Spring Clinics 2026

“Great way to stay active with hockey in the off season and make new friends”

“We have seen so much overall growth than we ever expected”

“Has really helped my son over the spring and summer to improve skills”

“He loved every minute and I saw so much improvement”

“A fun, competitive environment to build confidence and develop skills alongside players from a variety of programs”

“This was by far their favorite”

Hold your spot today for these Tuesdays - pay for only the sessions you can make:

Text 908 216 8750 (cell) with the dates you can make

Week 1 – 3/24 - Coach Mark Naclerio – Avon Old Farms

Week 2 – 4/7 - Coach Matthew Greason – Trinity College

Week 3 – 4/14 - Coach Dale Reinhardt – Kent School

Week 4 – 4/21 - Coach Larry Vieira – Notre Dame – West Haven

Week 5 – 4/28 - Coach Dale Reinhardt – Kent School

Week 6 – 5/5 - Coach Larry Vieira – Notre Dame – West Haven

Week 7 – 5/12 - Coach Matthew Goethals - Pomfret

Week 8 – 5/19 - Coach Mark Naclerio – Avon Old Farms

Week 9 – 5/26 - Coach Paul Russell - Trinity College

Week 10 – 6/2 - Coach Timothy McVaugh - Deerfield Academy

Run by Eagles Spring Hockey - We still have a few spots left, divided up by age and level - 6:10 pm (mites through 1st year pee wees) and 7:20 pm (2nd year pee wees, bantams and some midgets)

Come to Tuesday evenings throughout spring

• $40 per session (drop ins ok)

• Pay for only the sessions you can make

• Improve your skills as a hockey player, have fun on ice, get better, network

• All ages and levels are welcome (ice is broken up by age and skill level)

• We capped the hockey player registration numbers last year and sold out every session in advance

• Multiple hockey coaches are on the ice

• Limited spots per age, per skills clinic session

• Small games at the end

• Hockey clinics are 1 hour long

• Hold your spot today

Text 908 216 8750 (cell) with the dates you can make

Guest On-Ice Instructors for Spring 2026

Coach Matthew Greason enters his 15th season as the Trinity College Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach for the 2025-26 season. Greason holds a career record of 218-81-21 behind the bench for the Bantams

Coach Matthew Goethals is officially back on board for the Newington Spring Hockey 2026 season. Coach Matthew is the Pomfret varsity boys hockey head coach. He played NCAA Division III college hockey at Williams College

Coach Larry Vieira is the Notre Dame West Haven varsity boys hockey head coach. Coach Vieira has won 414 games over a 34 year career coaching at the high school level in Connecticut

Coach Mark Naclerio is the Avon Old Farms varsity boys hockey head coach. After graduating from Avon Old Farms, Coach Mark played college hockey for Brown University and was a two-time captain on their men’s Division 1 hockey team. Mark went on to play professional hockey for several years before eventually returning to AOF in the Spring of 2022

Coach Reinhardt has served as the head coach of the Boys Varsity Hockey Team at Kent School since 2013. Prior to Kent, he served as an assistant coach at Canterbury School, and at his alma mater, College of the Holy Cross, at the NCAA D-I level

Coach Paul Russell joined Trinity College after serving as an assistant coach at Curry College for the past two seasons. With the help of Russell, the Colonels posted a 43-12-2 record, including a pair of 20-win seasons, with a 31-7-1 mark in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play. The Colonels advanced to the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Quarterfinals twice while Russell was at Curry, earning a Top-10 ranking both seasons, including being ranked sixth in the nation at the end of the 2023-24 season.

As a student-athlete, Russell was a member of the Norwich University Men’s Ice Hockey program for four seasons. Russell registered 54 career points with 35 goals and 19 assists in 95 career games. Russell and the Cadets made three trips to the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Tournament, and won the program’s fourth National Championship during his senior season in 2017. Russell led the Cadets in goals as a junior and helped Norwich to a pair of East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) East Championships (2014, 2015) and a New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Title in 2017. Russell was a two-time NEHC All-Academic Team selection, and earned NEHC Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors.

Coach Timothy McVaugh was born and raised in Hamilton, NY. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007, where he majored in American History and played ice hockey. Voted MVP by his teammates, Tim was also elected team captain for his final season. Off the ice at Bowdoin, Tim worked for the college as assistant sports information director and did his best to explore the Maine coast. After graduating, Tim played professionally in Germany for one season, helping his squad win the league championship.

Coach Tim came to Deerfield in the fall of 2008, and served as the assistant boys hockey coach for eight seasons before taking the head coaching position in the fall of 2016. In the spring, In addition to attending a wide range of showcases and camps in the Northeast and Canada, Tim has worked at regional USA Player Development Camps in the Southeastern, Pacific, and Rocky Mountain Districts.

Text 908 216 8750 (cell) with the dates you can make and to make payment

Newington Arena

300 Alumni Rd, Newington, CT 06111

Pay for all 10 sessions here:

https://www.newingtonspringhockey.com/registration/52888

Follow up by texting 908 216 8750 (cell) - Limited spots remaining per age and level - You pick the dates

USA Hockey - CHC insured

Hold your spot today

No refunds after our March 2nd deadline