver, Coach Steve Beecraft, Head Coach Samir Dahman
