Coaches

Head Coach

Tony Zasowski

e: tzasowski@jrblues.com

p: (850) 206-2122

Tony Zasowski is a native of Darien, IL.  Tony grew up playing goal for Team Illinois and Chicago Young Americans before playing junior hockey for the Lindsay Muskies in the OHA.  From there Tony played for the Green Bay Gamblers winning a Anderson and Gold Cup Championship.  He finished his junior hockey career with the Omaha Lancers where he won a Clark Cup along with earning USHL Goaltender of the Year honors.  Tony went on to play for the University of Notre Dame where he was rookie of the year for the Irish.  He finished up his playing career with the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL.

After his playing days, Tony began his coaching career with Brother Rice high school in Chicago by leading them to an Elite Eight finish in the state.  From there he coached with the Springfield Spirit (NAHL), Chicago Steel(USHL) and Pensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL).  The last five seasons Tony has been the President and Midget AAA Head Coach with the San Jose Jr. Sharks hockey club.  During his tenure with the Jr. Sharks, Tony's teams won 2 CAHA state championships along with 2 NAPHL regular season championships.  He takes the most pride in the many players who he has helped promote to junior, ACHA, and NCAA hockey.

Tony is a USA Hockey level 5 coach.  He has worked four USA Hockey Select Festivals as a coach coach/evaluator along with speaking about goaltending at the Level 4 Pacific District Coaching Seminar the last 3 seasons.

Tony resides in Springfield with his wife DJ.

Assistant Coach

Mike Janda

e: mjanda@jrblues.com

p: (630) 621-6311

Mike Janda is a native of Glen Ellyn, IL. Mike grew up playing hockey for the Cyclones hockey club and then played 4 years of High School at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL. At Fenwick, Mike won 2 state championships and was named to the Illinois Showcase team 2 years in a row. Mike also was named All-CCHL and All-state his junior and senior year. After high school, Mike moved on to play for the Springfield Spirit of the NAHL for a year and then onto the Chicago Steel of the USHL for 2 years. Mike played for Coach Zasowksi in Springfield and in Chicago. After Chicago, Mike was offered a scholarship to play at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. At RIT, Mike won 3 regular season conference championships and 1 playoff conference championship. In his junior year, RIT advanced to the Frozen Four where they would eventually lose to Wisconsin.

Mike graduated in May 2011 and immediately moved to San Jose, CA where he joined Coach Zasowski to coach the San Jose Jr. Sharks 18AAA and 16AAA teams. They led the 16AAA to a 15-1-2 record in the NAPHL and the best record in the league. In San Jose, Mike also worked as a skill development coach with other Jr. Sharks teams and the in-house league. Along with being a skill development coach, Mike did 1-on-1 lessons with multiple players at all age levels.

Mike comes to the Jr. Blues with a great knowledge and understanding of the game.