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StaffCliff Graziano, Sr -- President & General Manager / Head CoachCliff Graziano, Sr. has been involved in youth hockey for over 30 years. His experience encompasses all facets of coaching, off ice training, clinics, camps and specialty tournament teams, from mites through the junior levels. Coach Graziano has been affiliated with the New Jersey Rockets, Team Rangers, New Jersey Arrows, New Jersey Colonials, Morris Hills High School and New Jersey Devils Junior B. He has also served as a board member of the original New Jersey Rockets. Coach currently serves as board member, financial planner, general manager and head coach for the New Jersey Renegades. He is a USA Hockey Level 4-Certified coach. Cliff Graziano, Jr -- VP & Hockey Director/Head Coach I graduated from Penn State University in 1995 with a BS in Recreation Management. Along the way, I won the Nittany Lion MVP in 1991, P.S.U. Ice Hockey Dedication Award in 1994, and P.S.U. Ice Hockey Offensive Player of the Year Award in 1995. After graduation I received a tryout in the Detroit Red Wing Association and went on to play briefly with the Jacksonville Bullets, a Detroit Red Wing affiliate. I've been coaching hockey since 1995. I am a USA Hockey-certified Advanced Level 4 coach and I'm in the process of attaining the Level 5 Masters certification. Some of the hockey programs I've been affiliated with include Turcotte Stickhandling School (Head Instructor 1994-present), Morris Hills High School (Head Varsity Coach 1995-1999), New Jersey Colonials (Midget Coach 1997-1998), Nothing But Net Hockey Skills, Montgomery County, MD (Head Instructor 1997-present), Team Rangers (Head Coach 2003), New Jersey Renegades (On-Ice Director 2000-present). Amy Graziano -- Administrator Amy handles much of the administrative duties of the club. She is also the wife of Cliff, Jr. and has been married to him for over 10 years. Chris Ceransky -- Associate Coach & Goalie Coach Chris Ceransky will begin his second season as goalie coach and associate coach with the Renegades. His experience includes playing goal on top-level teams from youth hockey to college, including AAA select teams, Hudson Catholic Varsity High School (NJ State Champions), Paramus Catholic High School, and Castleton State College. He is also the owner of Net University School for Goaltenders. Stephen Nanfara -- Associate Coach Coach Steve was bitten by the hockey bug at a young age when his parents took him and his younger brother to their first Devils game. Steve was raised in Flemington, New Jersey and attended Princeton Day School where he served as captain of the varsity ice hockey team his senior year; he continued on to Hobart College in Geneva, New York. Steve first began coaching in 1996 at the Bridgewater Sports Arena's summer camp program. Under the watchful eye of mentor Todd Morgan, Steve continued each summer, specializing in powerskating. Upon graduation, Steve joined Merrill Lynch full-time and hung up his coaching hat until 2005 when Aspen Ice at Flemington opened and needed a coach for their new squirt team. That same team is now the Renegades squirt team and Steve is delighted to have the opportunity to continue coaching for the Renegades now and into the future. Pat Pellegrino -- Associate Coach I have been playing hockey for 40 years and coaching for 25. I played on travel teams along the way (most of the time with the New Jersey Golden Blades in Newark) and at Kean College. After Kean, I played for the Newark Sabres (at that time it was a semi pro team). I've coached travel teams at Ironbound, the Mercer Chiefs, Lehigh Valley Comets, and the Bridgewater Bears, from mites to junior levels. I am a USA Hockey level 3 coach. I am employed with Aspen Ice as a Hockey/Skating Instructor, and am also a certified Learn to Skate Instructor w/ISI. |
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