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Management Bios

1. Peter MacInnis (President )
2. Randy Collins (Ice, Equipment Manager and Assistant Webmaster)

Coach & Staff Bios

1. Greg Schell (Head Coach - Atom)
2. Vanja Cecen (Head Coach - Bantam)
3. Steve Mercer (Head Coach - Minor Midget)

Peter MacInnis has served the hockey community for the past 35 years. In 1998 he was awarded the "Chamandy Award" which is the highest honour awarded by the Greater Toronto Hockey League for "Outstanding Service in the Fostering and Promotion of youth hockey in the GTHL". In 2002, Mr. MacInnis was awarded the 2001 Toronto Real Estate Board's prestigious "Commercial Division Award of Merit" for his dedication to the commercial real estate profession and his commitment to youth and the community. Later that same year, he was presented with the Jennifer Ashleigh Foundation's "Heather Grand Volunteer of the Year Award", and in 2007 he was awarded the "Cooper Humanitarian Award" for service to youth and minor hockey.

Mr. MacInnis is married with three children, two boys and one girl. Both his boys played and refereed hockey, and he still coaches in the North York Hockey League's house league select program at the 1992 age level. His last year coaching at the AAA level was in 1989, where he took his Don Mills Flyers Bantam team to the finals of the All Ontario Bantam Championships in Ottawa.

Mr. MacInnis is the current President of the Jennifer Ashleigh Children's Charity and has been an active member and supporter of this wonderful children's charity since its inception in 1990. The Foundation assists chronically ill children and their families "when love in not enough" and currently assists 600 families annually in the GTA and throughout Ontario.

Mr. MacInnis has a great passion for the game of hockey, and for the positive impact it has on our young people. "I believe that hockey provides a healthy, safe, and competitive environment, where kids learn to work together as a team, take direction, develop character, build friendships, and acquire lasting memories." "It takes a great deal of courage and sacrifice to play competitive hockey and I have the utmost respect for the kids that play the game".

Randy started coaching in 1980. Since 1984 he has been associated, in various positions, with the Don Mills Flyers organization. Positions include long time stints as assistant coach, manager and trainer with four of Don Mills Flyers more successful teams. Most recently, Randy was the manager of the GTHL Minor Midget Champions (2006).
He is also the Don Mills Flyers Equipment Manager and Ice Coordinator.
Randy holds an Advanced Coaches Certificate for both hockey and lacrosse, along with a Level Three Trainers Certificate.
Randy works in the Markham-area and lives in East End of the city with his wife Nancy.

Greg Schell is entering his 17th season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Schell was appointed the position of youth & amateur hockey development by Ken Dryden, John Lashway and Kristy Fletcher on July 13, 2000.

Schell, 36, began his association with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the early-1990?s. The native of East York, Ont has served the Club in Security Services, Game Operations, and Community Relations. In his current role, Schell has been instrumental in helping shape the future of hockey in Canada by creating best practices for National Hockey League teams through child development.

Greg not only manages and operates all of the Clubs development programs, he has played an important role the Clubs Prospects Camp, Club representative to Hockey Canada and is an appointed member of the NHL?s Youth Development Advisory Board.

Schell and his wife Roula have two young athletes and reside in East York, Ont.

Vanja?s enthusiastic and technical development coaching stile is based on extensive hands on hockey career:
11 pro hockey seasons in Yugoslavia as a member of Belgrade ?s Red Star and Yugoslav National Ice Hockey teams,
12 seasons of coaching minor hockey experience in GTHL/NYHL and his Engineering background.

Born and raised in Toronto, Steve has been coaching elite hockey teams in the GTA for over 15 years. He has coached successful clubs at both the minor and junior levels as both an assistant and head coach.

Steve brings an extremely targeted and professional approach to the game on a daily basis and gradually gets more and more out of his players from workout to practice to game. His approach to the game gives players an early introduction to what is involved with being an elite hockey player at the junior, college and professional levels.

He was an Assistant Coach with the 1993-94 Vaughan Kings Bantam AAA team that captured the Kobe Cup All Ontario title in Kenora, Ontario. A notable member of the Kings club was current NHL'er Mike Weaver (St. Louis). He worked under Lindsay Hofford whose experience includes head coaching stints of the Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) and the London Knights (OHL).

Steve was also an assistant coach with the 1998-1999 OHA Jr.A. Champion Bramalea Blues that went on to a 3rd place finish at the prestigious Royal Bank Cup. Members of Mercer's Blues teams included notables Steve Eminger (Anaheim), Adam Hall (Tampa Bay), Mike Cammalleri (Montreal), Nathan Marsters (R.P.I.) and John Nail (Michigan State).

In 1999-2000, Steve joined Hofford in leading the Vaughan Vipers to the third round of the OHA playoffs, their most successful season to date, before taking over as the club's head coach the following season.

After two years with the Vipers, Steve returned to minor hockey taking over the Vaughan Kings Atom AAA team made up of players born in 1990. In his first season, the club finished 3rd in the league with a 26-8-2 record and a semi-final appearance. His second season saw him lead the Kings to a 28-6-2 record and another All-Ontario AAA Championship in Peewee.

Mercer's first year with the Don Mills Flyers saw the Bantam team improve from 11th place the previous year to a playoff berth and near upset in the quarter-finals. His second season resulted in further improvement, winning the GTHL Minor Midget Championship (2006). For the past two seasons, Steve has been the head coach of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens 1994 age group who ended up in 3rd place in league standings, GTHL Finalists and ranked 2nd in the Minor Midget OHL Cup rankings.

Steve resides in Woodbridge with his wife Elaine and two daughters. He owns and operates Interlock Landscape and Construction Limited.