Our Staff

Dave Chartier

Director, Lead Instructor, Manager of Defence Training

Dave grew up in the Aces zone where he played through his bantam years, moving onto Blazer and Contacts and at 17 the Saskatoon Blades. In Dave's third season with the Blades he was selected as captain of the team.

Dave was drafted and signed by the Los Angeles Kings and later played minor pro in New Haven, Connecticut and Toledo, Ohio. He returned to Saskatoon after a shoulder injury and attended the University of Saskatchewan.

He played for the Huskies where he helped the team to the national finals in his third year. After playing with the Huskies he moved on to a career in law enforcement where he worked with Prince Albert City Police and Saskatoon Police Service for 16 years.

Dave coached the Saskatoon Blazers with Ken Johnson winning a league championship and a birth to the regional tournament. He then moved on to be an assistant coach with Saskatoon Blades for 11 years being involved and mentored by great coaches throughout his time there. The Blades had some success during these years including a highlight of winning the Eastern Championship.

Dave was involved with the Saskatoon Blazers as a director for 8 years following his time with the Blades.

Dave is currently the head coach of the Saskatoon Stallions who compete in the SBAAHL. His passion for hockey has been lifelong and he loves working with players helping them gain skill and confidence while enjoying the game as much as he does.

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Randy Smith

Lead Instructor

Randy has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience through his 15 year playing career and 20 years behind the bench in leagues spanning from Peewee to the WHL.

Randy's highlights as a player, after leaving his hometown Saskatoon Blades, were a stint with NHL's Minnesota North Stars and as a member of Team Canada in which he earned Silver Medals in the 1991 Spengler Cup, 1991 World Hockey Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics. He also played in the AHL, IHL and European leagues before turning his focus to coaching and development.

Randy's easy going nature and ability to connect with kids provides our athletes with a great learning environment. His knowledge, experience and demeanour helped earn Randy the Saskatoon Minor Hockey Coach of the Year Award in 2018/2019. Randy is currently head coach of the Saskatoon Thunder, Saskatoon Peewee AA.

Randy's focus is helping young athletes develop their skills and confidence while maintaining a focus on the fundamental skills needed.

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Mike Zambon

Lead Instructor, Manager of Power Skating and Checking/Body Contact Training

Mike has been employed by the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division for twenty years. Currently he is the Program Leader of the Opening Doors Program. ODP is an alternative school program for at‐risk youth who have been unsuccessful in mainstream high schools. Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in History with K‐12 teacher certification. He is also a certified therapist specializing in Perceptual Control Theory/Reality Therapy.

Mike's hockey coaching experience includes many years at the elite level. He has coached at the NCAA, Junior A, Junior B, and Midget AAA levels. Skill development has also been a focus of Mike's coaching career as he has been the owner/operator of hockey schools; power skating instructor, initiation director, mentor coach and skills coach for provincial programs.

Mike's playing experience includes time with the Penticton Knights Junior A team, the Kelowna Spartans Junior A team, and the University of Wisconsin‐Stevens Point where an NCAA National Championship was won during his freshman year.

Mike's ability to lead and assist in our on-ice training makes him a valuable member of our coaching staff at Serious. Players benefit greatly from his experience in both coaching and teaching.

Developmental Level 2 Coaching Certificate.

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Jeff Chomyn

Skills Instructor

Jeff got his first taste of coaching working the summer hockey schools for his respective teams during his 4 years in the AJHL and SJHL along with 3 years at SAIT. From there he journeyed to Japan where he started a hockey school along with a former teammate from college. This led to an opportunity to coach a high school team there where, over the course of 15 years, he helped build a program that saw the team start from scratch and develop into nation champions on multiple occasions.

During this time he was asked to coach the Japanese U18 National Team Development Program. Here he organized and led a variety of clinics and camps throughout the country and in neighbouring countries along with 4 appearances at the IIHF Div II World Championships resulting in silver and bronze medals.

Upon returning to Canada he has spent time coaching at every level of hockey from Novice to Midget to Jr. B. A highlight of his extensive coaching education was a week-long IIHF event in Finland which resulted in his group developing the Coaches Instructor manual for the IIHF.

His passion to develop untapped potential in young players is what fuels him to continue to learn and grow as a coach and skills instructor.

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Karsten Hoehn

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Ross Lambert

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