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Player of the Week

#15 Justin Dungey

What brought you to the Ice Hawks?
My coach from last year played for the Ice Hawks when he was close to my age and he said he loved it here. He sent a few e-mails to Nick and I got a tryout here.
Tell us about your family.
Jaime is extremely nice as is Derek. They are very good cooks and Derek brings home a lot of Monster energy drinks. The kids are really outgoing and can be a handful at times but it’s nice knowing that they are looking up to you as a person.
What are you looking forward to this season as an Ice Hawk?
Meeting new teammates and winning a National Championship.

What do you like to do off-ice for fun?
I like to go to the gym and shoot pucks out front. I’m usually stuck doing homework though.
Tell us one thing about you most people don’t know.
I started of playing roller hockey when I was six years old. I didn’t start playing ice hockey until I was about ten years old.

#20 Andrew Sherwood

What brought you to the Ice Hawk?
After I talked to Coach Fatis over the phone for the first time I felt that playing for the Ice Hawks was the perfect fit for me. Everything about the organization sounded great and I felt it was the perfect opportunity for me to continue my hockey career into the next level.
Tell us about your family.
My dad’s name is Richard and he occasionally has gone out of town on weekends the past few years to watch me play hockey. My mom’s name is Cindy; she doesn’t like the cold weather. She likes to go to cooking classes so she can make crazy new foods for me to try. I have an older sister who is 25 years old; she went to school on a navy scholarship and currently flies helicopters in Japan.I have an older brother who is 23 years old; he goes to school in Buffalo and likes to play video games. He also used to play ice hockey up until he finished high school.
What are you looking forward to this season as an Ice Hawk?
I looked forward to playing in front of such a great fan base, a great coaching staff, and great organization. I also was looking forward to playing for a team that plays to win every game. I wanted to play and help this organization make it to and look to win a national championship.
What do you like to do off-ice for fun?
I go to the gym with my teammate Justin, we also enjoy getting in nice video game sessions (gears of war 3 mostly). I have gone ice fishing. I also enjoy spending time with my host family. The kids keep me busy and out of trouble for the most part.
Tell us one thing about you most people don’t know.
My first trip nationals for hockey in 2010, I only got to play in one game because I got a concussion in the first game.

Host Family of the Week

Jamie & Derek, Caitlin, Riley
& Annika Patrick
w/ Justin Dungey and
Andrew Shorewood

Tell us about your family
Derek is a construction Forman for Tilford Construction and Jamie is a Special Education Coordinator for ZED. Our three children are Caitlin(11), Riley(10) and Annika(6). We are a busy family who enjoys staying active.

How long have you hosted a player?
This is our first year hosting players.

What made you become a host family?

We are all hockey fans and thought it would be a unique experience for our children to see what hard work and dedication can do for you as you are growing up.

What is your favorite thing about hosting a player?
Getting to know Andrew and Justin has been a blast. They have become part of our family. Watching our kids interact with the boys is priceless. Doing things together as a whole family is something we all enjoy.

What is one thing you have learned from your player?
We have learned Mayo Clinic and Dr. Stuart and his staff well. J That a family of 7 goes through an amazing amount of milk and cereal every week. A 6, 10 and 11 year old can pretty much wrap a 16 and 20 year old around their finger when they ask for something! As parents it does not matter if they are not “our children” they are part of our family and we have become very protective and see them as “our children”.

Would you recommend being a host family to friends? If so, why?
If you are willing to open your home and heart it is an amazing experience and well worth it.

Consultants / Scouts

Josh Leal

Josh serves as a consultant to the Ice Hawks. His junior coaching history includes a stint with the Rochester Mustangs as an assistant and three seasons as the head coach of the Ice Hawks (earning ‘Coach of the Year’ honors in ’98-99 and ‘99-00) and the one year with the now defunct South Suburban Steers during the ‘00-01. After playing junior hockey for two years, Josh attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN where he participated in hockey and baseball. An injury early in his career caused him to retire and he began his coaching career with the Gusties JV’s. Josh graduated from Gustavus in 1997 and completed his Masters degree at Minnesota State, Mankato with an emphasis in Sports Psychology. Josh is employed at Gemini Sports, Eden Prairie, MN where he designs Junior, College and Professional teams' hockey jerseys.

Jim Martin / Consultant

Jim brings over thirty years of hockey experience to his role as the Twin Cities area scout. He served as General Manager of the MJHL’s South Suburban Steers until the summer of 2002. He also coached the Steers at various times in his tenure there. Jim is well known in the Twin Cities hockey community and currently serves on the Hobey Baker Award Committee. He lives in Mendota Heights with his wife Diane.

Duncan Louie / Scout

Duncan serves as a talent consultant to the Ice Hawks. The Chicago native is a 1997 graduate of Homewood Flossmoor High School where he was a three year varsity starter, helping his team to 3 three conference titles. He joined the Ice Hawks in 1997 after a brief stint in the Midwestern Ontario Junior Hockey League. After two seasons of junior hockey, Duncan continued his hockey career with the club program at Minnesota State University, Mankato and graduated in 2005 with a degree in management. Outside of hockey, he is in medical device sales and resides in Florida.

Jan Baker / Photography Consultant

Jan is a native of Rochester, MN and the Ice Hawks team photographer. Prior to the Ice Hawks, she was the photographer for the USHL’s Mustangs. Jan attended the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver, where she majored in photography. Jan’s first love is sports photography and specializes in hockey. She is currently active as a free-lance photographer.

Ben Brovold / Scout

ben@mnicehawks.com
Ben joins the Ice Hawks as Regional Scout and
Recruiter for Northern/Central Minnesota. Ben has
coached at the youth level since 1996 and was the
head coach of upstart Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Boys High School for the past 3 years before joining
the Ice Hawks.
Ben currently lives in Walker, MN with his wife Jill,
and sons Cooper and Easton.

Bob Montrose / Consultant bob@mnicehawk.com

Bob is in his fourth season with Ice Hawks. For three years has been an assistant coach. He is a graduate of UW-River Falls with a degree in Business Administration. He has a wealth of hockey experience. Bob played on the 1989 defending National Champion UW-River Falls hockey team, coached and player professionally in Australia, was a HS coach in Minnesota for 8 years, coached in the MJHL, and has owned and operated the Peak Performance Hockey Camps for the past 18 years. In addition, he serves as a scout for the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. Bob has a Masters Coaching Certification with USA Hockey as a Level 5 coach. Bob is married to Lisa and has three children (Sarah, Katie, Nicholas). They live in Rochester, MN where he also serves as the manager at the Graham Arena Complex..