Current Coaches (Lakeshore Lightning Girls Hockey)

My name is Joel Cecile and I'm excited to become the coach of the Atom girls travel team.  I have lived in Lakeshore my entire life and grew up playing hockey through the Belle River Minor Hockey organization.  I have been lucky enough to be coached by several great coaches in my career and hope to pass on some of the traits I have learned from them.
My goals for the year would be to create a positive, fun environment so that the girls can develop with confidence and reach their full potential.  I plan to reward hard work and teach the girls to be respectful towards their teammates and coaches.  I will teach them the fundamental skills needed to compete, succeed and enjoy hockey at a high level for a long time.

Hello my name is Marc Arthrell and I am very excited to be the head coach for the Pee Wee B/BB Travel team this year. I have been coaching for 7 years, last year being my first year coaching with Lakeshore Lightning and I was lucky enough to coach the Atom team.

My coaching philosophy is based on the Long Term Player (Athlete) Development models of both Hockey Canada and USA Hockey. At this age, my philosophy will be to continue to develop/deepen the basic skills (skating, passing, shooting, checking, and positioning) required for success in hockey, both today and for the long term. As this is Pee Wee hockey, we will start to work on communications between players, develop some basic systems play & introduce special teams. The practices will be high tempo and as a coaching staff we will encourage the girls to work outside of their comfort zone to truly develop. This will always be done in a positive environment where the girls need not be afraid to make mistakes. Having an extensive playing background, I fully understand hockey is a game of mistakes and when learning and pushing oneself mistakes will happen. We will encourage creativity and I am hopeful we will be able to introduce many new concepts. I want the girls not only to work the drills but understand how these drills translate to game situations while deepening their understanding of hockey. We will also touch on the importance of preparation, leadership, hydration and nutrition.

I will consider this year a success when the girls’ hockey skills develop, they understand the importance of practicing with a purpose, have a deeper understanding of the game, are excited to come to the rink each week, look forward to playing next year, but most importantly develop lifelong friendships. TEAM sports are all about working hard, having fun and developing friendships.

A product of Chatham minor hockey with several years junior experience. I went to University in Birmingham Alabama on a golf scholarship and now reside in Lighthouse Cove with my wife Angela, daughters MacKenzie, Hannah, Olivia and son Byron.

I coached Midget AA in chatham in 2011/2012 and major Atom AA boys in chatham in 2017/2018.  I am a business owner in Chatham and in the off-season enjoy golfing and boating. My wife Angela and I keep busy with my oldest MacKenzie who coaches division 1 golf in Florida, Hannah who plays Peewee hockey in lakeshore and our other daughter Olivia and son Byron, both of which hope to start hockey this year.

I look forward to the opportunity of working with the girls this year on the Lakeshore Peewee Team. 

My name is Mike Mazzella from Leamington Ontario, I have been coaching hockey for over 20 years. Last year was my second year with the Lakeshore Lightning and had the pleasure of coaching the Girls Peewee A Travel Team.  Myself along with the staff will be looking to continue on with the success of the Peewee program while at the same time focus on strong player development and peparing them for the next level.

Barrie G.  MacDonald Jr.  Born January, 12,  1967 Married to Jennifer,  I have (7) adult children and (5) Grandchildren.  I have resided in Windsor my whole life. 

I am returning to Lakeshore for my second season as Head Coach. Our Staff also consists of Lakeshore Alumni Alex Dominato, Caelin Berek and Wildcat Alumni Izza Chaberek.  We are a non-parental staff. We had a successful season 2018-19 and look to continue this into the upcoming season and beyond.

MY COACHING PHILOSOPHY
Knowing that I am entrusted with the care and development of other people’s children: My philosophy is simply this.   ALL players that I Coach should be better as players and people, over the course of their time spent in my programs  through safety, fun. hard work, dedication and sportsmanship.

SHORT EXPERIENCE BIO
I have been and still am,  a Wealth Management Advisor since 1992.  I have coached hockey since 1989 ( with numerous local organizations both minor  and junior levels as well as high   school).  I have been a Coaching Instructor in the Development stream  with the OMHA since 1997 (with as short stint as    Regional Development Leader for this area) . I have also coached minor soccer, minor baseball, high school baseball and have run numerous hockey related clinics in Essex county over the years.

OUR SEASONAL GOALS
It is our intention for this season to take a team of bantam aged girls and make them better hockey players throughout the year.  To make new friends, have a lot of fun creating lifelong memories, learn life lessons as well as the game of hockey and to hopefully learn the value of competitive sports.  There will be a process, seasonal plans, achievable goals, measurable gains and of course be ready for a strong playoff run. Ultimately trying to win the last game of our season.

Yours in Hockey
Coach Barrie

Hello, my name is Sylvain Arsenault and I will be coaching the Bantam 1 team this upcoming season.  I have two girls and they both play multiple sports. I have been in the Lakeshore area since 1999 where I became a teacher. I was born and raised in a small town in Northern Ontario called Hearst where I learned everything I know today as a coach from great teachers, especially my dad.

MY EXPERIENCE
I have been involved with Lakeshore Lightning for the past 5 season and the last 4 as a head coach. I have been coaching sports for the last 29 seasons.  I have coached hockey, tennis, volleyball, soccer, badminton and track at all different age level. I played hockey at the Juvenile level and tennis at the Provincial level.  My love for coaching is my passion, that’s why I became a physical education teacher, I live and breathe sports. This year, our team won silver at Best of the Best weekend and we won Gold at Provincials.

MY COACHING PHILOSOPHY
Doesn’t matter which sport I coach, my philosophy is the same, hard work, teamwork and believe in your abilities.  I strongly believe that teamwork is the key to success. Hopefully I have the chance to coach your daughter this coming season and show her the true meaning of playing sports, having fun, working hard, making new friendship and learning that losing and winning is part of growing.