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Instructors

Terry Virtue - Program Director

 Terry grew up in Scarborough, Ontairio playing youth hockey.  He moved on to play Junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for three years before turning pro.  Terry played 17 years of professional hockey in NHL, AHL, and ECHL.  After his playing days Terry went on to coach professionally for the Wheeling Nailers and then returned to his roots in the Western Hockey League.  He coached for three seasons before coaching last year in the Ontairio Hockey League with the Owen Sound Attack.  Terry will be coaching the 2001 Aviators team, and can be reached at pvhockey@airporticearena.com.

Ryan Patrick - Program Director

Ryan grew up in the Pittsburgh area playing for the Amateur Penguins and the Junior B Pittsburgh Renegades and played for the 1999 Midget AAA National Champions Shattuck St.-Mary's Prep School.  

Ryan subsequently attended Penn State University, where he earned a degree in Commercial Recreation, and won three ACHA Division 1 National Championships as a member of the Icers.  Ryan then turned his attention to coaching where he was an Assistant to the Head Coach at Penn State and interned with the Pittsburgh Penguins front office under Head Scout Greg Malone and Director of Player Development Herb Brooks.  He was most recently Assistant Director of Hockey Operations and Assistant Coach with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.  Ryan serves as a Program Director for the Airport Ice Arena and Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Pittsburgh Aviators.  He can be reached at ryan@pittsburghaviators.com.