Meet Our Team
Rick Cornacchia
Founder
Rick Cornacchia brings to NTR Richmond Hill 30+ years of high-level hockey instructing experience. He was the head coach for the Italian National Senior Men's Ice Hockey team. In 1992 he was the head coach for the Canadian National World Juniors Ice Hockey Team. In 1990, he lead his team the Oshawa Generals to become Memorial Cup Champions. With 11+ years coaching experience in the OHL, Rick previously coached in the GTHL AAA & Tier 2 JR. A. He was also a high school teacher for 8 years, with a BPHE and BA in Education.
Ryan Olidis
General Manager
Graduated from Niagara University with a HBA in Sports Management, Ryan was the captain of the Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Hockey team with a NCAA DI Scholarship. Previous to his professional hockey career in Germany, he played in the OPJHL Provincial Junior A for the Markham Waxers. Ryan is certified by Hockey Canada with his NCCP Development 1 and GTHL "Speak out" - respect in sport certified coaching. With over 8 years of high-level hockey instruction experience, he is heavily involved in the hockey community as a GTHL AAA coach and OMHA team skill development coach.
Ben Alavie
Chief Operating Officer, NTR Richmond Hill & Newmarket
Ben oversees the operations at our Richmond Hill and Newmarket locations. Previously, Ben had been the manager of NTR Newmarket for six years. Ben graduated from York University with a degree in Psychology focusing on Sport Psychology. Ben was also a AAA Head and Assistant Coach for the Richmond Hill Coyotes organization for seven years. Previous to this, between 2007-2010 he played for the Brampton Battalion in the OHL.
Geordan Traverse
Manager
Steve Young
Power Skating & Skills
Leah Balkovec
Learn to Skate
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Adult Learn to Skate
Ethan Smagaren
Skill Development
Micaela Sotirakos
Learn to Skate
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Adult Learn to Skate
Evan Kotsopoulos
Skill Development
Hayley Zak
Learn to Skate
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Adult Learn to Skate