Coaching Staff

Adam joined New Trier Hockey Club Hockey Director and Head Coach for Varsity Green in 2021.. In his first season, he lead NTG to SHL Champions, Illinois State Champions and Nationals Runner Up. Prior to his position as hockey director, Adam was with NT Hockey for 4 seasons as Head Coach for Gray and JV and Assistant Coach for Green, White and JV2. He led his JV team to the Illinois State Championship Elite 8 and Gray to an IHSHL League Championship.

Adam brings an abundance of coaching experience and “A culture that values dedication, integrity and teamwork as much as it does “winning.”

Growing up in Glencoe, Adam played youth hockey for the Winnetka Warriors. During his Sophomore year, he played New Trier Blue before heading to Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT) for prep school. He then played DIII for four years at Skidmore College, NY. Adam has been coaching youth/travel hockey for the past 14 years and currently, resides in Glencoe with his wife and children. 

Charlie grew up playing hockey in the Minnesota area before moving to Northbrook, where he played for the Bluehawks before attending Loyola Academy. After four years of hockey at Loyola, Charlie played in a couple Junior A programs on the East Coast before committing to St. Olaf College where he played NCAA. After graduating from St. Olaf College in 2018, Charlie first began coaching for the Wilmette Braves and New Trier JV & Gray teams. After a couple years at each program, Charlie began coaching for Loyola Academy as the Maroon Head Coach from 2020 to 2023, and the Winnetka Warriors, where he currently serves as their Assistant Hockey Director, Mite director and House League Director, as well as Mite 1 Head Coach. The 2024-25 season was Charlie first year as an assistant coach for New Trier Green and his first year back at New Trier since the 2019-20 season. 

Jack began his New Trier Hockey Club coaching career in 2023. However, it is definitely not his first experience with New Trier Hockey. During his four years at New Trier, Jack played for NT White, Blue and Green. He helped lead Green to State Champions in 2016 & 2017 and was the MVP of the 2016 game. He was the 2017 Captain of NT Green and selected as an All State Player in 2016 & 2017. 

Jack grew up playing for the Winnetka Warriors. He split his childhood between the Winnetka Par 3 and the Winnetka Ice Rink. His youth hockey experience made for a natural fit as student coach with local summer skates and hockey camps. Jack attended the University of Denver and DePaul University. He currently resides in Winnetka.

The 2022-23 season marks Rob Malstrom’s 25th year with the New Trier Hockey Club. He has served as head coach for New Trier Blue, White, and JV teams. He has also coached at the Wilmette Braves and Winnetka Warriors organizations, including helping out with two of his own kids’ teams in Winnetka at the squirt and mite levels. Rob has coached Blue to two league titles in the IHSHL North Central division. While leading White, Rob’s teams made appearances in the Varsity White Division State Championship game six out of the eight years he coached them, including three state titles in 2005-06, 2014-15, and 2015-16. His one year coaching of the JV team resulted in a 2001-02 Scholastic Cup Championship.

As a player, Rob played youth hockey in Wilmette before skating three years on New Trier Green, where he won a State Championship his senior year at the old Chicago Stadium. He attended the University of Illinois and played four years on their ACHA Division I team. Rob lives in Northfield with his wife Theresa and their three children: Kennedy, Westley, and Charlotte.

This season is Mike’s 8th year coaching New Trier Blue. Previously, he spent five years coaching in the Glenview Stars organization. Mike grew up in Wilmette and played youth hockey with the Wilmette Braves before moving on to New Trier. He played one year on NT Blue and two years on NT Green, where he won a state championship in his senior year.

Mike attended Purdue University where he played four years on their ACHA club hockey team. He works at Allstate and lives in Northbrook with his wife, Samantha.

This is Carl's 6th year coaching New Trier Blue. Prior to NTHC, Carl spent three years coaching Bantam for the Wilmette Braves. He also coached PDL Elite Hockey tournament teams. After moving to Wilmette in 2001, Carl played for the Wilmette Braves and then four years on New Trier’s JV, White, and Blue teams. At New Trier, he won a Varsity White Division State Championship on a team coached by Rob Malstrom. Carl attended St. Lawrence University, NY and played Division 2 Rugby and Club Hockey. This past year, Carl moved back to Wilmette and was married to his lovely wife, Kendall. He enjoys walks with his bulldog, Elbow, playing golf and men’s league hockey. 

Jeremy is in his third season with New Trier Hockey and in his 6th season with Wilmette Hockey Association. Currently, he is head coach for both NT White and Wilmette Bantam 1. Previously, Jeremy coached NT Gray and Wilmette teams at the Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget levels. Jeremy helped establish the Midget program at Wilmette. For three seasons, Jeremy coached the Skokie Flyers. Before moving to Chicago, Jeremy coached ice and inline hockey in Colorado. Jeremy is a level 4 official and has been a referee for 24 seasons. He was selected to referee national Championships for the ACHA and USA Hockey and has travelled to Africa and Columbia to officiate international tournaments and to conduct training seminars for international referees.

Jeremy grew up in Detroit where he earned a scholarship to Detroit Country Day. He played club hockey while attending the University of Dubuque. Jeremy has a daughter attending Michigan State, a stepson at Emerson College and a son at DePaul Prep. Jeremy works in Energy Management where he handles National Accounts.

John is in his third season with the New Trier Hockey Club. In addition to coaching NT White, he is the Head Coach for the Wilmette Jr. Trevian CSDHL Bantam Prospects. Previously, John coached NT Gray and PeeWee, Squirt and Mites for the Lake Forest Winter Club. In 2019, he led the AUU Mites to a league championship and the Squirts to a NIHL State championship. At the Skokie Amateur Hockey Association, John coached the U16 Midget/Minor Elite and U18 Midgets. In 2018, he led the U18 Midgets to a NIHL Championship and a President’s Cup Championship. From 2010-18, John was coached the NWHL Midget Flyers to championship wins in 2013 and 2017 and a championship final in 2016. John is also a skills instructor and power skate coach.

This is Jack’s first year coaching for New Trier Hockey. He joins us from the Chicago Stallions organization, where he coached in their Bantam program for the last four years . Jack grew up in the city playing for the Chicago Jets. He went to high school at Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, MA and Berkshire School in Sheffield MA. He played hockey all four years of high school. Jack currently works in Mt. Prospect for CD Group LLC and lives in Chicago. 

This is Troy's second season coaching for the New Trier Hockey club but he has had a long coaching career for his age. He started teaching "learn to skate" classes, assisting on his father's mite and squirt teams and aiding the Winnetka Hockey Club with clinics at the age of 14. While in high school at New Trier, Troy also began working with Wilmette Hockey Club teaching in their skills clinics. He grew up playing for the Winnetka Hockey Club before playing on White and Blue at New Trier. Troy currently works at Home Ice in Kenilworth handling retail, team sales, and on ice skills instruction for the company.

This is Brandon's first year coaching at New Trier. Brandon brings 5 years of coaching experience as the Head Goalie Coach at Lake Forest Academy Hockey Camps. Growing up in Wadsworth, IL, he grew up playing for Kenosha Komets and Highland Park Falcons, before attending Lake Forest Academy, where he played on both Varsity and Prep/U18 AAA teams.

Brandon graduated from Boston University's Questrom School of Business in 2017. He currently works and lives in the Chicagoland area.

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This is Preston’s first year coaching with New Trier. He grew up in Highland Park and played youth hockey for the Falcons and the Ice Dogs. He went on to Lake Forest Academy, where he skated for both the Varsity and Prep/U18 AAA teams. He continued his career at Western New England University, earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, finishing in 2019. He now lives in Chicago and works for Pepper Construction.

Woody is a New Trier Hockey alum, playing from 2009–2011 and helping capture the 2010 JV State Championship. After high school, he attended NYU and the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned his PhD in Music History. Since 2016, Woody has been giving back to the game as a coach with the Northbrook Bluehawks and most recently with GBN’s JV team. Now, he is pursuing his teaching license in secondary education social studies/history at DePaul while substitute teaching at New Trier and working with AAA players as part of the academic staff at G Force Academy.

This is Oliver’s 3rd season as Goalie coach for New Trier Hockey Club. He has been coaching goalies since 2007 and previously, was Goaltending Director for the CSDHL Falcons Hockey Association. In his four seasons as Director, he helped moved 19 goalies to Tier 1, Prep and Juniors as well as two goalies to the Chicago Brick team. As a Goalie Coach, Oliver helped the Falcon’s win their first USA Hockey National Championship and finish as finalist two other years. He also helped lead the Chicago Mission to Nationals Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2022.

Oliver obtained a Bachelor or Science from the University of Utah where he played four years of club hockey and was also the back-up goalie for the ECHL Utah Grizzlies. Currently, Oliver serves as an emergency backup for the Chicago Blackhawks. When not at the rink, Oliver enjoys playing soccer and attending concerts. Currently, Oliver resides in the Chicagoland area.