25-26 Squirt 10U A1 Flyers Head Coach – James Perkin

• Coach Perkin is heading into his 12th season as Hockey Director with the NYHL. James has Head Coached Flyers teams from Mite to U16 at the A and AA level. Last season James coached both our Squirt AA and U16 AA teams leading our U16 AA to a state championship.  Originally from Calgary, Canada James played two seasons of Junior hockey- one with the Calgary Canucks in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and one with the Lincoln Stars in the United States Hockey League (USHL). After his Junior career, James played four years of NCAA Division I at Bowling Green State University, CCHA. Coach Perkin is USA Hockey level 4 certified. 

25-26 Peewee 12U AA Flyers Head Coach – Todd Bisson

• Coach Bisson is entering his 10th season coaching youth hockey, having coached from the Mite level to the Collegiate level with the Arizona State University Sun Devils (ACHA) in both the state of Arizona and Tennessee. During the 2024-2025 season, Todd served as the Head Coach of our U12 Peewee AA Flyers team, achieving significant team success by winning two tournament championships and securing a runner-up finish in another. In the 2021-22 season, Todd was the Head Coach of our U14 Bantam AA Nashville Flyers team. From 2019 to 2021, Todd held the position of Assistant Coach for USA Hockey National Championship Tournament teams, U14 Bantam AA Nashville Flyers. Originally from Welland, Ontario, Canada, and now a dual Canadian/US citizen, Todd played two seasons of Junior hockey with the Port Colborne Sailors in the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League (GHJHL). Following his Junior career, Todd played four years of NCAA Division I college hockey at Canisius College in the Atlantic Hockey league, earning the Rookie of the Year and Best Forward team awards. After his Collegiate career, Todd played four years of professional hockey in the ECHL and UHL. Coach Bisson holds a USA Hockey level 4 certification.

25-26 Peewee 12U A1 Flyers Head Coach – Matt Berry

• With a rich background in both playing and coaching hockey, Coach Matt Berry brings a wealth of experience and passion to the game. As an All-State Maryland Scholastic Hockey League Goaltender during his high school years at Glenelg High School, Coach Berry's dedication to excellence started early. He continued to hone his skills over 21 years of competitive hockey, culminating in a successful stint as a starting defenseman for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) ACHA D2 team, reaching the national semi-finals in 2013. Transitioning seamlessly into coaching, Coach Berry has made significant contributions to the hockey community. From his role as an Assistant Coach at Glenelg High School, where he helped lead the team to a Maryland Scholastic Hockey League State Championship, to serving as the Head Coach at Johns Hopkins University (CHF D3), and as an Assistant Coach and Goaltender Coach at Stevenson University (ACHA D2, ACHA D3), his coaching journey has been marked by success and player development.

25-26 Bantam 14U AA Flyers Head Coach – Greg Sauers

• Coach Sauers grew up playing hockey in Florida before going on to play AAA hockey in Georgia. After finishing youth hockey, he moved on to play junior hockey in Texas (WSHL), New Hampshire (AJHL) and Wyoming (NA3HL). He played three years of NCAA DIII hockey at Aurora University (Aurora, IL). In his senior year, he played ACHA DII for Aurora University where he was named Player of the Year for the Central Region and was selected to the All-American 1st selection team at Nationals. Since moving to Nashville in 2018; Greg has been coaching youth hockey including our Bantam AA last season, Peewee AA Flyers (2022-2023 & 2021-2022) & Bantam A1 Flyers (2020-2021), assisting Middle Tennessee State University (ACHA) in 2021-2022 and also serves as the Head Coach for the Varsity Summit High School Hockey Team. Coach Sauers is USA Hockey Level 4 certified.

25-26 Bantam 14U A1 Flyers Head Coach – Blake Kelley

Coach Blake, a Minnesota native, developed his passion for competitive hockey playing AAA growing up. Alongside his playing experience, he contributed to the sport by coaching in Minnesota and assisting with several hockey clinics. Four years ago, Blake relocated to the Nashville area, where he also served in the military. Last season, he took on the role of head coach for our Bantam A2 Flyers team. Coach Blake holds a Level 2 certification from USA Hockey.

25-26 Bantam A2 Flyers Head Coach – Shawn Murray

25-26 16U AA Flyers Head Coach – James Perkin

• Coach Perkin is heading into his 12th season as Hockey Director with the NYHL. James has Head Coached Flyers teams from Mite to U16 at the A and AA level. Last season James coached both our Squirt AA and U16 AA teams leading our U16 AA to a state championship.  Originally from Calgary, Canada James played two seasons of Junior hockey- one with the Calgary Canucks in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and one with the Lincoln Stars in the United States Hockey League (USHL). After his Junior career, James played four years of NCAA Division I at Bowling Green State University, CCHA. Coach Perkin is USA Hockey level 4 certified. 

25-26 16UA1 Flyers Head Coach – Seth Lake

25-26 16U A2 Flyers Head Coach – Jordan Rippy

25-26 18U AA Flyers Head Coach – Matt Neal

• Coach Neal is going into his 9th year as a coach of the Nashville Flyers program. Matt had been the assistant coach for the U16AA flyers for two seasons, head coach of the U18AA for three seasons advancing to Nationals in 2021-2022, head coach for the U16A1 team in 2022-2023 and last two seasons head coach of our U18 AA Flyers team.  Matt grew up in Nashville and played for the TPH Thunder program through 16U and the Nashville Jr. Predators at 18U. Matt is USA Hockey Level 4 certified. 

25-26 Goalie Coach – Goose Caffrey

• He is a Nashville native and has been playing hockey since 7 years old; growing up playing in the NYHL with the Ice Tigers and Southern Flyers. Coach Goose also played for Mt. Juliet High School, NA3 for the Glacier Nationals in Montana, and is currently an Emergency Backup Goalie (E.B.U.G.) for the Nashville Predators. Goose began coaching hockey at the age of fifteen, discovering a new love and appreciation for the game. He holds a USA Hockey level 4 coaching certification and a USA Hockey Goaltending silver. Goose also coaches in camps clinics all over the US and Canada, and continues his education with yearly conferences and seminars to stay on the cutting edge of youth development. He is passionate about coaching and bringing energy to the game. Goose's primary objectives are to incite passion, build ongoing knowledge of the game, educate athletes, and grow the game for the current and future generations of hockey players.