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Barrington Bronco's Hockey Club Picks New Director, Former Chicago Wolves Player

Submitted by Barrington Bronco’s Hockey Club

Hockey fever has struck the Chicago area as the Blackhawks play in the championships and there’s some big hockey news in Barrington.

The Barrington Bronco’s High School Hockey Club is excited to announce the addition of former Chicago Wolves player Steve Martins as hockey director and varsity head Coach.

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Martins joined the club on an interim basis last season and has accepted the positions on a full time basis.

He has a wealth of coaching and overall hockey experience. He played in his collect hockey at Division 1 Harvard University before he was drafted into the NHL in 1994. Martins enjoyed a long professional career, including multiple seasons at the NHL level.  Most Chicago area hockey fans will best remember him as a member of the Chicago Wolves for several seasons including the 2008 Calder Cup Championship season.  

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The Barrington Bronco’s Hockey Club has a strong, proud tradition of excellence in hockey and has been consistently ranked among the elite Varsity and Junior Varsity programs in Illinois.  The Broncos are a Founding Member of the first of its kind Elite high school hockey league in Illinois, bringing together the best teams and competition available.  Named the Scholastic Hockey League (“SHL”) the Barrington Bronco’s, along with St. Viator, Prairie Ridge, Stevenson, Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, Rockford, New Trier and Loyola represent some of the best High School hockey teams in the State.

 The Bronco’s also continue to participate in the season long High School Invitational Tournament, an invitation only league open solely to the top nine teams across the Chicago area.  

The team and the board are excited about Steve’s leadership and we welcome him to our club.

For more information and to support Barrington Bronco’s Hockey, please visit our website at www.bhshockey.com.  You may also contact Club President Scott Nehs (or another Board Member) via the website.

 


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