For the past three seasons  Eric has coached for the  Southern Maine Breakers in their Bantam and Midget Tier II programs, and was State Runner Ups in 2017.  He also works with SMYHA and BYHA as a skills instructor, teaching power skating, stick skill development, off-ice agility and conditioning, along with game sense and team development.   Coaching since 1997, Eric has been involved with player development from beginning skaters to the elite high school athlete.  He was formerly a head coach for York High School and the Maine Renegades Midget program for four years.  In 2001, Eric was named the Western Class B Coach of the Year.  He also served as an defenseman coach for Cape Elizabeth High School in 2005-06 as they won their second consecutive Maine State Championship. Eric was an assistant coach for two seasons at the University of New England, working primarily with the offensive players.  Eric is a strong proponent of USA Hockey’s ADM and collaborated with Jason to implement this program for Biddeford Youth Hockey. Eric teaches at Saco Middle School where he has coached both girls soccer and lacrosse. He currently resides in Arundel with his wife, Lindsay and their three children, Sawyer, Emma and Kennedy.

• Co-Director BYHA ADM Program
• SMYHA and BYHA Skills Instructor
• USA Hockey Level 4 Certification
• 2001 Western Maine Class B Coach of the Year
• 20 years coaching experience
• Played at Division III University of Southern Maine

Currently, Coach Tremblay is primarily running the everyday operations of Atlantic Coast Hockey after retiring from high school and collegiate coaching after 21 years. He recently stopped coaching Biddeford High School where he coached for six seasons and led the Tigers to the Class A State Championship Game in 2018 and 2019 and was named the 2018 Class A Coach of the year.  A former assistant at the University of New England, Coach Tremblay spent five seasons with the Nor'easters coaching as the head recruiter and working primarily with the defense. He worked at the high school level in Maine for the nine seasons prior to joining the Nor'easters staff. As the head coach at Cape Elizabeth High School, he led the Capers to two consecutive State Championships and was named Coach of the Year three times. Tremblay played junior hockey under what is now the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs system for two years. He then played four years at NCAA Division III Elmira College, where he served as captain his senior year and was part of two teams that went to the NCAA Tournament. Tremblay has been instrumental in leading the ADM Model initiative at Biddeford Youth Hockey and recently is running the Learn to Skate Program.  Coach Tremblay resides in Alfred with his wife Jessica and four daughters Adele, Nellie, Maura and Rosemary.

• Co-Director BYHA 8U Program
• Skills instructor for BYHA
• Selected five times as Coach of the Year in Class A and B Maine
• Two-time Maine Class B State Champion with Cape Elizabeth
• Two-Time Class A South Championship with Biddeford (2018, 2019)
• 21 years of coaching experience
• Played at Division III Elmira College

Current Assistant Coach of the Biddeford Men’s Ice Hockey team. Jacob Rutt is a 2-year pro that played for the Idaho Steelheads out of the ECHL where the team finished with the league’s best record one year and won their division twice. He played a key role in leading the Steelheads’ PK that hovered over 90% for the majority of the season.  Rutt also played with the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL) for two years where he earned a scholarship to play at UMaine.  A 4-year career at the University of Maine where the team made the NCAA tournament. As a senior, he was voted the Assistant Captain by his teammates. Rutt will be a consistent ambassador of hockey in southern Maine being involved with Atlantic Coast Hockey, high school, and other youth hockey programs.

2 Year Professional Hockey Player

4 Year Career at UMaine playing 120 games and 28 points as a defenseman

Assistant Captain Senior Year at UMaine

Played for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL) for 2 years, 83 GP, 51 points