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| © FGCU Hockey Team 2008. This is an official Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Team webpage. The FGCU Hockey Team is a proud member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. 20301 Grande Oaks Boulevard, Suite #118, Box #26, Estero, Florida, 33928 E-mail Address: hockey@eagle.fgcu.edu Website Development: eMCee Productions |
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| In 2006, Randy Bacik was unanimously elected as the chairman of the FGCU Hockey Board of Directors. Since taking over as president, Randy has injected the FGCU Hockey program with nothing but positive energy and has successfully established FGCU Hockey as one of the elite college hockey teams in the United States. Chairman Bacik has been involved with the FGCU Hockey Team since its inception in 2002 and is an avid fan of college hockey. During his time with FGCU Hockey, Randy has served as both the Equipment Manager and Director of Travel. As Bacik worked directly with the players on a daily basis, he quickly learned about what was required to operate the program. As Bacik continued to work behind the scenes, he earned the respect of everyone within the program from players and coaches to important team sponsors. Bacik has brought both his experience and personality to the team and has already made a significant impact with the program. Randy Bacik is also the president of Royal Shell Vacations. |
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| Matthew Maida comes to the FGCU Hockey program with nothing but pure enthusiasm for the sport of hockey. As the owner and operator of his very own sports entertainment and event management company, it comes as no surprise that Maida was appointed as the Director of Team Operations. Maida has been involved with the sport of hockey since the age of three and has volunteered his time to assist in the operation of many hockey teams. Most notably, Maida was instrumental in the development of the Mississauga Hornets Juvenile "AAA" Team of the Greater Toronto Hockey League. During his time in hockey, Matt has consistently become involved with his teams off the ice. As the Director of Team Operations, Maida is directly responsible for overseeing the day to day activities of the entire FGCU Hockey program. Maida is currently a student at Florida Gulf Coast University majoring in Business Management with a concentration in entrepreneurship and is also the president of eMCee Productions. |
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| Richard Snizek comes to FGCU Hockey as a former college hockey player in the Deleware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference. As the president, secretary, and treasurer, Snizek was instrumental in the day-to-day operation of his team. After recently retiring to Fort Myers, Florida it didn't take long for Snizek to find the closest college hockey team to his new home and it just happened to be FGCU's Hockey Team. As the director of hockey operations, Richard is responsible for all activities related to operating the team off the ice. Specifically, Snizek coordinates the management of the FGCU Hockey Team at all times. Snizek is one of the most well oragnized members of the FGCU Hockey administrative team and is extremely effective when it comes to communicating on behalf of the team. Richard has been involved with the FGCU Hockey Team since 2003 and has become a landmark behind the scenes. Richard is supported by his loving wife Cindy and daughter Ashley. |
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| Dr. David Kakkuri serves the FGCU Hockey Board as the Director of Player Eligibility. Kakkuri is an integral member of the prorgam by educating our student athletes about the eligibility requirements. Kakkuri ensures that the FGCU Hockey Team is in compliance with the American Collegiate Hockey Association's rules and regulations, as they pertain to intercollegiate athletics and academic eligibility of the players. Dr. Kakkuri also supervises admission procedures and the academic progress of all FGCU Hockey student athletes as he is responsible for all activities related to admission and financial aid for the players. In addition, Kakkuri provides interpretations and rules education of ACHA rules to student athletes, coaches, staff and boosters. Upon full review of all player's eligibility status, Dr. David Kakkuri serves as the liaison to the board of directors reporting all issues related to player and team eligiblity. Dr. Kakkuri is currently the the Director of the Center for Leadership and Innovation at the Lutgert College of Business at FGCU. |
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| As a Communications major, Kate brings both school and work experience to the team as the Director of Public Relations, relying on first hand "experience" after working with a public relations firm in Ft. Myers. Duties of this job include organizing promotional activities on and off campus, producing game day programs, writing articles about the team's progress for both the campus newspaper as well as outside sources, passing out promotional flyers around campus and to local businesses, and coordinating with other activities in the local community, such as the Eagle Expo, Student Activity fairs, participating in Relay for Life, and more. Kate has fulfilled this role for the past two years and with the help of her dedicated volunteers and players, has helped to increase community awareness and attendance to FGCU hockey games. Kate Wyatt also successfully attracts the local media to cover FGCU Hockey events, which has resulted in consistent support from both the Southwest Florida and FGCU communities. |
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| In this position, Kate recruits, organizes, and schedules all the student volunteers to help with on-campus promotions and on game days. The student volunteer corps sets up promotional tables around the campus before home games and hands out tickets and flyers to the student body, staff, and faculty. On game days, the student volunteers set up the sales and merchandise tables, hang banners, man the penalty boxes, operate the time clock, film the game, and help with off-ice game day operations. Kate oversees these positions and makes sure that everyone is working to produce the best product for FGCU hockey fans and players. She also coordinates volunteer activities off the ice, like the group dinner at the beginning and end of each season. Kate has been a student volunteer for four seasons and has held the position of director of volunteers for three. Wyatt is a natural born leader and successfully leads the group of over fifty volunteers into action on a daily basis. |
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| As one of the operations manager on game days, Kate works with the various entities involved with FGCU hockey, including but not limited to the broadcast team, Eagle Radio, the other volunteers, and the other team staff, to make sure that everything is flowing smoothly and helps produce a fantastic show for the fans and players. She also coordinates with the Germain Arena staff in organizing intermission activities and producing the opening introduction of the FGCU hockey players. Since taking over as the Director of Gameday Operations, Wyatt has brought the FGCU Hockey experience to a new level for fans and players. Notably, Kate has successfully implemented intermission shows as well as the production and distribution of gameday programs. Kate has a long history of working in sports, starting as a linesman in the fourth grade. Before FGCU, she also served as team manager, equipment manager, operations coordinator, concessions volunteer, and announcer for a variety of local schools. |
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| It's been two years and two hockey seasons since Dick Sullivan arrived in Estero, Florida from Middlebury, Vermont. His first contact with the team was General Manager, Richard Snizek. He approached Richard at a team practice at Germain Arena in the fall of 2004. Dick expressed his desire to assist the hockey team wherever they could use him. The next thing he knew, Dick was being contacted by the Director of Officials, Mike Eckhart, who proceeded to tell him to show up for games and possibly there would be something there for him to assist with. Once Dick's dedication to the sport and the team was realized, the rest is history and he has been the team scorekeeper ever since he showed up for his first FGCU hockey game two years ago. Dick looks forward to the new season in Division II, another step in the future of hockey at FGCU. In 2006, Sullivan was appointed to the Director of Officating position. Sullivan is directly responsible for coordinating and organizing all officials for FGCU Hockey home games. |
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| Jeff Healey enters his second full season as the play-by-play commentator for the FGCU Hockey Team and was also recently named the Director of Broadcasting. A 2004 graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA, Healey hails from Sharon, MA. Currently a junior at Florida Gulf Coast University, Jeff is majoring in Business Finance. Healey works at the Germain Arena Pro Shop and also spends his time coaching clinics for minor hockey players. With many years of hockey playing experience in Massachusetts, Jeff brings experience and knowledge of the game with him into every broadcast. As he did last year, Healey will again be traveling with the team to broadcast every game, home and away, to ensure that Eagle fans won't miss a minute of the action. |
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| You won't find a more dedicated fan than board member Len Wilke. Attending all of the home games, he and his wife Beth, also travel to many of the games on the road to cheer on the Eagles. Lennie originally joined the Board of Directors in 2003 at the request of Craig Rademacher to serve as a liaison with the airport. Len works with Delta Airlines and helps to coordinate the team's group flights during the season. He also actively recruits local businesses for sponsorship development with Director of Sponsorship, Donna Kazmerack. Whether he is cheering for the team behind the boards or checking them in before a flight, Len Wilke is an integral part of the FGCU Hockey team. Originally from North Dakota, Wilke is an avid hockey fan and he is proud of how fast the program has grown in five short years. |
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| Steve Sarabia graduated from Barron Collier HS in 87. Sarabia joined the US Army and was enlisted from 87-91, serving during the first gulf war. While in the Army Steve was stationed at Ft. Leonardwood, MO; Ft. Lee, VA; Ft. Carson, CO; Neu Ulm Germany, & Ft. Knox, KY. His original enlistment was as a 94B (a cook) and re-enlisted as a 76P, which is a material control accountant. After the military Sarabia worked in Naples, FL & Newport, RI, at a variety of restaurants as a sous chef. Steve presently works for the Collier County Government and have been there for 9 years. Sarabia started his own photography business 3 years ago shooting mostly sports. In addition, Sarabia has photographed weddings, personal engagements, products, concerts, art reproduction, minor & major league sports. Sarabia is also employed by the Collier Citizen Newspaper, which is owned by Naples Daily News. Since 2003, Steve has been the team photographer for the FGCU hockey team. He also travels with the team and handles some press. |
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